ROMUN 2026

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1. Survival and Resource Management in the Sierra Nevada
2. Leadership, Diplomacy, and Conflict Within the Wagon Train
3. Rescue Efforts and Survival Ethics in Crisis

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Historical Crisis Committee. It is late October 1846; pioneers approach the Sierra Nevada Mountains as an early winter threatens to trap the wagon train. Delegates manage dwindling supplies, rescue expeditions, and camp disputes to determine who survives.

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1. Resource Allocation and Survival in a Collapsing Arcology
2. Rogue AI Containment and Technological Control
3. Factional Power Struggles and the Future of Humanity

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In the year 2250, Earth's remaining survivors shelter in the last mega-arcology after decades of ecological collapse, resource wars, and rogue AI uprisings. Delegates portray faction leaders, scientists, and military commanders who must navigate crumbling infrastructure, dwindling supplies, and rival factions vying for control of humanity's last stronghold.

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1. Preventing Systemic Bank Collapse and Coordinating Bailouts
2. Regulating Toxic Assets and Mortgage-Backed Securities
3. Restoring Global Market Confidence and Preventing Recession

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In September 2008, the collapse of Lehman Brothers triggers a global financial meltdown. Delegates portray central bankers, treasury officials, financial regulators, and heads of major institutions racing to prevent total economic collapse, stabilize markets, and rebuild trust in the global financial system before the crisis spirals into a worldwide depression.

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1. Antiwar Protest Strategy and Confrontation with Chicago Police
2. The Democratic Party Split Over Vietnam and Party Leadership
3. Media, Public Perception, and the Battle for the Counterculture's Message

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Chicago, August 1968. Amid the chaos of the Vietnam War, civil rights struggles, and countercultural rebellion, the Democratic Party's National Convention becomes a flashpoint for political and social upheaval. Delegates portray Yippies, party bosses, protest leaders, and law enforcement figures navigating riots, backroom deals, and a fractured party on the brink of collapse.

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1. Congressional Strategy for Ratifying the 19th Amendment
2. Divisions Within the Suffrage Movement: Race, Class, and Tactics
3. Countering Anti-Suffragist Opposition and Public Persuasion

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In the final years of the American women's suffrage movement, delegates portray suffragist leaders, politicians, and opponents navigating the last legislative and grassroots push to secure the passage and ratification of the 19th Amendment. Committee members must balance strategy, public opinion, and internal movement divisions to birth suffrage for women nationwide.

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1. The 2014 ISIS Escalation and the Camp Speicher Massacre
2. The Sistani Fatwa and Shia Militia Mobilization
3. Foreign Intervention and Regional Power Politics in Iraq

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Historical Crisis Committee. Iraq, June 2014: beginning immediately after the Camp Speicher massacre and on the eve of Grand Ayatollah al-Sistani's call to arms. Delegates portray Iraqi officials, Shia militia leaders, regional actors, and international figures responding to the ISIS offensive. 25 delegates, 2-day committee.

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