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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (2009)

Chair: Andrea Auclair – St. Louis UniversityTBA
Political Officer: Colleen Colburn – DePaul University
Email: nato(at)cimun.org

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), also known as the North Atlantic Alliance, is a military alliance established by the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949. NATO, which is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, constitutes a system of collective defense whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party. Since the fall of the Soviet Union, NATO has been quickly expanding beyond its traditional membership base in North America and Western Europe as it struggles to find relevance in the post-Cold War world.

Committee Topics:

1. Fostering Democratic Development in Central Asia
2. Coalition Withdrawal and Long-Term Stability in Iraq
3. Piracy in the Indian Ocean
4. Open Agenda

Committee Documents:

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Articles and Committee Updates

Title Post Typesort icon Publication Author Published Posted Here
International Relations in the New Coordinate System Article Rossiiskaya Gazeta Sergey Lavrov, Russian Min. of Foreign Affairs 09/08/2009 09/29/2009
Anti-piracy measures must start with helping Somalia stabilize, UN hears Article UN News Center UN Staff 09/29/2009 09/30/2009
Afghanistan: NATO's Graveyard? Is the Transatlantic Alliance Doomed? Article TomDispatch.com John Feffer 09/29/2009 09/30/2009
An Interview With Iran’s Foreign Minister Article New York Times Min. Manouchehr Mottaki speaking with Neil MacFarquhar 09/30/2009 09/30/2009
Key oil figures were distorted by US pressure, says whistleblower Article Guardian Terry Macalister 11/10/2009 11/10/2009
Destabilizing Baluchistan, Fracturing Pakistan: Balkanization of the Triangle of Jundallah, the Taliban, and Sipah-e-Sahaba Article Global Research Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya 11/10/2009 11/10/2009
Noam Chomsky: no change in US 'Mafia principle' Article Middle East Online Mamoon Alabbasi 11/16/2009 11/16/2009
http://www.creditwritedowns.com/2009/11/china-slams-u-s-for-inflating-global-asset-prices-via-carry-trade.html Article Credit Write Downs.com Edward Harrison 11/15/2009 11/16/2009
Russia, Slovenia Sign South Stream Gas Pipe Accord Article Bloomberg News Stephen Bierman and Anna Shiryaevskaya 11/16/2009 11/16/2009
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CIMUN VII Registration is Now Open!

May 1, 2010

Registration for the 2010 conference is now open. Schools that register during our priority registration period receive special discounted rates, and are eligible to enter our upcoming country/committee lottery. If you have any questions about registering for CIMUN, please contact us.

Staff Applications Open

April 1, 2010

We are pleased to announce that CIMUN is now accepting staff applications for our 2010 conference. Last year, CIMUN attracted 87 staff members from 26 different universities around the world, and featured a staff-to-delegate ratio of 7 to 1, among the lowest of any major conference.

Important Dates

April 1 Staff Applications Open

May 1Registration Opens

June 1Second Country Lottery

Septemeber 30Priority Registration Deadline