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Position Paper Guidelines

Hi Delegates,

 I wanted to give you some guidance on position paper writing for JCC. We purposely left the position paper guidelines vague to give you a taste of what it will be like to be in a committee like JCC - everchanging, fast, unexpected, and open-ended.

 That being said, the following should help you as you finish up your papers:

  • Use the regular BMUN position paper guidelines as a base
  • Talk about past actions taken (be it by your character or by the country you're a part of)
  • Talk about what you believe are the most important issues to tackle (be it domestically or internationally) and why
  • Talk about your proposed solutions to those issues, and how you would go about attending to them
  • Finally, questions to consider - I'd like you to brainstorm some future predicaments that might come your way in committee; ie: what are some future problems that US/China might have to deal with?
I hope this helped add some color, and we're all excited to see your position papers. As I mentioned before, I'm not particularly worried about adhering to specific guidelines - I want your creativity and research to shine through.

Best,
Daksh

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