NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION - As terrorist attacks become more and more widespread, it has become vital for ally countries to share their data with one another for prevention. However, the idea of how to convince other countries to share their government intelligence is a key issue. As NATO is a consensus committee, there must be an unanimous vote for a solution to be passed and as the Delegate of Netherlands said, “It’s almost impossible to come to a clear consensus”.
As told by the delegate of Norway, there are two blocs: one that believes in using encouragement to persuade countries in sharing government intelligence, and another that believes in using incentives to convince countries to share intelligence. The delegate of the United Kingdom supports the former, while the delegate of Spain agrees with the latter. The delegate of Norway continued, “We do not need to overcomplicate things.” The delegate believes that all countries should share their government intell with each other for the sake of communication and to work together in preventing terrorist attacks.
The delegate of the United States favours economic incentives as an initiative to share information. While economic incentives has its fair share of flaws and are subject to corruption, it can drastically increase the economic standing of a country. The delegate also mentioned undercovering monitoring as an effective method to combat terrorism. However, there would be public outcry if citizens discovered that the government has been infringing on their privacy.
The delegate of the United Kingdom takes on a different view, believing that “we cannot force other countries to give data. (...) [We] should encourage countries to share data.” Citizens want protection from their government, but how is the government expected to protect the people if they aren’t aware of the security threats? In order to protect their citizens, the government needs more information-intelligence that can be provided by other countries.
The delegate of Germany believes that only information related to terrorist attacks should be shared between governments. That would reduce the risk of leakage of private information, or leaks that could hurt the trust between NATO countries.
The delegate of Canada stays more impartial, instead reminding delegates the need to work together. If any solution is to be passed, countries must be willing to work together and to compromise for the greater good.
As told by the delegate of Norway, there are two blocs: one that believes in using encouragement to persuade countries in sharing government intelligence, and another that believes in using incentives to convince countries to share intelligence. The delegate of the United Kingdom supports the former, while the delegate of Spain agrees with the latter. The delegate of Norway continued, “We do not need to overcomplicate things.” The delegate believes that all countries should share their government intell with each other for the sake of communication and to work together in preventing terrorist attacks.
The delegate of the United States favours economic incentives as an initiative to share information. While economic incentives has its fair share of flaws and are subject to corruption, it can drastically increase the economic standing of a country. The delegate also mentioned undercovering monitoring as an effective method to combat terrorism. However, there would be public outcry if citizens discovered that the government has been infringing on their privacy.
The delegate of the United Kingdom takes on a different view, believing that “we cannot force other countries to give data. (...) [We] should encourage countries to share data.” Citizens want protection from their government, but how is the government expected to protect the people if they aren’t aware of the security threats? In order to protect their citizens, the government needs more information-intelligence that can be provided by other countries.
The delegate of Germany believes that only information related to terrorist attacks should be shared between governments. That would reduce the risk of leakage of private information, or leaks that could hurt the trust between NATO countries.
The delegate of Canada stays more impartial, instead reminding delegates the need to work together. If any solution is to be passed, countries must be willing to work together and to compromise for the greater good.