Topic: Third Cabinet of Aldo Moro - Italian Years of Lead
The year is 1968. Italy is burning. Spurred on by the same revolutionary spirit of social reform that has struck America, France, and the whole of the democratic world, student movements and industrial labor organizations have taken to the streets, exchanging bullet fire with police and sending terrified Italian stock brokers across the Alps into Switzerland. Emboldened by the rebel slogan, “Che cosa vogliamo? Tutto!” (What do we want? Everything!), these far-left radicals have made increasingly aggressive demands, and plot to bring down the government entirely through a series of strikes, and even, some whisper, terrorism. Against both the left and the government lies an underground movement of far-right militants and criminal gangs, inspired by nostalgia for the fascists of World War II and the violent, anti-democratic thought of “super-fascist” Julius Evola. If this wasn’t complicated enough, the Sicilian Mafia, American, Soviet, and Italian intelligence agencies, and hundreds of other insurgent factions lurk in the shadows, ready to install their new regime in Europe’s cradle of civilization. As a minister in the Third Cabinet of Aldo Moro, it is your job, through compromise, diplomacy, and purposeful directives, to save the Italian Republic from these warring factions - or join them, and place the fate of Europe in your own hands.
Meet your Dias!
John Haslun, Director
John is a senior studying Political Science, English, and Economics at UConn! He has been part of UConn Model United Nations since 10th grade, where he participated as a member of a delegation from Conard High School in West Hartford, CT. Since then, he has served as an Assistant Director, Director, and is now in his second year as Assistant Director-General. He has previously led committees on the Yugoslav Wars and the Falklands War, and has a passion for world history, particularly political and ideological history. On campus, he is a Resident Assistant for the Humanities House, Vice President of UConn's Film Appreciation Club, and enjoys reading, writing, watching movies, and playing trivia. He is excited to return to UCMUN (again), tackle some of the world's most pressing conflicts, and solve some crises.