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DISEC
Black Ops and Grey Areas: Reviewing the role of private military and security companies in modern warfare
DISEC
The United Nations General Assembly First Committee, also known as the Disarmament and International Security Committee (DISEC), is one of the six main committees of the United Nations General Assembly. Though the Security Council handles immediate threats to international peace, DISEC was introduced as a supplementary body that would discuss a wider range of topics than the Security Council. Unlike the Security Council, all 193 member states can attend DISEC meetings, allowing for broader debates. While resolutions passed by DISEC are not legally binding, they can still foster communication between member states and lead to the prevention of future conflict.
DISEC was originally created during the time of the Cold War, and was at first fully dedicated to discussing topics relating to that conflict. The threat of nuclear war was a leading topic at the time. However, since the end of the Cold War, DISEC has been tasked with tackling a wider range of issues related to disarmament and maintaining international security. In more recent times the committee has also become more concerned with cyber-threats.
THE DAIS
HUGO GOODWILL
CO-CHAIR | BRISMUN
Hugo is a fourth-year Aerospace Engineering master’s student at the University of Bristol. He first did MUN at school aged 12, quickly gaining a reputation for (over)enthusiastic debating. At university, having held several committee positions, he is now MUN President.
Last year he had the dubious honour of representing the Soviet Union at BathMUN, but failed in his bid to have the embryonic Security Council instead named the 'Presidium Council'. Hugo enjoys the three MUN disciplines of public speaking, resolution writing, and social-ing equally, and in his spare time flies light aircraft and spots trains (occasionally with Francis Bourgeois).
JAE-HYUN JO
CO-CHAIR | BRISMUN
​Jae is a 2nd-Year Politics & International Relations student at the University of Bristol, and Vice President - Internal Affairs of its MUN society. From Seoul, South Korea, he first attended MUN there in Middle School. After a long hiatus during COVID, he rediscovered MUN conferences at BathMUN 2023 and hasn't looked back since. Passionate about all things diplomacy, he is particularly interested in history and defense and security–related topics. Outside of MUN, he loves reading, photography, trivia, and grand strategy games.
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