Munich European Forum G20 Simulation

"Politics the art of the possible"

-Otto Von Bismarck  

We humble students had the opportunity to simulate the G20 conference later held in Mexico. Imagine the excitement, the frustration, the negotiations, and the exhaustion. 

How many times in your life do you get the opportunity to step out of your everyday life and pretend to be a major world leader? I don't know, but I jumped at the first opportunity I got (just in case it would never come again). I was a participant of the Munich European Forum, and I was selected to be the honorable Jose Manuel Barroso, current president of the European Commission. Myself along with fourteen other students (we didn't quite have enough people to make it the G20, so we settled for the G15) set out to draft and pass resolutions regarding climate change, IMF reform, and international economic policy. 

The other MIC Girls and I taking a break from negotiations to see  the spender of Brussels  

So how did we fare? We were able to pass 14 weak resolutions in total. I think that most of the resolutions passed had already been passed in some form or another. I did, however learn approaching global challenges with a flexible overall strategy and an understanding of major players is important. I also met other amazing MIC students and had a wonderful time.