The Summit of Hope

Day Two of the Paris Peace Conference

Published By:

International Democracy Watch

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Table of Contents

Preface ....................................................................................................... 2

Our Mission ............................................................................................... 3

A Solution to Syria’s Crisis: PFSS............................................................ 4

Grading the Current Working Papers ........................................................ 6

Towards the Future .................................................................................... 9

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Preface
Day two of the Paris Peace conference was full of anticipation and excitement.
Today, there were a number of challenges that the committee faced, ranging
from short term crises to long term development of the mandated states.
International Democracy Watch has been pleased to be included in this process.

Two short term crises emerged today that forced quick action upon the
committee as a whole. First, there was an assassination of the King of Syria, with
blame being assigned to the Republic of France. This outrage caused riots across
Syria, provoking violence especially around the Kurdish population. There was
also a crisis involving Jews and Muslims in the Palestine Mandate that left dozens
dead, as tensions rose significantly between the two parties. IDW advised directly
over the Peace for Syrian Stability Act (PFSS), acting as a major contributor in
the process of restoring governmental legitimacy to Syria in its time of crisis.

As the short term crises began to settle, IDW became more involved in the
deliberation and development surrounding the various proposed working
papers. The three working papers proposed all offered great solutions to the issue
of creating sustainable, self-governing bodies within the mandated states. Later
in this report, I will issue my opinion of each of the working papers, along with a
measured ‘Democracy Rating’ to measure its development.

Tomorrow I am looking forward to refining and passing the best possible

document presented. IDW is looking forward to providing its expertise in the
future of the Middle East. It is crucial that we create a sustainable future for the
people in the mandated territories- not only do they deserve it, but it is long
overdue.

Very Respectfully,
JR Stoffel
Jake Richard Stoffel
International Democracy Watch Representative

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Our Mission
The aim of IDW will be to check the state of the art and the development of
democracy in international institutions, both at regional and at world level, and
to assess the progress or regression of international democracy through a regular
monitoring, whose daily results will be available on this site, and the editing of a
biennial International Democracy Report.

The need to create an International Democracy Watch is linked to different

elements:

 the progressive reduction of the role and the influence of national states in
the process of governing the economic and social globalization and the
ensuing birth of a process of creating intergovernmental and
supranational organizations both at the regional and the world level.
 Many authors state that international institutions are affected by a
"democratic deficit". And yet, a process of democratization of international
institutions is going on. An increasing number of them, for example, has
endowed itself with parliamentary assemblies, which represent the
response of national parliaments to the globalization process and the
erosion of their power. The European parliament is the first supranational
parliament in history and represents the laboratory of a new statehood
and of a new kind of democracy. It is directly elected, and its example has
been followed by Parlance (The Central American Parliament) and the
Parliament of the Andean Community.
 The creation and the growth of transnational civil society movements,
whose principal aim is to foster global democracy that is the check of the
globalization process through the democratization of international
institutions.
 This process of democratization is worth being studied and monitored.
While institutes that check and monitor the growing and the spreading of
democracy within nation-states already exist, no one exists performing
similar activities with a focus on international relations and on
international democracy.

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A Solution to Syria’s Crisis: PFSS

While the delegates of the Paris
Peace Conference were toiling
away at their resolutions for the
future of the mandated
territories, their work was thrown
to a standstill. It became known
to the committee about the
events that had unfolded in Syria.
The King of Syria was killed in an
operation by the French
government. The heir to the
throne, only eight years old, was
not capable of ruling the nation.
Chaos became the order of the
day, as delegates were forced to
adapt a fast response to this issue.

While International Democracy

Watch was concerned with the
Rioting in Syria upon the
developments, our main concern as assassination of the King
an NGO was with the future of Syria.
We understood that choosing a proper fit for Syria’s future governance
was a crucial step. In speaking with delegates, the representative of
IDW listened to a number of proposals. The Voice of the People,
proposed by the Russian Federation, instituted a limited amount of
protection towards Syria’s future democratic processes. Looking
elsewhere, IDW decided to team up with any nation willing to create
an effective solution that would allow Syrians to have a voice in their
nation’s future.

Fortunately, the Republic of China was able to work with IDW to

create an effective solution. Under their joint plan, titled ‘Peace for
Syrian Stability’, IDW was able to implement an effective system of

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governance for Syria’s future. The Regency Council of Syria was to be

officially recognized as the government of Syria by the League of
Nations. Among the council, ethnic minorities, officials of the Hasemite
Kingdom, members of the Royal Family, and independent arbiters
would take part in the council’s work.

International Democracy Watch was also fortunate to be able to

provide advice and mentorship in this matter. With the Regency
Council ‘being the voting power of Syria,’ IDW took up the role of
monitoring their participation in the League of Nations democratic
process, providing an annual report to the committee. We are
privileged to have this opportunity, as it is an important to ensure
Syria remains well represented despite this tragic turn of events.

IDW was tremendously proud of this directive, as it passed in future

committee deliberations. We believe this short term response to the
Syria crisis was a strong step forward for democracy in the mandated
territories, and hope to see future actions take on similar tones.

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Grading the Current Working Papers

Methodology
We will give each of the current working
papers a score out of one hundred (100)
possible points. The score, or ‘Democracy
Rating’ will be determined based on a
number of factors, to include:

 Is there fair representation of the state

within international organizations?
 Does this resolution look to create stable
governments, or hinder their
development?
 How does this resolution address the
effects of imperialism?
 Are there avenues for non-
governmental organizations to become
involved?
Representative Jake Stoffel
Working Paper 1.1- Power Bloc debating the merits of each
proposal
Ranking: 74/100

Power Block is an extremely intriguing take on the mandate issue. Spearheaded

by China, The Hejaz, and Palestine, this resolutions looks to establish an office of
strengthening, called IONS, to ensure governmental strength is developing within
these mandated territories. It also provides a system, called TRUST, to provide a
timeline for national growth and support to understand how stable a
government is. They have an interesting graphic used to detail their matrix for
determining a state’s ability to self-rule on their path to independence.

While Power Bloc is promising, it contradicts itself between its TRUST system
towards guiding democratic frameworks and its ATA system, setting up a path
for development. We believe the similarity between the two proposals will cause
confusion between the states, which is why we believe they should amend to
integrate the two proceedings. Within the TRUST matrix, IDW is concerned with
the lack of value given towards representation. It is a higher priority for TRUST,

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as a guideline, to institute a government before ensuring it has a strong

democratic underpinning.

With some revision, Power Bloc will be a strong resolution. We look forward to
seeing their solutions presented tomorrow.

Working Paper 1.2- CIVIL ACTs

Ranking: 86/100
Civil Acts does an outstanding job providing for a long term framework to
prevent the disenfranchisement of Middle Eastern people. What this working
paper does best is within its ACT proposal. Autonomy and Control Transfer
provides for a regulation of European powers within the mandated territories. In
no other resolution is there effective limits placed on the yoke of imperial
powers- besides CIVIL ACTs. IDW believes this
body will do well to ensure the mandated
territories, looking forward on their path to
statehood, would do well to adopt anti-
imperialist measures proposed by the ACT
body.

CIVIL ACTs also does something

fundamentally crucial for this issue- issuing a
census to determine the demographics and
information about the mandated Middle
Eastern territories. This fundamental
understanding of who these people are is
vitally important to resolving the issue. The
Great Census will give the League of Nations
an idea how to effectively draw borders for
the mandate.

Perhaps most importantly, CIVIL ACTs draws

The CIVIL ACTs bloc presents
their proposal to the committee
upon IDW’s power to monitor democratic
processes in these states. Specifically within the
creation of local level representatives, the working paper states: ‘Temporary
Executive Committees can consult International Democracy Watch for advice on
best practices’ and ‘International Democracy Watch will report, upon request,
macro-indicators regarding the stability of the TECs as a system of governance.’
IDW believes this block is best equipped to tackle the issues at hand that the
Peace Conference must address.

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Working Paper 1.3- BUILD

Ranking: 82/100
BUILD is an effective strategy that is strongest in establishing law and order
within the state. They, like 1.2, create a census through the establishment of their
‘Special Commission for Governance’. In particular, they are extremely specific as
to what they are measuring. One clause where IDW offered to provide its services
was understanding the relationships between ‘religion and political bodies’ in
certain areas. We would be privileged to assist in this domain and look forward
to providing our help.
BUILD also takes a no-nonsense approach to ensuring regional stability. Through
creating a voluntary, state-donated
military body for the League of Nations
to follow, they have enabled the
League to take action in establishing
law and order. The effectiveness of the
rule of law is a crucial tenet in
establishing a proper democracy, and
something that IDW tracks through
many regions of the globe.

IDW proposed an additional safeguard

for this military body through writing a
clause about military authorization. To
ensure that the League of Nations Force
(LNF) is not misused, usage of them is
contingent upon approval from the
Council. Specifically, six of the eight
members must approve of any LNF
action prior to it taking place. IDW was
proud to sponsor this measure to ensure
that this military body would not get
out of hand.
Meeting with the Zionist
Representative, a proponent of
BUILD

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Towards the Future

International Democracy Watch representative Jake Stoffel meeting with China and the Hejaz

International Democracy Watch was extremely pleased with the work done in
this committee session today. We are excited to include our ideas in a merged
document between Power Bloc and CIVIL ACTs. We look forward to ensuring
that governmental stability is properly rooted in representation and justice.

International Democracy Watch representative Jake Stoffel meets with the Guardian

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