Topic: Role of the UN in Encouraging and Aiding Democratization
Country: North Korea
Delegate Name: Ross Allen
School: Williamston High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All North Korea position papers GLIMUN 2012 committees
There is a large problem currently sweeping the globe. This problem is that the western imperialists are going throughout the world with the front of “spreading democracy”. However, all these countries are really doing are attempting to imperialize the nations they claim to help. While doing this, they plant their own puppet governments into the country, and then exploit the nation for its labor and natural resources. Although the DPRK supports democracy, we do not support the western world’s attempts to use military force to impose their will on other nations. We believe that foreign intervention is a direct attack on the popular sovereignty.
The world has already watched as the west tried to impose their power on countries such as Iraq. After attacking and damaging the country based on lies spread by the United States government, the United States overthrew the Iraqi government. They then spent the next 8 years doing what they claimed to be “spreading democracy”. During this time, they continued to murder Iraqi citizens. However, the western version of “spreading democracy” was really just a front to imperialize Iraq. Even today, America has over 300 military bases still in Iraq. The real reason America invaded Iraq was simple: it was not to aid democracy, it was because Iraq was the world’s second largest oil supplier. The western world now has become involved in revolutions in Africa. The world should wonder if they really attempting to aid democracy or if they are just eying the natural resources and labor force of these African nations?
Overall, the DPRK believes that the best solution to this issue would be to stop western imperialists from attempting to tread on the popular sovereignty of other nations. We support democracy, but we believe that a nation should decide its own government, not the government imposed on it by other nations.
