Topic: Containing and De-Escalating Sectarian Conflict
Country: Spain
Delegate Name: James Ross
School: Vicksburg High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Spain position papers GLIMUN 2015 committees
Spain has had an interesting history with sectarian conflict. In 1938, Francisco Franco took over Spain and set up a fascist government. This fascist regime lasted for almost four decades. Since then, we have transitioned to a democracy and joined the rest of the free world. Spain believes that there are a few key factors that can cause or lead sectarian conflict in the world. Wealth levels among people, differing religions, and differing ethnicities can all be causes of sectarian conflict. The biggest issue in today's world that exemplifies this is the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East. Many conflicts there are caused by the differences in the sects of Islam or the differences between Islam and the other two abrahamic religions. These individual issues can also snowball into greater issues and can cause the formation of extremist groups, such as ISIL. There are also conflicts like the Kurdistan question that perfectly exemplify the ethnic causes of sectarian conflict. We believe the U.N can try to contain and de-escalate a possible conflict by sending in peacekeepers and work out a peaceful solution with all involved parties. Spain believes that by recognizing the causes of sectarian conflict, we can set up a uniform policy to stop them before they escalate into issues of global importance. We need to work together as a global community to try and not only handle current sectarian conflict, but try and prevent new ones from cropping up. We all need to work and try to promote finding peaceful solutions for all parties involved in any sectarian conflict.
