Good day, delegates and staff! 

I am Victor Kubler, and I am excited to serve as your Security Council President for SMICMUN X! I am currently in Junior at Lyçée Français de Shanghai. Previously, I have attended 15 conferences and over half of them as a student officer. 

A little fun fact about me: I love commercial aircraft. Anyways, if you have any questions or concerns regarding the topic of the use of Artificial Intelligence or the conference as a whole, feel free to contact me via victor.z.h.kubler@gmail.com 

Greetings, Delegates!

My name is Isaac Lai, a senior at Shanghai Singapore International School, and I am honored to serve as your Deputy President for this iteration of SMICMUN in the Security Council.

My topic of specialization is "Ensuring Maritime Security and Freedom of Navigation in the Strait of Hormuz." Since the outbreak of war between the United States, Israel, and Iran earlier this year, the Strait has become one of the most consequential fronts of the conflict. Iran's efforts to restrict maritime traffic, attacks on commercial vessels, and attempts by the United States to reopen the waterway have transformed freedom of navigation from a principle of international law into a point of direct confrontation. The consequences are often expressed in barrels of oil, billions of dollars, and the number of vessels unable to pass. Yet behind each figure lies a political decision and a human consequence.

In keeping with this year's theme, "Beyond the Numbers," I hope that our debate will look beyond the scale of the disruption itself and towards the difficult choices that have produced it. How should the international community respond when protecting freedom of navigation risks widening an ongoing war? Where should the limits of intervention lie when the security of a single waterway carries consequences far beyond the region? I look forward to seeing how you approach these questions in committee.

I look forward to meeting you all at SMICMUN X, and I wish you the very best of luck.