joint crisis committee: russo-japanese war: japan, 1903
Location: jones 301
Topic 1: Imperial Expansion
Topic 2: Entering the International Stage
Russian expansion in Manchuria and Siberia has deeply disturbed the Japanese Empire. Still a new player on the international stage, Japan has claims in Korea and the Liaodong Peninsula that have been threatened by recent Russian development of the Trans-Siberian Railroad and its encroaching into Manchuria. Japan is a proud nation, and something must be done to ensure that Japanese territory and honor are not threatened by the Czar. The Japanese sphere of influence must be protected at all costs.
In-Room Director
Gaby thomas
Gaby Thomas is a junior majoring in International Relations and Economics with a speciality in international tax. She enjoys reading, hiking, camping, crocheting, travel, and of course, MUN. While not running conferences or competing on the circuit, she can usually be found studying or in the woods enjoying nature.
Crisis Director
Dylan Burkhardt
Dylan is a junior from Chesterfield, VA and is majoring in International Relations. She has directed numerous crisis committees at WMHSMUN, WMIDMUN, and previous &MUN conferences. She joined IRC her freshman year and has directed a committee in almost every single conference since then. When she’s not doing MUN things, she’s playing jazz guitar in William & Mary’s student-led jazz ensemble called the “Wham Bam Big Band.” She’s also currently working with the U.S. Air Combat Command, and will be going to Germany in the summer with U.S. European Command.