National Security Council 2025: The War on Drugs
A variety of illicit drugs such as fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin are flooding across the U.S. border with Mexico and causing an epidemic of overdose deaths. Fentanyl alone causes around seventy thousand deaths annually. The actors funneling these drugs to U.S. consumers are Mexican drug cartels that operate complex transnational criminal networks. For the past fifty years, the U.S. government has trieda variety of approaches to cripple the drug cartels and stem the inflow of drugs, but the drug trade has consistently adapted to U.S. efforts. In this committee, delegates shall craft a national security strategy informing how the United States combats the drug cartels and the deleterious impacts of the drugs they traffic.
Meet Your Chair
DANIEL ZAYAS
Daniel is a junior from Atlanta, GA majoring in the School of Public and International Affairs with a minor in Latin American Studies. Outside of classes, he is a member of Princeton’s travel Model UN team. Daniel joined the team with no experience during his freshman year, and quickly came to love the debate and negotiations involved in a MUN committee. He has competed in both domestic and international conferences, and has chaired a committee on three other occasions. Outside of MUN, he writes for the Princeton Legal Journal, sits on the Honor Committee, and consults with students through the learning center. In his free time, he enjoys working out and reading.