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Vote For GA resolution Repeal: "On Scientific Cooperation"
Resolution Analysis
Overview
This proposal aims to repeal GAR#322 due to several faults the author believes compromise the good intentions behind its writing. The proposal highlights the fact that there is a lack of constraint on what "scientific" constitutes exactly, thus leading to the potential for pseudo-scientific, unsubstantiated claims being collected and archived by the World Assembly Scientific Programme (WASP). The proposal also highlights Article 1(b) of the target resolution, which mandates the collection of "all data relevant to it's mandate"- a provision the author regards as untenable. Another flaw the proposal touches upon is its failure to account for member states wishing to censor and otherwise obfuscate certain published materials in order to prevent the dissemination of the scientific consensus, among other possibilities. Lastly, the lack of a mechanism for WASP to make critical claims of any nature, as well as its lack of blindness in the peer review process for materials disseminated to member states are highlighted by the author as flaws that jeopardize the credibility of materials disseminated by WASP.
Recommendation
We find that the author's claims and analysis of the target resolution are credible. GAR#322, though written from a place of goodwill, is easily exploitable and subverted by malicious actors, especially when it comes to the potential for those pushing pseudoscience to use WASP as a platform to propagate falsehoods cloaked in the veneer of scientific credibility, and in regards to member states that seek to seal off their populace from established scientific consensus that may contradict the internal messaging and policies of its governing institutions. Given the existence of a replacement draft, we have no qualms about repealing GAR#322.
For the above reasons, the Ministry of World Assembly Affairs recommends a vote For the General Assembly Resolution at vote, Repeal: "On Scientific Cooperation".
