On Friday 20 January 2012 the School of Government and Society held two Model United Nations debates as part of its programmes of events to enhance student experience. Supported by staff from IDD and POLSIS and with additional help from the UN Society based in the Guild, the event involved almost 50 Undergraduate students being assigned country roles in two debates. The first was a General Assembly debate on international responses to piracy in the Horn of Africa, leading to an often heated discussion of whether ‘African Solutions to African Problems’ were sufficient in tackling Somalia’s humanitarian challenges, as well as the consequences of instability in Somalia for neighbouring states. The second group simulated a Security Council debate, discussing possible responses to Iran’s civilian nuclear programme which is suspected by many Western observers to act as a cover for attempts to develop a nuclear weapons capability.