The Yurchenko Affair

Background Information

It is November 1985, and the Cold War is entering one of its most volatile chapters. Vitaly Yurchenko, a senior KGB officer and former deputy chief of security for Soviet agents in the West, has recently defected to the United States, providing the CIA with explosive intelligence on Soviet operations. Weeks later, in an unprecedented twist, Yurchenko publicly announces that he was never a defector at all but a loyal Soviet officer who was kidnapped and drugged by the CIA before returning triumphantly to Moscow. His disappearance and reappearance send shockwaves through Washington, Langley, and the Kremlin alike. Both superpowers now face a crisis of trust as espionage networks, foreign embassies, and allied governments scramble to assess the implications. Delegates in this committee will be placed at the heart of an escalating intelligence war, where every secret, defection, and diplomatic statement can shift the global balance of power. The committee will operate in real time, responding to rapidly developing updates, double agents, and media leaks. Each delegate must decide where their loyalties truly lie because in this world, deception is not just a tactic; it is survival.