To start, you will want to have a solid topic to write about. This can be almost anything; however, the best topics are ones that have international significance - is the issue that you're trying to solve best solved by a General Assembly proposal? When considering topics, make sure to weigh whether it is really an international issue, and how members could be affected. Once you have one, start writing! Your first draft(s) may not be very pretty, but the intent is to find how your idea works best. Play around with a draft until you are satisfied, and once you are, post a new thread in the General Assembly forum. This step allows others to see and review your proposal easily for the next step. Once you have put out a public draft, other players will be able to comment as they please. It is very important to submit your draft to the GA forum for feedback, as the wider GA community considers it a vital step of drafting and if you do not do so, your proposal will not pass.

When receiving feedback, be courteous of others and recognize that they are trying to be helpful. Weigh the feedback and determine whether it is worth implementing into the proposal. Drafting can be short or it can be long; while a month of drafting time is recommended as a minimum, longer development can be very helpful to making sure your proposal is refined, especially if it is on a more complex topic. Proposals often remain on the forums for a period of weeks to even months - be patient, and don't bump the thread too often! Whilst drafting, remember that there is a limit on proposal length at 5000 characters, so try not to write too much.

When you are fully satisfied with your draft, you can submit your proposal. However, the work doesn't end there! After submission, you will need to persuade at least 6% of WA Delegates globally to approve the proposal - often this is done through mass telegramming and the WA Discord server. When seeking Delegate approvals by telegram, be polite, set out your proposal's reasoning in clear terms and ask for their approval. The World Assembly Affairs (WAA) Ministry can assist with guiding you through campaigning upon request.

While attempting to gain approvals, you may receive more feedback from Delegates who you campaign to. Don't be afraid to pull your proposal back, make changes, and resubmit if a critical issue is found; a strong proposal is much more likely to pass.

More than one person can work on a World Assembly proposal. Resolution writers can add up to three co-authors to their proposals, who help the author (often called the primary author) with the proposal. There are no formal requirements for the contributions that each co-author is expected to make - this is usually decided between the author and the co-author(s) on a proposal-specific basis. Sometimes, tentative World Assembly authors may also first seek to co-author resolutions before becoming a primary author, as a way of seeking mentorship or experience - this is a very good way to get started!

National Sovereignty, often abbreviated to just "NatSov", is the current prevailing outlook on the General Assembly. Its core tenet is that WA member states should maintain their sovereign authority; thus, resolutions of the General Assembly should respect that authority and only act on issues of international importance, and only to the extent necessary to solve the issues at hand. To that end, the current iteration of the General Assembly has passed several resolutions intended to enforce these ideals, and has consistently passed other resolutions which follow its principles.

National Sovereignty has achieved its prevailing status through the collaboration of many communities. Perhaps the most notable collaboration to date has been the Sovereign Seven (S7). The organization, of which Starlight and Horizon is a member, has been incredibly successful in creating a more inclusive drafting environment, as well as defining seven key principles which outline the necessary aspects to consider when authoring. The combined power of the delegates of the Sovereign Seven, going above 1,500 endorsements, has also made it a considerable voting bloc and a useful source of feedback and support for aspiring authors.

The traditional opposition to National Sovereignty is International Federalism (IntFed), whose supporters desire greater intervention by the General Assembly into the affairs and actions of member-states. The ideology has seen a severe loss of support, as it struggles to define itself for the current iteration of the General Assembly.

The dominance of National Sovereignty means that it is important to write your proposals in compliance with the seven S7 principles. Doing so will make it much more likely that voting blocs, such as the S7, will support your proposal when the time comes. It is also important to make sure that your co-authors, if you have any, do not come from blacklisted regions - the WAA Ministry can assist with this task on request.

The WAA Ministry's Proposal Drafting Scheme, easily joinable in our Discord server (after obtaining Starborn status), can either help develop an idea you already have, or suggest one to you and group you with other people interested in the same topic. We guide you through all the steps above, from drafting to submission, and make the whole process much simpler - it's an easy way to get started on the authoring stage. Sign up to the scheme in the relevant threads in our Discord server!

• Commendations are badges given to nations or regions who have made exceptional accomplishments in their time; they are usually framed as "good" things on an alignment chart.

• Condemnations operate similarly to commendations, but are for "evil" things. It should be noted that both are badges of honor and that they are not awarded to people who are problematic or raiders.

• Liberations remove existing Delegate-imposed passwords, and prevent new ones from being imposed. These allow invasions of regions to be fought against much more easily.

• Injunctions, meanwhile, serve the purpose of preventing Delegates from changing a given region to a Frontier or a Stronghold. These can allow for continued defense operations as well.

• Declarations are the most open category. These can allow for commentary on almost anything, though in practice they are used infrequently and mostly used for formalizing community standards or just being silly.

Commendations and Condemnations (commonly abbreviated to C/Cs) are typically regional or interregional efforts, and do not carry any statistical effects.

The Security Council is not the ideal location for someone just starting out to work in. Anyone interested in authorship or contribution to the Security Council should spend ample time getting involved in a region and researching.

WAA Ministry Leadership will be happy to assist you with any queries you may have - you can contact Ubertas (Discord @lil_soyuz1898 if you require help! If you're interested in helping us produce dispatches like this, regular voting recommendations, or our monthly newsletter, join the ranks of the Ministry in our Discord server! You must hold Starborn status to apply to join the Ministry.