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  • C: This house supports the widespread adoption of the dollar-for-dollar model as a means of providing aid

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    C: The dollar-for-dollar model (also called matching funds or co-funding) is a financial mechanism used in foreign aid and charities. Under this model, donors (often a third party) commit to matching the recipient's contributions or investments at a fixed ratio.

    Sunway Asian Parliamentary 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-04-05

  • This house, as the UN, would support the Arab Summit's reconstruction plan in Gaza

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    Following Donald Trump’s proposal to resettle Palestinians in Egypt and Jordan, the Arab states convened an emergency summit in Cairo on March 4, 2025. The summit proposed a reconstruction plan that aims to restore Gaza while preventing the displacement of Palestinians. It is estimated to cost $53 billion with a phased approach that includes rebuilding infrastructure, restoring essential services, and establishing a transitional governance structure to reunite Gaza and the West Bank under the Palestinian Authority (PA). Israel and the United States have rejected the proposal while both Hamas and the PA have accepted the plan, although disagreements persist over the future of Hamas and the role of the Qassam Brigades in Gaza.

    Southern Luzon Inter High School Debate Encounter 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-04-05

  • In instances of political turmoil, This house supports governmental shutdown in developed states

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    Government shutdown refers to a state's inability to do essential actions (e.g. pass new policy typically related to budget, spend money, inter- governmental operations, etc.). Shutdowns are typically concluded through a transition of power (e.g. former heads of state resigning, snap elections, etc.)

    Southern Luzon Inter High School Debate Encounter 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-04-05

  • That green belts in and around cities should be eliminated when experiencing a housing supply shortage

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    A green belt is an area designated to preserve nature or open space. They may be large recreational parks, undeveloped wilderness, or agricultural land. Development on this land is severely restricted.

    Macquarie Pre-Easters 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-04-05

  • This house believes that East African national governments should prioritize investments in agriculture (e.g., irrigation, R&D, and inputs like fertilizer) over accelerating industrialization (e.g., building infrastructure, export promotion).

    HWS Round Robin 2025 · Round 5-A · 2025-04-05

  • This house believes that East African national governments should prioritize investments in agriculture (e.g., irrigation, R&D, and inputs like fertilizer) over accelerating industrialization (e.g., building infrastructure, export promotion).

    HWS Round Robin 2025 · Round 5-B · 2025-04-05

  • This House believes that the adoption of economic liberalism as the dominant doctrine by major international financial institutions has done more harm than good

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    Economic liberalism is a school of thought that emphasizes limited government intervention in the economy, the protection of property rights, and the primacy of free markets and international trade. Major international financial institutions (e.g. the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and World Trade Organization) often promote this doctrine through policy recommendations and structural adjustment programs — including lowering trade tariffs, reducing public spending, and encouraging privatization of state-owned enterprises.

    13th Zamboanga Debate Open · Round 2 · 2025-04-05

  • This house believes that the Philippines should relocate it's capital city

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    The Philippines has reconsidered its capital city due to numerous concerns such as earthquakes and traffic congestion. It is not the only country with this sentiment as South Korea and Egpyt have also considered this action. Indonesia is actively implementing it's move from Jakarta to East Kalimantan. The Philippine's most recent proposal in 2019 was to move it to New Clark City in Tarlac.

    Southern Luzon Inter High School Debate Encounter 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-04-05

  • This house supports mandatory schooling measures in developing countries.

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    Mandatory schooling measures refer to government policies which force children to attend school even if the parents disagree. Examples include fines, criminal charges, or efforts to patrol rural areas and forcibly take children to school.

    Harvard World Schools Tournament 2025 · Novice Semifinals · 2025-04-04

  • This House Supports the rise of the "anti-red-tape revolution."

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    <div>The anti-red-tape revolution refers to the recent (global) trend of governments implementing large-scale bureaucratic deregulation. Examples include (but are not limited to): large-scale cutbacks to government spending by Javier Milei in Argentina, the simplification of administrative processes by the Vietnamese government, the reduction of bureaucratic oversight and planning law reforms under Narendra Modi’s government in India, the removal of complex regulatory frameworks such as sustainability disclosures/business compliance mandates in parts of Europe, etc.</div>

    Harvard World Schools Tournament 2025 · Octofinals · 2025-04-04

  • This house prefers a World where Developing Economies implement Model X

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    Model X : In countries like Argentina, Finland, Singapore, and Cuba, access to higher education has no restrictions and is free. All students who have completed high school can enroll in any university course without paying tuition fees and with no limit on available spots. In other words, entrance exams are not required.

    Vistaar: NIT Durgapur PD 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-03-29

  • This house believes that governments of agriculture-centric regions in the Philippines should aggressively incentivize students to take agriculture-related tertiary courses (i.e., funneling most scholarships to agri-courses, prioritizing colleges with agriculture degrees) at the expense of less incentives and scholarships for other fields

    Luzon Novice Debate Cup 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-03-29

  • This house believes that it is in the interest of developing countries to actively pursue the de-dollarization of their economies amidst Trumps tariff wars.

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    De-dollarization is the move to lessen reliance on the US dollar as the main currency globally and domestically. This involves countries diversifying their currency reserves, encouraging the use of other currencies for trade, and reducing dependence on dollar-based financial tools. The goal is to decrease the dollar's dominance in the international financial system.

    Vistaar: NIT Durgapur PD 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-03-29

  • This House Supports reaching maximum globalisation

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    Maximum globalisation is the theoretical point when countries have full bilateral or multilateral economic integration with other countries (e.g. free trade corridors, lack of regulatory friction, export-led growth, etc.).

    Bristol Open 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-03-29

  • This house regrets use of development transplant as the primary strategy in metropolitan cities in the Philippines

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    For the purposes of this debate, development transplant is the emulation of successful urban development in developed cities like Japan, Singapore into developing countries. This looks like the Singapore-like campaign in Cebu, infrastructure models in Bonifacio Global City, and the smart city integration in Maasin, Leyte.

    Cebu Pro-Am British Parliamentary · Round 4 · 2025-03-29

  • This house believes that Tuvalu, the Marshall Islands and Palau should cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan and pivot to China

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    Five years ago, Taiwan had six allies in the Pacific. Only three remain: Tuvalu, the Marshall Islands and Palau. All cite democratic and cultural values as the reason behind continuing ties with Taiwan.

    Joynt Scroll 2024 · Round 6 · 2025-03-29