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  • This house, as the Trump Administration, W withdraw from the NATO unless its European members agree to military burden-sharing quotas within 12 months

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    Currently, multiple western European members in NATO fail to meet the 2% (of their GDP) minimum spending guideline. Military burden sharing quotas refer to formal requirements from NATO members to contribute set levels of Spending (mandatory compliance with the minimum spending guideline), troops, equipment, air defense assets, etc.

    Diliman Asian Parliamentary 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-06-23

  • This house believes that it is in the interest of the Ayatollah regime to agree to the US demand to stop all Uranium enrichment.

    Infoslide

    As of May 23, 2025, the United States and Iran are engaged in their fifth round of nuclear negotiations in Rome, mediated by Oman. The central issue is Iran's uranium enrichment program. The U.S. has insisted that Iran cease all uranium enrichment activities. Conversely, Iran maintains that enrichment is a sovereign right and non-negotiable. Iran is currently enriching uranium to 60%, significantly above the 3.67% limit set by the JCPOA in 2015.

    Diliman Asian Parliamentary 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-06-23

  • This house prefers a world in which the pursuit of AGI is abandoned

    Infoslide

    Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) describes a hypothetical type of AI that would have cognitive abilities on par or beyond that of human cognitive abilities. Unlike narrow AI, which is fed on data and then able to reproduce knowledge and execute simple to somewhat complex tasks, an AGI would be capable of understanding, learning, and applying intelligence across a wide range of different tasks, even those it has not been specifically trained for. AGI would be able to solve complex problems, plan, reason, and adapt to new environments independently, much like a human being. For example, an AGI could potentially excel at language, provide medical diagnoses, create knowledge and art and learn entirely new skills without being explicitly programmed for each task.

    Budapest Pre-EUDC Fundraiser 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-06-21

  • This house believes that Latin American governments should significantly increase their issuance of sovereign panda bonds

    Infoslide

    A "panda bond" is a loan (bond) sold inside China's domestic bond market by a foreign borrower and paid back in Chinese yuan (RMB). Recently, the Brazilian government announced its plan to become the first Latin American sovereign to issue a panda bond.

    Colourful Summer Open 2025 · Gold Final · 2025-06-21

  • This house believes that Latin American governments should significantly increase their issuance of sovereign panda bonds

    Infoslide

    A "panda bond" is a loan (bond) sold inside China's domestic bond market by a foreign borrower and paid back in Chinese yuan (RMB). Recently, the Brazilian government announced its plan to become the first Latin American sovereign to issue a panda bond.

    Colourful Summer Open 2025 · Silver Final · 2025-06-21

  • This house would travel to the war as a journalist embedded into a Canadian army unit

    Infoslide

    You are a Palestinian-Canadian whose family was expelled from the West Bank 58 years ago. You recently graduated with a bachelor's in journalism. War has broken out between Iran and Israel. In the hypothetical world of this debate, American and Canadian troops are fighting on the ground alongside and behind Israeli units.

    Waterloo IV 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-06-21

  • That the Mariel boatlift was in the interest of the Castro Government

    Infoslide

    The Mariel boatlift was a mass migration of about 125,000 Cubans to the U.S. between April and October 1980. It began after Cuba allowed citizens to leave following an asylum crisis at the Peruvian embassy. The exodus was organised by Cuban Americans with Fidel Castro’s approval and ended by US–Cuba agreement.

    UNSW Pre-Australs 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-06-21

  • That the US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities are in the interest of the United States

    Infoslide

    This morning, it was announced that the United States conducted strikes on 3 Iranian nuclear facilities: Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan. For the purposes of the debate, assume that US strikes conducted in the last 24hrs were the first in the series of strikes to be conducted against Iranian nuclear facilities.

    UNSW Pre-Australs 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-06-21

  • This House supports the use of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism by the European Union.

    Infoslide

    The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism is an environmental policy of the European Union approved in 2023. It requires companies importing certain products into the EU—such as steel, cement, and fertilizers—to report the volume of carbon emissions generated during production. Starting in 2026, these companies will have to pay a tariff proportional to the emissions of these products.

    Campeonato Mundial de Debates em Língua Portuguesa 2025 · Rodada 4 · 2025-06-19

  • This House believes that it is in the interest of the Republican Party to impeach Donald Trump.

    Infoslide

    On June 21, 2025, the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, conducted an attack on Iran. The action can be seen as a violation of the War Powers Act, an American law that requires the president to seek permission from Congress to enter into war.

    Campeonato Mundial de Debates em Língua Portuguesa 2025 · Quartas de final · 2025-06-19

  • This House believes that Bolivarianism has done more harm than good.

    Infoslide

    The term Bolivarianism is used to describe ideologies that claim to be inspired by the writings and actions of Simón Bolívar. It is linked to Latin American integration, the centralization of state power, nationalism, and anti-imperialist rhetoric. Leaders frequently associated with Bolivarianism include Hugo Chávez (Venezuela) and Evo Morales (Bolivia).

    Campeonato Mundial de Debates em Língua Portuguesa 2025 · Grande Final · 2025-06-19