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  • This House supports the Second Wave of the Pink Tide

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    The Second Wave of the Pink Tide refers to the ongoing resurgence of support for left-wing populist leaders and political parties in Latin America. It began in 2018 with the election of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) in Mexico and has continued with the rise of leaders such as Luis Arce in Bolivia, Pedro Castillo in Peru, Alberto Fernandez in Argentina, Gustavo Petro in Colombia, and Gabriel Boric in Chile.

    World Schools Debating Championships 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-08-01

  • This house, as an up-and-coming young game designer, W rather work in an indie studio rather than a triple A studio

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    ** Indie game studios are video game studios that are newer and more independent in comparison to larger video game developers, also known as ‘triple A studios’. Examples of triple A studios include Sony, Nintendo, or Ubisoft. Indie game studios have produced commercially successful games, such as Minecraft, Limbo and Undertale. **

    APIIT ISDC 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-07-29

  • This house, as president Vučić, would allow project Jadar to be realised.

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    "Project Jadar is a lithium mining project set to be realised in western Serbia by multinational British-Australian company Rio Tinto. The Serbian government revoked licences for this project in January 2022 after a set of long environmental protests. Two years later, in 2024, the Serbian president stated that the government wants to hold further talks with Rio Tinto. On the 4th June 2025, the European Commission recognised project Jadar as one among 13 new strategic projects related to critical raw materials in third countries."

    Imperial Intervarsity 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-07-26

  • This house believes that FAANG (Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Nvidia, and Google) should not be allowed to have a controlling stake in venture capital firms

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    Venture capital (VC) is a form of private equity financing provided by specialized firms or funds to early-stage, high-potential, and often high-risk startups with significant growth potential. A controlling stake refers to an ownership position in a company typically through acquisition of majority shares that grants the holder significant authority to influence or dictate major corporate decisions.

    Vivaatam Pre-ABP 2025 · Novice Semifinals · 2025-07-26

  • This House believes that developing countries should impose a windfall tax

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    A windfall tax is imposed on companies or businesses that achieve excessive profit during unforeseen events such as favorable market conditions, resource discoveries, or regulatory changes; e.g. global surge of oil prices, discovery of new medicines during a disease outbreak, etc.

    Ho Chi Minh Debate Open 2025 · Quarterfinals · 2025-07-26

  • This house prefers a world where there is a predominant belief that the "currency of life is time"

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    "Currency of life is time" is the belief that the value of material wealth and money diminishes with age since your time and ability to use it decreases. Rather than the pursuit of increasing material wealth, it promotes maximizing happiness. For instance, a 40 year old man with 3 million dollars is considered richer than a 80 year old man with 6 million dollars.

    Vivaatam Pre-ABP 2025 · Novice Grand Finals · 2025-07-26

  • This house supports narratives that primarily attribute the tragedy of the youth to the state

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    The tragedy of the youth refers to the current generation Gen Z and young Millennials) experiencing directionlessness, disillusionment, and disempowerment. They face challenges such as social isolation, identity struggles, technological overload, and uncertain futures

    Humanities Open 2025 · Open Grand Final · 2025-07-26

  • This house believes that sovereign wealth funds in emerging markets should not list national champions on foreign stock exchanges (e.g., NYSE, LSE, etc...)

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    A sovereign wealth fund (SWF) is a state-owned investment fund that governments use to invest surplus revenues and other financial reserves. They often hold significant equity stakes in national champions, which are large and strategically important companies typically linked to key sectors of national importance. Some popular examples include Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund holding stakes in Saudi Aramco, Temasek Holdings in Singapore holding stakes in Singapore Airlines and Singtel, Khazanah Nasional Berhad in Malaysia holding stakes in Telekom Malaysia and Tenaga Nasional, etc...

    Vivaatam Pre-ABP 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-07-26

  • This house opposes the rise of cosmetic tourism in Asian countries e.g. South Korea, Vietnam, Thailand

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    Cosmetic tourism refers to the act of traveling to a country for significantly more affordable and accessible cosmetic procedures e.g. plastic surgery, Botox, liposuction, etc.

    Ho Chi Minh Debate Open 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-07-26