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  • That, as the United Kingdom, we would not return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius

    Infoslide

    The Chagos Islands are a group of more than 60 islands in the middle of the Indian Ocean about 500 kilometres south of The Maldives. When Britain granted Mauritius independence in 1965, it retained the Chagos Islands for itself as the British Indian Ocean Territory. The native population of the Islands were expelled and an American military base was constructed on the largest island Diego Garcia. Keir Starmer has promised to return the islands to Mauritius.

    Melbourne Easters 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-04-21

  • (C) This house supports the increasing decoupling of the EU from US foreign policy (e.g., the rearmament of Europe, lower dependence on US military supplies)

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    In 2025, US-EU relations have worsened due to trade conflicts, defense disagreements, and ideological tensions. President Trump imposed tariffs on EU goods, while US military aid suspensions to Ukraine fueled security concerns in Europe. In response, the EU is seeking greater independence in defense and foreign policy.

    Taiwan International Debate Open 2025 · Open Semifinals · 2025-04-19

  • This House Supports the unification of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso into a single state

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    The Alliance of Sahel States ("AES") is a confederation formed between Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, which originated as a mutual defense pact created following the 2023 Nigerien crisis, in which the West African political bloc ECOWAS threatened to intervene militarily to restore civilian rule after a coup in Niger earlier that year. All three member states have since seceded from ECOWAS and are currently under the control of juntas following a string of successful coups. The AES was established on 6 July 2024, with the stated goals to pool resources to build energy and communications infrastructure, establish a common market, implement a monetary union under proposed currency, allow free movement of persons, and enable industrialization and investment, with the end goal of federalizing into a single sovereign state. The AES has already implemented common passports and a common custom duty, and is currently developing a joint military and counter terrorism force, central bank, and parliament.

    Imperial Online Open 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-04-19

  • (A) This house believes that developing countries should prioritise efficiency-oriented economic policy, instead of resilience-oriented economic policy

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    Efficiency-oriented economic policy centers on reducing prices and maximizing output by allocating production according to where a comparative advantage exists (e.g., lowering barriers to trade and investment, removing regulations that impede competition). Resilience-oriented economic policy sacrifices efficiency in order to build redundancies in the event of economic shocks (e.g., subsidizing domestic production, restricting trade of key technologies with adversaries, building national reserves).

    Taiwan International Debate Open 2025 · Open Quarterfinals · 2025-04-19

  • This House Opposes extraterritorial incarceration agreements

    Infoslide

    "Extraterritorial incarceration agreements" refer to the offshoring of prisoners. Used by rich countries with overcrowded prison systems, prisoners are moved to and held in prisons in foreign, typically poorer, countries.

    Imperial Online Open 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-04-19

  • This House Believes That it is in the interest of the EU to significantly invest in becoming militarily independent of the United States within the next decade

    Infoslide

    For the purposes of this debate, "EU military independence" is defined as the ability of EU nations to coordinate and execute complex defence and security operations without reliance on the United States for military resources, strategic guidance, operational support, or security guarantees.

    Imperial Online Open 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-04-19

  • This House Believes That the Cook Islands – China agreement is in the interests of the Cook Islands people.

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    The Cook Islands (pop. 15 000) is a self-governing Pacific island nation in free association with New Zealand. New Zealand is officially responsible for foreign policy and defence, and argues that it is to be consulted on defence and security issues. Cook Islanders hold New Zealand citizenship, and 80 000 Cook Islanders live in New Zealand. The last Cook Islands (annual) budget was €170 000 000, including €27 000 000 in foreign aid from New Zealand. Niue, another Pacific island nation, is also in free association with New Zealand. Recently, the Cook Islands signed a comprehensive strategic partnership with China. This prompted disapproval from New Zealand, particularly regarding a lack of consultation. The text of the agreement has not been released, but it is believed to include cooperation and investment in infrastructure, trade, tourism, and seabed mining. The Cook Islands have said that the agreement does not include debt, and assert that there are no security implications.

    Champagne Intervarsity 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-04-18

  • This House Believes That it is in the interests of countries to practise political visa denials.

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    For the purposes of this debate, 'political visa denials' includes denying visas/entry to, revoking visas of, and deporting non-citizens who have engaged in political activity deemed counter to a state.

    Champagne Intervarsity 2025 · ESL Final · 2025-04-18

  • This house would return home.

    Infoslide

    The year is 1985. You have been an American deep cover agent undercover in Moscow for 14 years. In this time, you have found a partner and had children that you love. You have received news - your mission has ended and you are to return to the United States without your family.

    Joynt Scroll 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-04-18

  • TWS engage in climate engineering that fundamentally alters the environment in an attempt to combat global warming

    Infoslide

    Geo-engineering refers to large-scale technological interventions designed to deliberately alter Earth's climate systems to counteract climate change e.g. spraying reflective particles into the upper atmosphere across entire regions to reflect solar radiation back into space, modifying ocean surfaces to absorb more carbon dioxide, and installing reflective materials over large portions of land to increase the amount of solar energy that bounces off the planet's surface rather than being absorbed as heat

    UNSW Pre-Easters 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-04-15

  • That we would create one South Pacific final appeal court.

    Infoslide

    Many South Pacific Nations have a three-tier judicial structure, with only one court that can hear appeals of serious cases. Exceptions include Fiji and Tonga (which have their own final appeal court) and Kiribati and Tokelau (where cases can be appealed to the Privy Council in the UK or the New Zealand Court of Appeal, respectively).

    UNSW Pre-Easters 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-04-15

  • That, as the EU, we would invest in the construction of the Qatar-Turkey Natural Gas Pipeline

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    The Qatar-Turkey Pipeline is a proposed natural gas pipeline project that would transport gas from Qatar's North Field - one of the world's largest natural gas reserves - through Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Syria to Turkey, eventually connecting to European energy networks

    UNSW Pre-Easters 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-04-15