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  • A: This house believes that membership of the Eurasian Economic Union is in the interests of Central Asian states who are not currently in the union (i.e. Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan)

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    A: The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) is an economic union currently consisting of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia. It involves the free movement of capital, labor, goods and services, provides for common regulations across a range of industries and there are plans for creating a common currency.

    Sunway Asian Parliamentary 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-04-05

  • This house believes that the supranational narratives of Pan-slavic Brotherhood have done more harm than good

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    Pan-Slavic narratives of brotherhood originated in the 19th century, emphasizing the idea that all Slavic nations share a common cultural heritage, language roots, and historical destiny. Those narratives call for the social and political integrity and unity of Slavic nations. Slavic nations include but are not limited to Russia, Ukraine, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia and Bulgaria.

    Kings College London Open 2025 · Round 4 · 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

  • This house opposes the ideology of globalism

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    Context: The Ideology of globalism refers to the sociopolitical view that increased interdependency, international trade and political unions and alliances between states and nations are desirable phenomena.

    Xth NLUO BPD 2025 · Round 2 · 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

  • B: This house believes that that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) should aggressively aim for global expansion

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    B: The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is a Taiwanese private company that produces 80-90% of the world's most advanced semiconductor chips and currently supplies to major companies like Apple, Nvidia etc. While the central govt of Taiwan is its largest shareholder, the company is majority owned by multiple foreign investors. Since the late 2020s, TSMC has gradually opened chip factories in the US and Japan - although majority of the chip manufacturing continues to reside within Taiwan.

    Sunway Asian Parliamentary 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-04-05

  • This house supports Hactivism

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    Hacktivism refers to social movements using hacking techniques to promote their objectives. It most often aims to challenge authority, expose wrongdoing, or advocate for digital freedom. For example, Anonymous (hactivist group) deface government websites, leak documents revealing corporate misconduct, or create tools to bypass internet censorship.

    KDS DAE RT 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-04-04

  • This house would allow the use of preemptive self-defense under international law

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    Preemptive self-defense refers to the use of military force by a state to eliminate an imminent threat of armed attack before the attack actually occurs. Under current international law, the right to self-defense is recognized only if an armed attack has already taken place.

    KDS DAE RT 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-04-04

  • This house believes that the international community should recognize newly formed undemocratic governments

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    Recognition is when one country officially accepts another government as legitimate, making official diplomacy possible.

    KDS DAE RT 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-04-04

  • 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 supports the project Rearm Europe.

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    The European Commission's ReArm Europe initiative, unveiled on March 4, 2025, aims to bolster the EU's defense capabilities by mobilizing up to €800 billion over the next decade. This strategic plan seeks to reduce reliance on external allies, enhance military infrastructure, and ensure sustained support for Ukraine amid ongoing geopolitical tensions. The plan includes suspending EU budget rules to allow member states to increase defense spending, obtaining defense loans from the European Investment Bank, repurposing cohesion funds (used for reducing economic inequality and social disparities between member states) to defense spending. While the European Parliament has shown support for the initiative, certain aspects have been expedited through the EU emergency close, therefore bypassing the EU Parliament's direct approval.

    Eindhoven Open 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-03-29