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  • This house supports the statement that one should 'ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country."

    Aberystwyth Mini · 3 · 2020-11-21

  • This house, as the INC at the onset of World War 1, will violently revolt against the British colonizers instead of accepting the offer

    Infoslide

    The Indian National Congress (INC) had been trying to gain a say in local governance under the British Rule through cooperation during the earlier part of the Indian Independence Movement. this was done mostly through non-violent means. When WW1 erupted, the British promised the INC limited representation in exchange of help in the war efforts.

    La Liberta · 5 · 2020-11-20

  • This house believes that India should allow players born in other countries to play for the National team.

    Infoslide

    India doesn’t allow for dual citizenship, hence prohibiting players born in other countries to play for Indian National Team. However, this is unlike a few other countries where the system is allowed for-ex 6 of the Germany World Cup Winning Football Team players were not born in Germany.

    La Liberta · 3 · 2020-11-20

  • This house, as Wakanda, would remove the cloaking field

    Infoslide

    Wakanda is a small landlocked country in East-Africa. It has a unique possession of Vibranium, the strongest element on earThis house, which the Wakandans use to develop technology far more advanced than any other in existence and a cloaking field which has allowed them to remain hidden from the rest of the world

    ADU Novice Championships · 3 · 2020-11-12

  • This house would invade Nagorno-Karabakh

    Infoslide

    Nagorno-Karabakh is part of Azerbaijan, but its population is majority ethnic Armenian. As the Soviet Union saw increasing tensions in its constituent republics in the 1980s, Nagorno-Karabakh voted to become part of Armenia- sparking a war that stopped with a ceasefire in 1994. Since then, Nagorno-Karabakh has remained part of Azerbaijan, but is controlled by separatist ethnic Armenians backed by the Armenian government. Recently, clashes have re-erupted, which have caused an emergency in both Armenia and Azerbaijan, with hundreds of casualties of both combatants and civilians, and increased ethnic unrest in the region

    Malaysia National Intervarsity Debating Championship · Open Semis · 2020-11-07

  • This house as the Republic of Korea (South Korea) would officially recognize DPRK (North Korea) as an independent state rather than continue to pursue a united Korea.

    Infoslide

    Korean unification refers to the potential reunification of North Korea (DPRK) and South Korea into a singular state and has been an ongoing diplomatic process since the 2000s with its most recent tenet the Panmunjon Declaration in 2018 having both countries agree to work towards a peaceful reunification in the future. Support for reunification is mixed amongst South Koreans with critics citing infeasibility and hesitancy around the North Korean nuclear weapons policy.

    CUSID British Parliamentary Championships 2020 · 5 · 2020-10-28

  • This house believes that the government should secretively create an artificial common enemy to unite Country V

    Infoslide

    Country V is a super state that is fraught with heavy internal conflicts and class divide. The state has total control over information transmission in their territory and has attempted various measures to unite the country but to no avail. Different ethnic groups, however, have begun to segregate and form their own regions in the country

    Luzon Intervarsity XII · Open Final · 2020-10-23

  • This house, as Saudi Arabia, would advocate for Yemen to be split to three countries; South Yemen led by al-Zubaidi STC, Yemen led by Abd Rabbuh Al-Hadi and North Yemen led by Houthi

    Infoslide

    There are multiiple players in the Yemen conflict. The biggest ones are: The Houthi rebels, who opposses the Yemen government has taken over Yemen capital Sana'a and are backed by Iran. The Yemen Government who is led by Abd Rabbuh Al-Hadi are recorgnized internationally and is backed by Saudi Arabi. The Southern Transitional Coucil also known as STC, led by al-Zubaidi they have declared self rule in Southern Yemen and are also backed by United Arab Emirates.

    Debate for Donation Open · Open Final · 2020-10-07

  • This house supports a grass roots movement to Boycott China

    Infoslide

    There have been campaigns advocating for a boycott of products made in China. Commonly cited reasons for boycotting include the alleged low quality of products, human rights issues, territorial conflicts involving China, support for separatist movements within China, and objection to more specific matters relating to China, including the government's alleged mismanagement of the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Wolce Pre-ABP · 3 · 2020-09-19

  • This house believes that it is highly strategic for the Trump administration to pursue vaccine nationalism at the expense of global collaboration

    Infoslide

    Vaccine nationalism is when a country manages to secure doses of vaccines for its own citizens or residents and prioritizes its own own domestic markets before they are made available in other countries. this is done through pre-purchase agreements between a government and vaccine manufacturer. The alternative to vaccine nationalism is global collaboration through WHO-backed facility mechanisms which have been mainly supported by low and middle-income countries (i.e. COVAX)

    The Halycon Scholastics Competition · 4 · 2020-09-12

  • That we regret the decline of secular Pan-Arab nationalism

    Infoslide

    Secular Pan-Arab Nationalism is an ideological movement that asserts the view that Arabs constitute a single nation. With popularity reaching its height during the 1950s and 1960s, advocates of Pan-Arabism have often espoused socialist principles and strongly opposed western political involvement in the Arab world. It has focused on the creation of an Arab national identity on secular and nationalist grounds rather than on grounds of religion. Prominent leaders included Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt, and Hafez Al-Nasser of Syria.

    Karachi Debate Open · Novice Final · 2020-09-05