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  • This house believes that developing countries with large carbon sinks should demand financial compensation from high-carbon-emitting countries.

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    A “carbon sink” refers to a natural area that absorbs more carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the atmosphere than it emits. This capacity to store carbon helps regulate the Earth’s climate and reduce the effects of global warming. An example is the Amazon Rainforest in Brazil.

    Vanguard Open 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-09-26

  • This house supports the use of fiscal dominance in emerging markets

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    "Fiscal dominance" refers to a situation where the fiscal policy of a government (such as its budgetary decisions and public spending) exerts a significant influence or control over monetary policy (such as interest rates and money supply) and the operations of the central bank.

    Cape Town Open 2025 · Partial Semi final · 2025-09-25

  • This house regrets the imposition of the birth control requirement

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    For the purposes of this debate, birth control requirement refers to the conditionality attached to developmental aid that has been imposed by numerous international organizations including USAID, the World Bank, UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund), and IPPF (International Planned Parenthood Federation). These agencies required recipient countries to impose national policies on the proliferation of birth control, such as widespread promotion of contraception, sterilization campaigns, or restrictions on family size.

    IIUM KUANTAN ABP · English as a Foreign Language Finals · 2025-09-12

  • This house regrets the USA's declining relative influence over global governance

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    For the purposes of this debate, global governance is defined as the system of institutions, rules, norms, and procedures that enable international cooperation on issues that cross national borders. The goal of global governance is to find and manage collective solutions to global challenges. Post-WW2, the US contributed heavily to global governance by funding multilateral institutions like the UN through USAID and leading security co- operatives like NATO. Presently, in Trump's second term, his "America-First" ideology saw an unprecedented wholesale retreat from the US's global governance obligations.

    Youth Debate Open 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-09-08

  • This house prefers the Tokyo model of urban development over the Seoul model.

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    Under the Tokyo model, urban development is largely decentralized and incremental, with flexible zoning and many small private developers shaping mixed-use neighborhoods. In contrast, under the Seoul model, urban development is centrally planned and state-led, driven by large-scale redevelopment projects emphasizing efficiency and modernization.

    Beijing International Schools Debating Championship 2025 · Round 6 · 2025-09-05

  • This house opposes the continued use of Musevenomics as Uganda's primary economic model.

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    Musevenomics refers to the economic policies and strategies associated with Yoweri Museveni, the President of Uganda since 1986. The term is often used critically to describe his government's long-term economic approach, which emphasizes agriculture as the backbone of the economy, structural reforms such as liberalization and privatization, and state-driven economic interventions.

    Oratorical Arena 2.0 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-09-05

  • This house prefers developing countries to invest in domestic child welfare and adoption systems rather than facilitate international adoptions

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    International adoption is when a child is adopted by individuals or families who live in a different country from the child’s country of birth. Many children adopted internationally come from countries with limited resources, high poverty rates, or histories of conflict. They are often adopted into countries with higher standards of living. In the past, countries like Guatemala, Cambodia, and Ethiopia have suspended or been suspended from international adoption due to serious concerns about forged documents, child trafficking, or a lack of oversight in the adoption process.

    Cambridge Union Schools Debating Championship Australia New Zealand Round 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-08-30

  • This house supports the international seabed authority expediting the finalization of deep sea mining rules

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    The International Seabed Authority (ISA) is an intergovernmental body established under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) to regulate mineral-related activities in the international seabed area beyond national jurisdictions. It is partially funded by mining revenue. The international seabed area contains valuable minerals such as cobalt, nickel, and rare earth metals essential for renewable energy technologies. Current mining activity largely prevented by lack of regulatory structure, making mining de facto illegal in many places. The ISA is negotiating a Mining Code to set environmental safeguards, revenue-sharing mechanisms, and rules for partnerships between states and mining companies. The United States has not ratified UNCLOS and is not a party to the ISA. The International Seabed Authority (ISA)'s rules for deep-sea mining include provisions for the equitable sharing of benefits, with a focus on developing countries, including Small Island Developing States (SIDS). However, the core exploitation regulations, which would outline the specific partnering and benefit-sharing mechanisms, have not yet been finalized, despite the ISA's mandate and the expiration of a two-year deadline in 2023 to finalize them.

    Connections IV 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-08-30

  • This house believes that the Brazilian government should extend the Trans-Amazonian Highway to Pucallpa

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    The Trans-Amazonian Highway starts from Brazil’s Atlantic Coast and stretches 4000km across the Amazon, stopping at The Uncontacted Frontier. The Frontier contains the highest concentration of isolated tribes. Some tribes have asked for support from the Brazilian government. Others choose to be alone, and many have never been contacted. On the other side of the Frontier is the Peruvian city of Pucallpa, a thriving city with a bustling economy.

    VDC Contentions 2025 (English) · Pre Semi Finals · 2025-08-28

  • This house believes that the Brazilian government should extend the Trans-Amazonian Highway to Pucallpa

    Infoslide

    The Trans-Amazonian Highway starts from Brazil’s Atlantic Coast and stretches 4000km across the Amazon, stopping at The Uncontacted Frontier. The Frontier contains the highest concentration of isolated tribes. Some tribes have asked for support from the Brazilian government. Others choose to be alone, and many have never been contacted. On the other side of the Frontier is the Peruvian city of Pucallpa, a thriving city with a bustling economy.

    VDC Contentions 2025 (English) · Novice Semifinals · 2025-08-28

  • This House Believes That developing countries should introduce significant rewards for local officials whose regions achieve high rates of economic growth (eg financial bonuses, career benefits, political promotion etc).

    VDC Contentions 2025 (English) · Round 3 · 2025-08-28