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  • This House Supports the rise of China as an alternative to the US on the world stage

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    In March 2023, China mediated a ceasefire agreement between Saudi Arabia and Iran. In November 2024, it signed a new Free Trade Agreement with Peru aimed at boosting commerce by 50%. China has been vocal in its support of Palestine and has been providing humanitarian aid to Gaza. It is currently working on bridge construction around the Panama Canal and is investing heavily in the energy and tech sectors of various countries in the Middle East and North Africa.

    North American University Debating Championships 2025 · Round 6 · 2025-03-28

  • This house regrets the growing association between the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) and Saudi Arabia

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    The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) governs professional women’s tennis but has significantly less financial backing than the men’s tennis association, the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). In 2024, the WTA partnered with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), granting it naming rights for select tournaments, sponsorship of tour rankings, and the risk to host the WTA finals, the most prestigious tournament of the WTA Tour, in Saudi Arabia for 3 years. While countries like the Czech Republic and Mexico also bidded to host, their financial offers were less competitive.

    Zimbabwe International World Schools Debating Championships 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-03-15

  • This House Supports Trump's decision to reinstate the "Maximum Pressure" campaign on Iran

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    Donald trump's "Maximum pressure campaign" directs the secretary of the treasury to impose maximum economic pressure on the government of Iran, including by sanctioning or imposing enforcement mechanisms on those acting in violation of existing sanctions

    RML PD 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-03-02

  • In response to systemic oppression in the status quo,This house Prefers Aaron Busnell's approach over Luigi Mangione's approach.

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    Aaron Bushnell, a former member of the United States Air Force, tragically died in 2024 after self-immolating (i.e., himself on fire) outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C. This act was a protest against the United States' support for Israel. Luigi Mangione is accused of shooting and killing Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, in 2024. He allegedly carried out the attack as a protest against the health insurance industry.

    Kampala Open 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-02-23

  • This house believes that the US should recognize the new goverment of Syria

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    In December 2024 Syrian rebels led by the Islamist organisation Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and supported by Turkiye overthrew the government of dictator Bashar al-Assad (2000-2024). HTS leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, a former member of the terrorist group al-Qaeda, has since become the President of Syria. Currently the Syrian government lacks official diplomatic recognition from most UN member states.

    Leiden Open 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-02-22

  • This house Laments the Fall of Bashar al-Assad

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    IS 1: Bashar al-Assad was Syria’s dictator from 2000 to 2024, succeeding his father, who had ruled since 1971. Both governed with the support of different ethnic/religious minority groups within the country and followed a secular state model. During the Arab Spring, his brutal repression led to the Syrian civil war, marked by massacres, the use of chemical weapons, and a humanitarian crisis. IS 2: In December 2024, the HTS (Hayat Tahrir al-Sham) group, previously linked to al-Qaeda, overthrew Assad, who fled to Russia. HTS, now in power, promised to open Syria to the world and adopt modern policies, such as easing restrictions on access to dollars and lowering tariffs on products from the West. However, the group maintains a history of Islamic fundamentalism. In January, when meeting international representatives, one of the new government’s ministers did not greet Germany’s foreign minister because she is a woman. Syria’s Ministry of Education made changes to the curriculum for children aged 6 to 18, which include changing the phrases “path of goodness” to “Islamic path” and “those who are condemned and have strayed from the path” to “Jews and Christians.”

    IV Campeonato Sul-Brasileiro de Debates · Semifinais · 2025-02-17

  • Assuming feasibility, This house would grant collective guardianship and jurisdiction of the Ka'bah to all Muslims instead of continuing Saudi Arabian guardianship and jurisdiction.

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    The Ka'bah is the cube-shaped holy pilgrimage site for muslims located in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. One of the five pillars of Islam states that a Muslim must complete the pilgrimage to the Ka'bah once in their lifetime during a specific time of year, called the 'Hajj.' Many Muslims also complete the pilgrimage at other times should they wish; this is called the 'Umrah.' Currently, the jurisdiction of the Ka'bah (including routes to the Ka'bah) belongs to Saudi Arabia.

    Trinity College Dublin's Intervarsity Debating Competition 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-02-08

  • This house believes that the rise of digital activism for the Free Palestine Movement has done more harm than good

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    Digital activism refers to the use of digital tools and platforms, such as social media, websites, and mobile apps, to promote social, political, or environmental causes. Digital activism often includes activities like online petitions, hashtag campaigns, virtual protests, and crowdfunding for initiatives.

    9th Mindanao Intervarsity · Novice Finals · 2025-02-07

  • This house believes that the West should militarily intervene in Yemen

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    The fighting between Houthi rebels and the Saudi coalition that supports Yemen's internationally recognized government has mostly calmed, but the Houthis have frequently targeted ships traversing the Red Sea in reaction to Israel's conflict in Palestine. Dialogue between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia, combined with Iranian-Saudi reconciliation, has raised hopes for a diplomatic settlement. However, negotiations have made little progress and have been marred by violence. Meanwhile, the humanitarian situation has not improved; 21.6 million people, including 11 million children, require assistance, and more than 4.5 million are displaced. Currently Yemen is a heavily divided state. Houthis currently control the capital Sanaa and all of former North Yemen except for eastern Marib Governorate. On the other hand, the Southern Transitional Council holds the southern part of Yemen and most of the east. Complicating this, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) surged more attacks in recent years and now holds smaller territories in the eastern region, exacerbated by sporadic attacks from the terrorist group ISIS.

    Kamalig Novice Asian Parliamentary 2 · Harvest Semifinals · 2025-01-25

  • This house regrets the invitation to Taliban representatives to attend the UN Climate Convention

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    The Taliban insurgent group had used military force to take over Republic of Afghanistan in August 2021. The international community condemns the institutionalised system of discrimination, segregation, disrespect for human dignity and exclusion of women and girls done by the current regime. Almost all of the countries around the world does not recognize them as the entity of government. Recently, it was published in the Global Climate Risk Index that Afghanistan are ranked 6th as most effected by climate change and among the least prepared to face it. Last year, Azerbajian as the host nation issued an invite to a delegation from Afghanistan to attend the 29th Climate Conference of Parties (COP).

    Intertext Asian Parliament Debate Open 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-01-18

  • This house, as a feminist leader in Iran, would flee to a progressive country to continue advocating and reforming the laws

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    In Iran, women face systemic gender-based oppression through laws that severely restrict their rights. Unequal legal standing and discriminatory marriage, divorce, and custody laws limit women's autonomy. Activists advocating for women’s rights are often imprisoned or harassed, further silencing dissent. In August 2023 alone, Iranian authorities arrested at least 12 women's rights defenders and other peaceful dissidents.

    Intertext Asian Parliament Debate Open 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-01-18

  • Assuming they win the elections, This house believes that the US should normalize relations with HTS in Syria

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    Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) is a Sunni Islamist rebel group in Syria. It emerged from a coalition of militant groups, including Jabhat al-Nusra, a former al-Qaeda affiliate. While HTS claims to have distanced itself from global jihadist networks, the U.S. designates it as a terrorist organization, and has targeted it with airstrikes numerous times. HTS, along with other Syrian opposition groups, toppled the Assad regime on 8 December 2024, and now controls most of the country.

    The 17th Christ University Parliamentary Debate 2025 · Open Semi Finals · 2025-01-17

  • This house, as the US, supports the dissolution of the SDF in favor of them integrating into this new Syrian national army

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    The Syrian Democatic Forces (SDF) is a Kurdish-led coalition of Syrian and other ethnic (Assyrian, Arab, etc.) militias funded by the United States to defeat the extremist group ISIS and take back territory in Northeastern Syria. Currently, the SDF controls a third of Syria’s territory and has preserved it for control of ISIS prisons and for local Kurdish Arab communities who do not share the same majoritarian religious identity. More recently, Syrian rebels successfully overthrew dictator Bashar al-Assad and the current de facto Syrian leaders are calling for the unification of different rebel factions into one united Syrian national army.

    Baguio Debate Cup 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-01-04

  • This house believes that the family should mutilate their child

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    "Blood tax" was a system of taking away male children, usually between the ages of 8 to 10, from conquered Christian lands in the ottoman empire. The ottomans raised the abducted children in the Islamic religion, usually without any knowledge of their origins. In the ottoman empire, boys received military training and when they reached the age of 20, they would be assigned to elite janissary military units. The ottoman army did not accept boys with serious physical defects (eg. A gouged eye, cut hand, etc.). In order to avoid their child being kidnapped, some families intentionally mutilate their children

    AIS Debating Championship 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-01-03

  • This House believes that it is in the interests of Mojtaba Khomenei to introduce social and economic liberal reforms in Iran

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    Mojtaba Khamenei is the likely successor to his father, Ali Khomenei, for the position of for the Supreme Leader of Iran. The Supreme Leader is the head of state and the highest political and religious authority of Iran. He delineates the general policies of and supervises the legislature, judiciary, executive and military branches.

    Pre-WUDC Vienna Online Open · Semifinals · 2024-12-21

  • This house believes that the fall of the Assad regime is in the interests of Israel.

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    On December 8th, Syrian rebel fighters captured the Syrian capital of Damascus, toppling the Assad regime that had held power since 1971. In response, President Bashar al-Assad resigned and fled to Russia. There are three major factions that now control territory in Syria: Hay'at Tahrir al- Sham (HTS), the Syrian National Army (SNA), and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). HTS is an Islamist group primarily based in northwestern Syria, and it led the most recent offensive against the Assad regime. The SNA is a Turkish- backed group based in the north. The SDF are a primarily Kurdish militant group in the northeast, historically backed by the United States. HTS has appointed a caretaker government to serve until March 2025.

    Cambridge Mini 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-12-14