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This house, as Vladimir Putin, regrets the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022
Diliman Pre-Asian British Parliamentary 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-08-23
This house prefers world in which there are a small number of large-scale, globally-active NGOs as opposed to a large number of small-scale, locally-active NGOs.
Friday Night Debates 2025: An African Debate Super League · Power Pair 8 · 2025-08-22
The parliament supports the idea of an undivided, independent Kashmir.
NGHSDS 2ND National Debate Festival 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-08-22
This House believes that the European Union should prioritize strategic autonomy through initiatives like ReArm Europe over continued reliance on NATO.
Infoslide

ReArm Europe is a European Union defense initiative launched in 2025, aiming to strengthen Europe's military capabilities. It includes joint procurement, increased national defense spending, and investment in European defense industries. The plan seeks to reduce dependence on U.S. military support and enhance Europe's ability to respond independently to security threats.

Friday Night Debates 2025: An African Debate Super League · First Leg Round Robbin 1 · 2025-08-22
This House believes Zimbabwe was justified in implementing the Fast‑Track Land Reform Programme despite the imposition of ZDERA.
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In 2000, Zimbabwe launched its Fast‑Track Land Reform Programme (FTLRP), under which land owned by white commercial farmers was seized and redistributed to Black Zimbabweans, often without compensation. The policy aimed to address colonial‑era land inequality, in which a small minority held most of the fertile farmland. In response, the United States enacted the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act (ZDERA) of 2001. Under this law, the Government of Zimbabwe was barred from participating in programmes administered by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Friday Night Debates 2025: An African Debate Super League · Power Pair 3 · 2025-08-22
Assuming feasibility, this house would have all states temporarily cede their sovereignty to international organizations in times of protracted global crisis (e.g. global recessions, pandemics).
Friday Night Debates 2025: An African Debate Super League · Power Pair 14 · 2025-08-22
This house believes that ASEAN should abandon the China-ASEAN South China Sea Code of Conduct negotiations.
Infoslide

The China-ASEAN South China Sea Code of Conduct negotiations seek to manage inter-state relations within the South China Sea area and address disputes over territorial claims in the contested waters. The COC is based on a 2002 Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea signed by China and the 10 ASEAN States. Both ASEAN and China have agreed to complete the COC by 2025.

Friday Night Debates 2025: An African Debate Super League · Power Pair 11 · 2025-08-22
This house predicts that China will militarily intervene in Taiwan within the next decade.
Friday Night Debates 2025: An African Debate Super League · Power Pair 17 · 2025-08-22
This house, as Vietnam, would prioritize the development of homegrown tech infrastructure as opposed to maximising existing relationships with foreign technological firms
Infoslide

Historically, Vietnam's tech sector has been dependent on foreign technological firms such as Samsung, Huawei, and Intel.

Vietnam Debate Open 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-08-20
In the pursuit of scientific knowledge, This house would continue the development of Dual-use research of concern (DURC) in biotechnology
Infoslide

Dual-use research of concern (DURC) describes research that is intended to provide a clear benefit, but which could easily be misapplied to do harm. This may include the creation of modified viruses to better understand how they function which may risk the use of them to infect animals and people, or the development of aerosol methods to help treat asthma which may be used to improve biological weapons like anthrax, etc.

Vietnam Debate Open 2025 · School Junior (U-15) Semifinals · 2025-08-20
This house believes that ASEAN should adopt a binding agreement for visa-free travel, residency, and work rights among member states
Vietnam Debate Open 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-08-20
This house supports the EU's push for "strategic autonomy" in defence
Infoslide

EU strategic autonomy refers to the European Union's capacity to act independently in key policy areas, particularly in security and defense, without undue reliance on other global powers through NATO. For example, in the "Readiness 2030" initiative, European nations would commit to raising up to €800 billion for defense investments over the coming years.

Vietnam Debate Open 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-08-20
This house believes that the Israeli airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities have done more harm than good
Infoslide

Between 13–24 June 2025, Israel conducted airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites including Natanz, Fordow, Isfahan, and the Arak reactor, as well as various military and government facilities. Several Iranian officials and scientists were killed.

Vietnam Debate Open 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-08-20
This House would require Electric Vehicle manufacturers to refuse sales in countries with poor environmental records.
Swinburne Sarawak Inter-School Debating Championship 2025 (Senior) · Octofinals · 2025-08-18
This house would prohibit nations from militarising disputed cultural or religious sites.
Infoslide

Militarisation involves deploying troops, establishing bases, or using military infrastructure in contested locations. Cultural or religious sites are sometimes fortified, escalating disputes. For instance, Cambodia and Thailand stationed forces at the Preah Vihear Temple, a disputed heritage site, sparking tensions that developed into armed clashes.

Swinburne Sarawak Inter-School Debating Championship 2025 (Senior) · Quarterfinals · 2025-08-18
This House Believes the United Nations should focus solely on diplomacy, not military intervention
Infoslide

The United Nations was founded in 1945 to maintain peace through diplomacy, cooperation, and conflict prevention. Over time, however, it has increasingly relied on military peacekeeping and armed interventions, deviating from its original role as a neutral peace-maker and mediator of disputes.

Swinburne Sarawak Inter-School Debating Championship 2025 (Senior) · Quarterfinals · 2025-08-18
This House Would Ban Countries From Offering Financial Incentives To Foreign Athletes To Switch Nationality
Swinburne Sarawak Inter-School Debating Championship 2025 (Senior) · Round 6 · 2025-08-18
This house regrets the use of exotic animals as tools for diplomacy.
Infoslide

Panda diplomacy refers to China's practice of sending giant pandas to other countries, primarily as a tool of diplomacy and wildlife conservation. Initially, pandas were gifted, but since 1984, they have been leased due to a policy change. This strategy is a form of soft power, aiming to foster positive international relations and boost China's image abroad by leveraging the pandas' universal appeal. In 2024, Malaysia's Plantation and Commodities Minister Johari Abdul Ghani had suggested giving orangutans to major palm oil importers to bolster relations.

Swinburne Sarawak Inter-School Debating Championship 2025 (Senior) · Quarterfinals · 2025-08-18
This house believes that major global climate summits should be led by a citizens' assembly as opposed to world leaders
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A Citizens' assembly is a collective group of people selected randomly from the population of nations to deliberate on issues and represent their community's interests.

Kasiyana Open 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-08-16
This house prefers a world where territories and borders were drawn based purely on ethnic lines
Kasiyana Open 2025 · Novice Semifinals · 2025-08-16