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  • This house prefers a world where Bush pursued military strikes against Iran

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    The year is 2007. Amid growing concerns over Iran’s nuclear program, the Bush administration faces pressure from Israel to take military action against Iranian nuclear sites. Two main options are considered: launching a full-scale military strike or pursuing a covert cyber operation. Ultimately, President George W. Bush rejects a military invasion and approves the development of Stuxnet, a joint U.S.-Israeli cyberattack that is meant to target Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility and delay its enrichment capabilities.

    St Andrews pre-EUDC 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-08-13

  • This house believes that it is in the best interest of the Philippine Opposition to consolidate ties with the Marcos administration in order to strengthen the impeachment efforts against Vice President Sara Duterte

    Visayas Intervarsity 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-08-09

  • This house supports the absence of stare decisis as a governing principle in international legal adjudication (International Court of Justice, International Criminal Court, etc.)

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    Stare decisis is the principle that courts follow previous rulings to ensure consistency. Common in domestic systems like the US, UK, Philippines, etc., it means past decisions guide future ones. However, in international law, stare decisis is absent—international courts are not strictly bound by precedent and may depart from past rulings.

    Visayas Intervarsity 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-08-09

  • This house believes that development loans from international organizations should be conditioned on the country's compliance to their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)

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    Countries under the Paris Agreement are required to create Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). These documents are meant to represent the country's "highest possible ambitions" in relation to cutting down on Greenhouse Gas Emissions and limiting global warming. NDCs are given to the UNFCCC every five years, with succeeding iterations targeted to increase previous commitments. For the purposes of this debate, NDCs cannot be changed once they have been submitted to the UNFCCC.

    PKU Pro-Am 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-08-09

  • This house supports the increased presence of foreign private equity firms in Asian markets

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    "Private equity (PE) firms invest in businesses that are not publicly listed on a stock exchange, acquiring stakes in these companies with the goal of selling them for a profit in the future. In the past few years, Western PE firms have been increasingly active in Asia. In 2022, Blackstone announced plans to allocate more than 50 billion USD to Asian markets over the next decade, KKR increased its total stake in Vietnamese conglomerate Masan Group to 750 million dollars, and the American PE firm Carlyle Group acquired a controlling share worth 1 billion dollars in Rigaku, a Japanese scientific instruments maker."

    Mastermind Chronicles 2025 · Quarterfinals · 2025-08-08

  • This House Believes That the World Bank should lend African development loans in ADR.

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    For the purposes of this debate, African Drawing Rights (ADR) is a currency unit (or currency basket) whose value is calculated as a weighted average of five African currencies: 40% South African Rand, 25% Egyptian Pound, 15% Nigerian Naira, 10% Central African CFA Franc, and 10% West African CFA Franc. The worth of 1 ADR depends on how strong or weak these five African currencies are.

    Copenhagen European Universities Debating Championships 2025 · ESL Semifinals · 2025-08-03

  • This House Believes That humanity should implement the Prime Directive.

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    In the distant future, humanity has developed the capability to travel to distant worlds. In doing so it has encountered many civilisations (of intelligent extraterrestrial life), and continues to do so. The Prime Directive is a general instruction of non-intervention. It states that, when humans interact with less developed civilisations, those humans should not seek to alter the social, cultural or technological development of the civilisation. This includes but is not limited to: prohibitions on providing less developed civilisations with advanced technologies or medicines; making no references to the existence of other extraterrestrial life forms and civilisations; not intervening against leaders that humanity deems morally dubious.

    Copenhagen European Universities Debating Championships 2025 · ESL Finals · 2025-08-03

  • This house believes that it is in the best interest of ASEAN member states to distance itself from the principle of non-interference

    Infoslide

    The ASEAN principle of non-interference prohibits member states from interfering in each other's internal affairs (e.g., politics, human rights, or governance), emphasizing sovereignty and consensus-based diplomacy.

    Bicol Debate Union Rookies Asian Parliamentary 2025 · High School Finals · 2025-08-02

  • This house, upon discovery, would immediately release the contents of the Fulcrum to the global public

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    It is 2025, the world is on the brink of war, and you find yourself in possession of an item called the "Fulcrum". The Fulcrum is a chip containing all the names of powerful individuals (politicians, scientists, world leaders, etc.) composing a global shadow government called the Cabal. By orchestrating wars, controlling economic recesses, and swaying the tides of political tumult, the Cabal designs what reality looks like for the average unassuming individual, while making them seem like organic, disorganized consequences of the decisions of people in power. To execute their operations properly, the Cabal’s existence must remain a secret.

    Bicol Debate Union Rookies Asian Parliamentary 2025 · Magayon Cup Semifinals · 2025-08-02

  • This house, upon discovery, would immediately release the contents of the Fulcrum to the global public

    Infoslide

    It is 2025, the world is on the brink of war, and you find yourself in possession of an item called the "Fulcrum". The Fulcrum is a chip containing all the names of powerful individuals (politicians, scientists, world leaders, etc.) composing a global shadow government called the Cabal. By orchestrating wars, controlling economic recesses, and swaying the tides of political tumult, the Cabal designs what reality looks like for the average unassuming individual, while making them seem like organic, disorganized consequences of the decisions of people in power. To execute their operations properly, the Cabal’s existence must remain a secret.

    Bicol Debate Union Rookies Asian Parliamentary 2025 · High School Semifinals · 2025-08-02

  • This house believes that the rearmament of the EU will do more harm than good

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    The rearmament of the European Union (EU) refers to their military expansion, driven by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and growing U.S. isolationism (e.g., delayed Ukraine aid, skepticism toward NATO). Key moves include Germany’s defense spending surge, EU rapid-response forces, and the revitalization of old automobile factories in southern Europe.

    Bicol Debate Union Rookies Asian Parliamentary 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-08-02

  • This house, as Senator Risa Hontiveros, would politically detach herself from Senators Kiko Pangilinan and Bam Aquino

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    Senators Kiko Pangilinan and Bam Aquino made a strategic political move by joining the majority bloc in the Philippine Senate, aligning themselves with the current administration’s legislative agenda. In contrast, Senator Risa Hontiveros has chosen to join the minority bloc, positioning herself as part of the opposition.

    Grassroots Debate Open Pre-NDC 2025 · Novice Finals · 2025-08-02

  • This house, as UK, would recognize Palestine as a sovereign state

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    The United Kingdom has played a key role in the origins of the Israeli- Palestinian conflict through its colonial rule and the 1917 Balfour Declaration, which supported a Jewish homeland in Palestine. Though no longer a colonial power, UK remains a significant diplomatic actor whose policies and influence continue to shape efforts toward peace in the region.

    Grassroots Debate Open Pre-NDC 2025 · Novice Pre-semifinals · 2025-08-02

  • This house believes that it is in the best interest of ASEAN member states to distance itself from the principle of non-interference

    Infoslide

    The ASEAN principle of non-interference prohibits member states from interfering in each other's internal affairs (e.g., politics, human rights, or governance), emphasizing sovereignty and consensus-based diplomacy.

    Bicol Debate Union Rookies Asian Parliamentary 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-08-02