THBT governments should allow developers to satisfy wildlife protection requirements through habitat banking. (vantara???)
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Habitat banking allows developers who damage ecosystems to purchase credits from projects that restore or protect habitats elsewhere. Requirements include harm avoidance on protected species, conducting environmental impact assessments, and preserving ecosystems.
25%
2 Gov wins
0 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
19%
13%
3 Gov vetoes
2 Opp vetoes
balance inconclusive
THBT humanity should prioritise saving animals with higher cognitive complexity (EG : elephants) as opposed to a larger number of less complex animals (EG: shrimp). (black mirror)
13%
1 Gov win
0 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
25%
19%
4 Gov vetoes
3 Opp vetoes
balance inconclusive
THBT governments should move communities from areas at risk from climate change (e.g. low-lying coastal regions, areas at risk of cyclone) to safer regions, rather than seeking to mitigate the risks (e.g. through constructing seawalls, disaster shelters, etc) (bhaago bhaago)
38%
25%
3 Gov wins
2 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
6%
19%
1 Gov veto
3 Opp vetoes
balance inconclusive
Round 2
TH, as a teenage Olympic medal contender in an early-peaking sport, would retire after achieving major international success. (success)
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Early-peaking sports are sports in which athletes typically reach their highest level of performance during their teenage years rather than in adulthood.
38%
25%
3 Gov wins
2 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
19%
0 Gov vetoes
3 Opp vetoes
balance inconclusive
TH, as an emerging sports nation with limited Olympic success, would actively naturalize foreign athletes to compete for its Olympic team. (foreign athletes)
25%
2 Gov wins
0 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
25%
13%
4 Gov vetoes
2 Opp vetoes
balance inconclusive
THBT Olympic host cities should make their Olympics sports infrastructure free for residents and local teams to use after the games conclude. (community sports)
13%
0 Gov wins
1 Opp win
balance inconclusive
25%
19%
4 Gov vetoes
3 Opp vetoes
balance inconclusive
Round 3
THW break up large defense contractors (Lockhead Martin, Raytheon Technologies, BAE Systems, etc). (Breakup)
29%
14%
2 Gov wins
1 Opp win
balance inconclusive
7%
21%
1 Gov veto
3 Opp vetoes
balance inconclusive
In politically unstable states, THBT praetorian militaries do more harm than good. (Praetorian)
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Praetorianism describes a condition where the military sees itself as the ultimate guardian of the state and intervenes in political life through agenda-setting, veto power, informal influence over civilian leadership, and coups.
14%
29%
1 Gov win
2 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
29%
0 Gov vetoes
4 Opp vetoes
balance inconclusive
THO the rise of military veteran groups (eg: American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars in the United States, the Indian Ex-Servicemen Movement in India, etc). (Veteran)
14%
0 Gov wins
1 Opp win
balance inconclusive
43%
6 Gov vetoes
0 Opp vetoes
balance inconclusive
Round 4
THW make shareholders co-pay for any government bailout of companies facing bankruptcy. (vijay mallya again??)
29%
0 Gov wins
2 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
29%
4 Gov vetoes
0 Opp vetoes
balance inconclusive
THR China’s policy pivot away from heavily state subsidising its domestic EV manufacturers. (build your dream)
43%
0 Gov wins
3 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
7%
29%
1 Gov veto
4 Opp vetoes
balance inconclusive
THBT governments of countries with very concentrated, privatised airline markets should operate a publicly run airline. (air india reverse)
29%
2 Gov wins
0 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
14%
21%
2 Gov vetoes
3 Opp vetoes
balance inconclusive
Round 5
TH, as a Chinese high school student who has admission offers from top-tier Western and Chinese universities, would choose to study in China. (Study abroad)
29%
43%
2 Gov wins
3 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
14%
2 Gov vetoes
0 Opp vetoes
balance inconclusive
THO educational redshirting. (Lal shirt)
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Educational redshirting refers to some parents deliberately delaying their child’s school entry so that they are older than their peers.
14%
1 Gov win
0 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
7%
43%
1 Gov veto
6 Opp vetoes
balance inconclusive
THBT Western universities with declining male enrolment rates should implement programmes specifically to attract male students (e.g. AA for men, social clubs or programmes designed to appeal to men, etc). (AA for Men)
14%
0 Gov wins
1 Opp win
balance inconclusive
29%
7%
4 Gov vetoes
1 Opp veto
balance inconclusive
Pre-Semifinals
In developing economies, THS state disincentives (e.g., taxation, licensing restrictions, compliance penalties) against delivery platforms that depend on low-wage gig employment. (Gig employment)
100%
2 Gov wins
0 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
No teams vetoed this motion
Semifinals
TH, as a general in the IRGC, W surrender to the US government in exchange for unconditional immunity. (IRGC)
50%
0 Gov wins
1 Opp win
balance inconclusive
25%
1 Gov veto
0 Opp vetoes
balance inconclusive
THBT damaging Iran's oil and energy infrastructure does more harm than good to US interests (e.g., that on Kharg Island, Abu Musa etc.) (U.S.)
50%
0 Gov wins
1 Opp win
balance inconclusive
No teams vetoed this motion
Grand Final
THW ban psychedelic rituals. (Psychedelic rituals.)
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Psychedelic rituals are guided spiritual practices where substances like Psilocybin or Ayahuasca are used by followers to induce altered states for spiritual and religious purposes, outside of recreation.