Motions

Grand Final

  • 1
    THBT India should not remove eligibility for caste-based affirmative action upon conversion to non-caste religions (eg: a low caste Hindu man losing their affirmative action benefits upon converting to Christianity).
  • 2
    THO the rise of transnational religious solidarity movements (eg Pan-Islamic, Pan-Evangelical networks, etc.)
  • 3
    THW ban psychedelic rituals.

    • Semifinals

  • 1
    TH, as a general in the IRGC, W surrender to the US government in exchange for unconditional immunity.
  • 2
    TH, as the Kurdish armed forces based in Iraqi Kurdistan, W pursue an aggressively offensive strategy against Iran.
  • 3
    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.)

    • Pre-Semifinals

  • 1
    THS the rise of digital nomad communities.
  • 2
    THBT union-managed labour pools for workers in strategic industries do more harm than good in the developed world.
  • 3
    In developing economies, THS state disincentives (e.g., taxation, licensing restrictions, compliance penalties) against delivery platforms that depend on low-wage gig employment.

    • Round 5

  • 1
    TH, as a Chinese high school student who has admission offers from top-tier Western and Chinese universities, would choose to study in China.
  • 2
    THO educational redshirting.
  • 3
    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).

    • Round 4

  • 1
    THW make shareholders co-pay for any government bailout of companies facing bankruptcy.
  • 2
    THR China’s policy pivot away from heavily state subsidising its domestic EV manufacturers.
  • 3
    THBT governments of countries with very concentrated, privatised airline markets should operate a publicly run airline.

    • Round 3

  • 1
    THW break up large defense contractors (Lockhead Martin, Raytheon Technologies, BAE Systems, etc).
  • 2
    In politically unstable states, THBT praetorian militaries do more harm than good.
  • 3
    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).

    • Round 2

  • 1
    TH, as a teenage Olympic medal contender in an early-peaking sport, would retire after achieving major international success.
  • 2
    TH, as an emerging sports nation with limited Olympic success, would actively naturalize foreign athletes to compete for its Olympic team.
  • 3
    THBT Olympic host cities should make their Olympics sports infrastructure free for residents and local teams to use after the games conclude.

    • Round 1

  • 1
    THBT governments should allow developers to satisfy wildlife protection requirements through habitat banking.
  • 2
    THBT humanity should prioritise saving animals with higher cognitive complexity (EG : elephants) as opposed to a larger number of less complex animals (EG: shrimp).
  • 3
    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)