International Relations debate motions (page 5)

THW Only Direct European Investment Fund Money to States That Agree to Take a Share of Refugees Proportional to Their Share of EU GDP

University of Latvia Open · 3

TH Prefers a Multipolar World To US Hegemony

University of Latvia Open · Open_Semis

THBT strong dictatorships in the Middle East are better than weak democracies

Trinity IV · 3

There exists a drug that increases empathy in individuals. TH, as the state, would lace their country's water supply with that drug.

Trinity IV · Open_Semis

THW Welcome the End of American Intervention

Trinity IV · Open_Final

This House believes that the US and UK should cease selling arms to Saudi Arabia until they withdraw from Yemen.

John Smith Memorial Mace - English Leg · 2

This House regrets Aung San Suu Kyi's declaration of intention to control the National League of Democracy (NLD) despite being constitutionally barred from running for president.

John Smith Memorial Mace - English Leg · 4

This house would not wear a poppy.

John Smith Memorial Mace - Scottish Finals · 1

This house supports the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement.

John Smith Memorial Mace - Scottish Finals · 2

This house regrets South Africa's Rainbow Nation narrative (long prep).

John Smith Memorial Mace - Scottish Finals · 3

This House Believes the Eurozone should adopt a policy of fiscal union.

John Smith Memorial Mace - Scottish Finals · 4

This House would welcome a resurgence of Pink Tide Values in Latin American Politics.

John Smith Memorial Mace - Scottish Finals · Open_Final

THIS HOUSE BELIEVES That western liberal democracies should cease all direct military action in Iraq, Syria, Libya and Yemen.

LSE Open · 4

THW Introduce a system of tradable quotas for asylum seekers in the European Union

LSE Open · ESL Semifinal

THBT the EU should grant Ukraine membership and the necessary funding in exchange for hosting all refugees seeking asylum in the EU

Kyiv Open · Open_Semis

THBT continued membership in the UN should be contingent on countries opting into universal jurisdiction.

North American Women's (@ Hart House) · 2

This House, as the West, would immediately end all sanctions against Russia

Nottingham Open · 5

THB School History curricula should teach a unanimously and graphically negative account of the impacts of Western colonialism.

UL Open 2016 · 3

THBT the UN Should unilterally recognise Catalan independence.

Lancaster IV 2016 · 3

As a democratic state that has come under unprovoked nuclear attack from another democratic state THW launch a nuclear counter-attack.

Lancaster IV 2016 · 5

THBT European Leaders should not have agreed to renegotiate the terms of Britain's EU membership.

Budapest Open 2016 · 4

This House believes that the US-led coalition should no longer insist on Assad stepping down as part of their negotiations with Russia over Syria.

UCL Clifford Chance IV · Open_Quarters

TalkToys are dolls with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and speech recognition software that enable them to engage in an actual conversation with children (they have a lexicon of thousands of prescript responses). TalkToys are meant to serve as a companion to the child, and they are in the late stages of development. Prominent examples of toys that will be able to talk include Barbie, G.I Joe and Star Wars and Action Figures. THW Ban TalkToys.

Erasmus Rotterdam Open 2016 · 2

This House, as the United States, would engage in cyber-attacks against Russia.

Canadian BP Nationals 2016 · 4

That the US should have aggressively pushed for the inclusion of China in the TPP

Durham Australs · 2.3

That Pacific Rim countries should make Australian participation in future trade agreements contingent on the abandonment of their asylum seeker detention policy

Durham Australs · 4.1

That despite the opposition of the Myanmar government the international community should set up a safe haven for the Rohingyas in Myanmar

Durham Australs · 4.3

THBT Norway should back off from oil drilling in the Arctic

Cardiff Open 2016 · 4

THW terminate the special relationship between the US and Saudi Arabia

Maastricht Open 2016 · 4

THW remove the UK's exemption from the refugee quota penalty

The Baillie Gifford Oxford Women's Open 2016 · 3

THBT the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra should regularly play the works of Richard Wagner

Warsaw EUDC 2016 · 5

THBT Latin American states should provide extensive material support for a military coup against the Venezualan government

Warsaw EUDC 2016 · 8

THBT Western States should fund the spread of atheism in Iraq through provision of education, health care and welfare

Warsaw EUDC 2016 · ESL_Quarters

THBT western nations should support breakaway states in former Soviet Union (e.g. East Ukraine or South Ossetia) after free and fair referendum.

Warsaw EUDC 2016 · ESL_Final

TH supports BRICS* countries creating alternatives to the current international economic institutions (i.e. the IMF, the World Bank, and the World Trade Organisation) * Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa

Warsaw EUDC 2016 · Open_Partial_Octos

TH believes that it is within the interest of Tibetans to assimilate with China.

Red Sea Open · Open_Semis

THW sanction the intelligence, military, and political leaders of Pakistan.

HWS IV 2016 · 4

THBT the European Union should impose punitive measures on the UK in the Brexit negotiations.

HWS IV 2016 · Open_Quarters

THR the inculcation of national identity through shared rituals (eg national ceremonies, anthems, pledges of allegiance, etc)

HWS IV 2016 · Open_Semis

THBT China "should fix" North Korea.

Aztec Invitational 2016 · Open_Semis

TH believes that ASEAN should give up all efforts toward greater political and economic integration

ISIC · 3

TH believes that it is in Indonesia's interests to join the TPP

ISIC · Open_Final

TH believes that Putin has been good for Russia.

UCD IV · Open_Semis

TH prefers a world without Wikileaks

Hart House IV 2016 · 5

TH believes that Japan should acquire nuclear weapons.

Edinburgh Cup · 4

TH believes that the USA should never use the language of American exceptionalism.

Edinburgh Cup · Open_Final

TH would nationalise SpaceX's mission to colonise Mars.

Imperial Open · 3

TH believes that the United States should militarily intervene (put boots on the ground) in Syria and Iraq.

Imperial Novices · 4

THBT Kashmir should strive for independence rather than political unification with Pakistan

North American Universities Debating Championships 2016 · 2

THBT Islamic Authorities in South East Asia should issue a fatwa declaring Wahhabism to be un-Islamic

North American Universities Debating Championships 2016 · 5

TH regrets the Colombian government's decision to hold a referendum on the FARC peace deal.

Roosevelt Open · Open_Semis

TH believes that it would be in Russia's interest to abandon the goal of becoming a global superpower rivaling the US

Helsinki Mini · Open_Final

TH regrets the remilitarisation of Japan

SOAS IV · 3

In retrospect, THW have preferred Truth and Reconciliation Comissions over the ICTY to deal with the aftermath of the Yugoslav Wars

Belgrade Open 2016 · Open_Final

THW limit the time in office for heads of state to two terms

Munich Open · 1

Thw create an international organization to facilitate private individuals suing foreign governments for causing serious harms to their communities

Huber Debates 2016 · 5

thbt the kurdish people should abandon attempts to establish an independent state, in favour of seeking greater poliitical inclusion in iraq and in turkey

Huber Debates 2016 · Open_Semis

TH supports the continued remilitarization of Japan.

Yale IV · 4

THBT a rise in global oil prices is in the interest of the West.

Yale IV · Open_Quarters

This House believes that NATO should expel members that do not meet the organisation's defence spending targets.

Oxford IV · 5

This House, as Israel, opposes a Iran nuclear deal

Cambridge IV · 5

This House believes that membership of the EAEU is in the interests of Central Asian states.

Cambridge IV · ESL_Semi

This House believes that states should focus on negotiating bilateral trade agreements over large, regional agreements such as the TPP and RCEP.

Cambridge IV · Open_Quarter

This House prefers a world in which Islam is structured around a strong, central governing authority (e.g. The Pope in Catholicism)

Cambridge IV · Open_Final

This house believes that nations should invest in regional human rights institutions at the expense of global institutions (such as the ICC).

CMS Cambridge Women's Open 2016 · 2

This House Would give the African Union passport to all citizens of African Union member states

Cork IV · 5

This House Believes That western tech companies should collectively refuse to comply with the Russian personal information law

Moscow Open 2016 · 4

This House Believes that the Election of Donald Trump Serves the Interests of Russian Citizens

Moscow Open 2016 · Open_Final

This house believes that the Trump administration should abandon the One-China policy

Birmingham IV · 3

This house believes that Eastern European states should destroy monuments from their Soviet Union period

Birmingham IV · Open_Final

THBT the US should abandon all military support for and impose economic sanctions on the Philippines

Riga IV · 4

THBT the governments of Brazil and Peru should contact uncontacted Amazonian tribes

Riga IV · 5

THBT Italy should have voted 'si' in last week's referendum on constitutional reform

Riga IV · Open_Semis

TH supports the demolition of makeshift refugee camps on the borders between European countries e.g. The Calais Jungle in France, The Idomeni Camp in Greece

Riga IV · Open_Final

THW abandon nuclear energy

Indian Schools Debating Society Chennai Leagues, 2016 · 8 · World Schools Debating Championships

This house believes that European media outlets should refrain from reporting on crimes committed by refugees - Round 1

NZ Easters 2016 · 1

THS former colonial states involvement in propping up autocratic, but stable, regimes in Africa - Round 2

NZ Easters 2016 · 2

In 49BC, the general Julius Caesar attempted to return from a successful campaign in Gaul to Rome. The Roman Senate, fearing Caesar's popularity with his army and the people, issued an ultimatum that Caesar was to not cross the border marked by the River Rubicon, else he would be named a traitor and spark a civil war. TH, as Caesar, would cross the Rubicon - Round 5

NZ Easters 2016 · 5

The South China Sea is the cause of several territorial and resource-based disputes between several surrounding nations. China has been a particularly aggressive claimant of rights to resources and territory within the area. The United States publicly disagrees with China's claims and has deployed military vessels into the area to "by monitor the situation". THB the United States should end all involvement in the dispute - Round 6

NZ Easters 2016 · 6

THP ad hoc tribunals over the ICC

Seattle IV 2016 · 3

THBT the EU has failed

Seattle IV 2016 · Open_Semis

TH, as the US, would re-impose sanctions on Myanmar until the Rohingyas receive political representation

Brandeis IV 2016 · 4

THS unfettered free trade

Brandeis IV 2016 · Novice_Final

THBT Dalai Lama should urge Tibetans to end their resistance and integrate with China

Chittagong University IV 2016 · 4

THBT the international community should cut off internet access in Syria

Malaysia WUDC 2015 · 5

THBT the US and EU should seek to promote peace by heavily subsidising Israeli businesses who invest in the Palestinian territories

Malaysia WUDC 2015 · 8

THW ban its citizens from visiting illiberal states whose economies depend on tourism

Malaysia WUDC 2015 · EFL_Semis

THBT liberal democracies that overthrow the governments of other states should impose power-sharing, even when this severely overrides or delays democratic representation

Malaysia WUDC 2015 · ESL_Finals

TH regrets the decline of secular pan-Arab nationalism

Malaysia WUDC 2015 · Open_Quarters

THBT humanitarian organisations should, and should be allowed to, give funding, resources or services to illegal armed groups when this is made a condition for access to vulnerable civilians

Malaysia WUDC 2015 · Open_Final

THBT the Palestinian movement should abandon its claim for the right to return in exchange for significant financial reparations

NorthAms (@ NYU) · 2

THBT, on balance, the rapid fall of oil prices has been beneficial to the West

NorthAms (@ NYU) · Open_Semis

THBT on balance, the international human rights regime has done more harm than good

NorthAms (@ NYU) · Open_Finals

THW run simultaneously in or out referenda in all EU member states

Rotterdam Open · 2

TH, as the USA, would put boots on the ground in Iraq

Rotterdam Open · Open_Semis

THBT low oil prices are good for the West (may not have been the exact wording)

AIB Trinity IV 2015 · Open_Quarters

TH regrets the rise of the nation state

Norton Rose Fulbright Warwick IV · Open_Final

THBT the EU should openly fund secular, pro-democracy and pro-human rights political parties and civil society groups in countries with oppressive regimes

DWF Manchester IV · 1

This House believes that the EU should introduce a unified tax system for companies

Leiden Open · 3

THB the U.S. should impose substantial tarriffs on Chinese goods until China ceases all currency manipulation.

NAUDC (@ Ithaca College) · 4

THB the EU should revoke membership status of any state that withdraws from the Schengen Agreement.

NAUDC (@ Ithaca College) · Open_Semis

Assuming a deal were offered, TH as Edward Snowden would take a short prison sentence in order to return to the US

National Maidens · 1

THBT the USA should publicly cease its efforts to prevent Iran from developing Nuclear Weapons

Cardiff Open 2015 · 3

TH, as a Jew, would leave Europe for Israel.

Copenhagen Open · 4

THBT European officials should not have released the fact that the downing of flight 4U9525 was deliberate.

Copenhagen Open · Open_Final

THS establishing an independent state of Kurdistan.

HWS Round Robin · 1

THW disallow exclusive private arbitration for contracts between corporations and individuals.

HWS Round Robin · 3

Setting aside infectious diseases, THW work to prevent interaction with tribes who have not had contact with the modern world.

HWS Round Robin · 4

TH as US goverment prefers low oil prices (paraphrased)

Estonian Open · Open_Final

THBT the former Eastern bloc countries should not emphasize their history of struggle against Russian imperialism in constructing their national identity

Vidzeme Open · 2

THW ban private & public initiatives to search for extra-terrestial intelligence

Vidzeme Open · 3

THBT the introduction of the Euro was not in Germany's interest

Vidzeme Open · 4

This house believes that foreign mercenaries, employed by the West, should unionise

Cape Town Open · 7

THBT it is in the interest of the European Union that the United Kingdom leaves

Helsinki Open · 4

THBT FIFA should comply with the demand that they suspend Israel's membership of FIFA until Israel allows Palestine to freely compete in international football

Sabanci University International Debate Open · 2

TH prefers that European Jews immigrate to Israel.

Israeli Open Championship 2015 · 2

THBT states should ban their citizens from travelling as tourists to countries with poor human rights record

SSE Riga Debate Academy · 3

This House as the President of the United States would opt to destroy the alien ship.

Tallinn Tech Open · Open_Final

THS the use of signature strikes as part of American military policy.

BBU Open 2015 · 1

THW require that all international debt bailout agreements are approved by a referendum of the country receiving that bailout

BBU Open 2015 · 2

TH Regrets that South Africa did not turn Omar Al-Bashir over to the International Criminal Court

UCT 150th Year Open · 6

This House regrets the large number of UN resolutions issued against Israel (with info slide)

SOAS Open 2015 · 3

The European Council comprises the heads of state of the member states of the EU, along with the council's own president and the president of the commission M

Rijeka Open · 5

This House believes that when multi-national corporations conduct any business in Western states, these nations should enforce their environmental standards at all stages of production.

Vienna EUDC 2015 · 2

This House believes that the European Union should lift its arms embargo on China.

Vienna EUDC 2015 · 5

TH believes that the West should stop all attempts to gather information or intelligence by deception and/or coercion of foreign citizens

Vienna EUDC 2015 · 7

TH, as Iran, would covertly continue developing its nuclear weapons program.

Athens Open 2015 · 5

THBT Greece should return to the Drachma

Athens Open 2015 · Open_Final

THW prioritize support of domestic reporters in areas of conflict over the use of Western reporting

McGill Novice · 1

THW enforce a Cap and Trade system for refugee quotas.

McGill Novice · 6

THBT the US should join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

Yale IV · 5

THBT the EU should offer Greece full debt relief in exchange for its housing at least 200,000 Syrian refugees.

Yale IV · Open_Finals

THBT the West should abandon its foreign policy aim of removing Assad from power

UCD IV · 3

TH as Western Countries ( EU, US, Canada, Australia) would stop selling arms to Saudi Arabia.

KCL IV · Novice_Final

THBT the US and it's allies should announce Intentions to capture and try, as opposed to assassinate the leaders of Da'esh (IS)

KCL IV · Open_Final

TH regrets the decline in oil prices over the last 18 months

SOAS IV · 3

THBT Donald Trump's presidential campaign is good for America

SOAS IV · 4

THW allow countries to pay other countries to settle refugees who reach their borders

SOAS IV · 5

THW suspend the domestic operations of companies that actively conceal violations of major environmental regulations.

Chancellor's Cup (Queen's University) · 3

TH, as Japan, would remove Article 9 from its constitution.

Chancellor's Cup (Queen's University) · 5

THBT the EU should enforce freedom of movement within current Schengen countries (with info slide)

Imperial Open 2016 · 2

Assuming you would not be found out, in the event of a terrorist attack on EU soil committed by Islamist extremists, THW fabricate evidence that the attack was committed by the dominant ethnic and socio-economic group, e.g. white Anglo-Saxons.

Tilbury House IV · 4

THW impose sanctions on Erdogan's AKP government.

Tilbury House IV · Open_Semis

TH, as the West, would cooperate with Russia in its military intervention in Syria (with info slide)

Westminster Open 2015 · 4

This House believes that Western Liberal Democracies should boycott the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

Oxford IV · 4

THW regularly publish the proposed content of international trade deals throughout the entire negotiation process

Guindon Cup (University of Ottawa) · 4

TH, as Taiwan, would cease efforts to develop deeper economic, cultural, and diplomatic ties with mainland China.

Guindon Cup (University of Ottawa) · Open_Semis

THW offer temporary tax relief to Baltic emigrants coming back home

SSE Practice Tournament · 4

This house regrets the eastward expansion of the European Union during and since 2004

Cambridge IV · 2

This house believes that Israel should have continued the occupation of Gaza

Cambridge IV · 4

This House Regrets the perception that soldiers are heroes

Cambridge IV · ESL_Semi

THBT Saudi Arabia should limit participation in the Hajj to the citizens of countries that are committed to taking direct action against IS

Cambridge IV · ESL_Final

THR the partition of India

Cambridge IV · Open_Quarters

THBT the international community should pay countries near to conflict zones to process, settle and restrict the further movement of refugees

Cambridge IV · Open_Final

This house prefers direct intervention of Western nations over backing of non-state actors in armed conflicts.

Brad Smith Debate Tournament 2015 · 6

This house believes that Britain should pay reparations to Jamaica

JADE College Cup 2015 · Open_Final

THBT states should take high numbers of refugees, even when faced with strong democratic opposition.

Cambridge Women's Open · 4

THBT Britain should pay reparations to its former colonies.

Cambridge Women's Open · ESL_Final

THBT environmental refugees should be granted citizenship in countries that have contributed most heavily to global pollution

Canadian British Parliamentary Championships (@ York University) · 2

THS the use of coercive economic and diplomatic measures against states in which serious environmental damange to natural resources of share global importance is occurring

Brandeis IV · 2

TH supports a three-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflcit

Brandeis IV · 6

THS universal jurisdiction for crimes against humanity.

Brandeis IV · Open_Finals

THW allow the trophy hunting of endangered animals

Birmingham IV · 1

THBT African Union states should withdraw from the International Criminal Court and set up an African alternative

Birmingham IV · 5

THBT the USA should publicly apologise for the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Birmingham IV · Open_Final

There should be no space missions without United Nations scientific approval.

Claremont 2015 · 3

This House would establish a universal passport.

Claremont 2015 · 6

This House supports a permanent seat with veto power on the UN Security Council for Africa.

Claremont 2015 · 8

This house believes that Greece is better outside the Euro

Joynt Scroll 2015 · 4

This house would restrict the benefits of the schengen agreement to citizens of the EU only.

New Zealand BP Debating Championships 2015 · 2

That governments in democracies should not control the school history curriculum.

New Zealand BP Debating Championships 2015 · 5

THBT the United States of America should fund moderate Madrassas (schools of Islamic study) throughout the Islamic world

Chennai WUDC 2014 · 1

THBT the Trans-Pacific Partnership is in the interests of the small and medium-sized negotiating countries.

Chennai WUDC 2014 · 5

THBT NATO should unconditionally offer membership to the states of the former Soviet Union, excluding Russia

Chennai WUDC 2014 · 8

THBT multinational companies should be liable for human rights abuses that occur anywhere in their supply chain

Chennai WUDC 2014 · EFL_Final · World Schools Debating Championships

THW allow countries to pay other countries to settle asylum-seekers who reach their borders

Chennai WUDC 2014 · ESL_Final

THBT the Conservative Party should form an electoral pact with the UK Independence Party for the 2015 general election

Nottingham Trent Open · 3

THBT Japanese leaders are legitimate in visiting the Yasukuni Shrine

Trinity IV · 3

THBT signatories to the Kyoto protocol should institute economic sanctions against nations that refuse to sign

NorthAms (@ Carleton University) · 2

THB the West should make use of its imperialist power.

Dutch Mace · 3

THBT the west should give substantial extra non-conditional aid packages to countries that have large illegal narcotics exports.

Lancaster IV · 2

THBT former colonial powers should not be involved in peacekeeping and nation-building in their former colonies

Irish National Law Debates · 4

THW split Belgium into separate parts

Bonapartiaans Debattoernooi · Novice_Final

THW choose its Prime Minister through direct elections

Bonapartiaans Debattoernooi · Open_Quarters

THW take Dutch citizenship away from any criminal with a double nationality and would extradite these criminals to the other country they hold citizenship of

Bonapartiaans Debattoernooi · Open_Final

THW condemn the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel

Irish Times Debates Open_Semis · Open_Semi_2

THBT it is the West's interest for long term Brent Crude Oil prices to fall below US$60 per barrel. Info

LSE Open · 3

THBT it is in Russia's interest to annex the Crimea

Budapest Open · 3

TH, as the US, would grant amnesty to Edward Snowden.

Leubke Cup (@ Brock University) · 2

THBT that the UN Security Council should sanction companies that buy 'booty futures' from rebel movements

Glasgow Ancients · Open_Semis

TH as Russia supports partitioning Ukraine

Helsinki Mini · 2

It is 5 July 1914. THW, as the German Reich, issue the Austrian-Hungarian empire a "blank check" on how to deal with the conflict with Serbia

Marburger Geschichte Turnier (History Tournament) · 1

It is the beginning of 1961. THW, as the USA, seek a mutual neutrality pact with Cuba.

Marburger Geschichte Turnier (History Tournament) · 4

It is the fall of 1923. THW, as the Western allied forced, let Germany repay ful reparations.

Marburger Geschichte Turnier (History Tournament) · Open_Semis

THW never subject international treaties to popular referenda

Glasgow Women's · 4

THW open all borders

UL Open · 5

TH regrets the demise of the Soviet Union

UL Open · Open_Semis

THBT the US and the EU should support a Russian annexation of Crimea in exchange for an otherwise independent Ukraine

Vienna IV · 4

THBT the US and EU should apply economic sanctions to Russia unless there is a full withdrawal of troops from territorial Ukraine.

Leeds Open · 3

Should the West cut all economic ties with Russia as long as it occupies Crimea?

Mainzer Debütanten Cup · Open_Final