International Relations debate motions (page 6)

THW assassinate North Korean nuclear scientists

Pre-Pristina Open · 2

TH, as a high profile Kosovar football player, would choose to play for a national team fully recognised by FIFA instead of Kosovo

Pre-Pristina Open · Open_Final

TH, as the United States, would actively foment democratic unrest in China.

NAUDC (@ HWS College) · Open_Finals

THBT the relationship between Britain and France is indeed a "Dear Conjunction"

Paris V French Debating Association Tournament Open_Semis · Open_Semi_1

TH supports Israel's targeted assassinations of prominent members of Hamas

UCL IV · 2

THBT when secession referenda are called, the nation that is being seceded from should get a chance to vote the smaller country out

Royal Holloway Open · 1

THW force countries to invest in a global space program

Royal Holloway Open · 1

TH, as Germany, would ban all emission vehicles by 2020

Royal Holloway Open · 2

It is 1951, during the Korean War. TH, as the US, would aggressively nuke China

Royal Holloway Open · 4

THBT countries like Switzerland, that were neutral in WW II should pay financial reparations to states occupied by the Nazis.

Arandjelovac Open · 3

THBT the US should covertly manipulate election results in South and Central America, in order to prevent the emergence of left wing governments.

Arandjelovac Open · Open_Semis

THBT Western states should maintain travel bans on Modi in the event of his ascension to Prime Minister

Liverpool IV · 2

You are a Western Liberal democracy in a four-year long brutal and bloody war of attrition against an imperialistic dictatorship. Every Christmas, there is a football match between the two sides and a ceasefire. Attending the match are high ranking political and military persons of both sides, the killing of which would benefit greatly the other side. Motion: THW violate the ceasefire and kill the leaders.

Liverpool IV · Open_Final

Should war memorials for fallen soldiers also offer equal recognition to soldiers from the other side?

Zeit Debatte Wien · 2

(inkl. Factsheet) Should Austria counteract its Declaration of Neutrality?

Zeit Debatte Wien · 5

Should state marriage be open for all relations between people?

Zeit Debatte Wien · Open_Semis

Should we accept the incorporation of Crimea into Russia?

Zeit Debatte Wien · Open_Final

THBT large Eurozone states should openly oppose Britain's attempts to renegotiate its duties and relationship with the EU

Cardiff Open · 2

Given that a trade-off is required, THBT history education in post-conflict societies should focus on reconciliation at the cost of truth

Copenhagen Mini Open · Open_Final

THS the boycotting of Israeli academics.

HWS Round Robin · 3

THW offer NATO membership to all former Soviet Union states

NK Debatteren (Dutch National Championships) · 4

THBT developing democracies with a history of ethnic tensions should have ethnic quotas in government

Kent IV · 4

THBT the states should pay reparations to ethnic minorities

Aberdeen Open · Open_Final

THBT western nations should require companies seeking to sell products within their borders to abide by national worker's rights legislation, regardless of where the goods were manufactured and at all stages of the production process.

Paris Open · 4

THW offer citizenship to illegal immigrants in exchange for meaningful information on their traffickers and illegal employers.

Paris Open · ESL_Final

THW ban commercial expeditions to the top of the Mount Everest

North-East German Regional Championships · 1

THW ban money from Saudi Arabia to promote Islam in the EU, as long as other religions are banned from that country.

South German Regional Championships · 4

Given the consent of Ukraine's government, THBT the West should assist in maintaining peace and territorial integrity in Eastern Ukraine

VUAS Debate tournament · Open_Final

THW implement tradable quotas for asylum seekers within the European Union.

IDEA League of Young Voters European Cup · 5

As the South African government, THW explicity oppose the use of the word "apartheid" in describing the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.

Cape Town Open · 3

THR Americans' recent and unprecedented opposition to military intervention.

Cape Town Open · 9

Should the European Court of Justice be given the power to annul national laws that violate European values upon request of the European Parliament?

Neckarwiesen Cup · Open_Final

THW rather invest in nuclear energy than in "green" (renewable) energy

Trivium Debattoernooi · 2

THBT the west should put heavy sanctions on Russia until Putin abdicates and democratic elections are held

Trivium Debattoernooi · 4

This house believes that international sporting events, such as the Olympics or Football World Cup, should not be held in countries with poor human rights records.

Riga Debate Academy · 3

TH, as the European Union, would suspend Hungary's EU-membership if they do not reform within a set period of time.

TechOpen · 2

This house believes France and Britain should support a permanent common EU seat in the UN Security Council in exchange for their seats.

Tilbury House Novice · 2

THBT Putin's conduct of the Crimea crisis was in Russia's strategic interest

Deutsche Debattiermeisterschaft (German Language Debating Championships) · 3

THBT it is time for Germany to take more on miiltary responsibility in the world

Deutsche Debattiermeisterschaft (German Language Debating Championships) · ESL_Final

: THW temporarily recolonise former colonies that have developed into "failed states"

Deutsche Debattiermeisterschaft (German Language Debating Championships) · Open_Semis

TH, as Israel and the USA, would extend heavy military and economic aid to (only) Syrian rebel groups who publicly endorse immediate peace with Israel

Bristol Open · 3

TH welcomes double nationalities.

Jena Frauenturnier (Women's tournament) · 3

TH, as the US government, would create a separate Kurdish state

Durham Open · 2.1

THW reduce US cultural domination

Durham Open · 4.3

THBT Palestinians should accept demilitarisation in exchange for US recognition as a state

Durham Open · 5.3

THW continue to drill the Arctic

Durham Open · 6.2

THW not have set up the ICTY after the dissolution of Yugoslavia

Durham Open · 7.1

THBT Greece should immediately default and leave the Euro

Durham Open · 7.2

THW prevent guilty nations of human rights violations from hosting sporting events

Durham Open · 8.2

THW send female diplomats to gender inequality countries

Durham Open · 9.1

THB that the UN should ban impartial small arms embargos

Durham Open · Open_Semi_2

THBT newly industrialized countries should not host international sporting events

Heart of Europe BP · 3

This House would abandon the use of economic sanctions as a tool for achieving political aims

Bulgaria Open · 3

THB The European Union Should Immediately And Aggressively Accelerate The Accession of Ukraine

Earlsfort Open · 3

THW temporarily suspend Hungary's EU membership

Boddencup · 5

THBT the United Nations as an idea have failed by now (auf mittelbare Zeit)

Boddencup · Open_Final

TH, if presented with a choice between holding the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar or not holding the World Cup at all that year, would choose not to hold the World Cup in 2022.

Campeonato Mundial Universitario de Debate en Español (CMUDE) · Open_Octos

THB the EU should allow freedom of movement within its borders to Syrian refugees

NCH International Relations Open · 1

THB the EU and other western powers should join the US embargo against Cuba until it transitions to a multi party democracy

NCH International Relations Open · 2

THBT it is legitimate for Israel to unilaterally strike Iranian nuclear facilities if current talks fail

NCH International Relations Open · 3

THW replace the ICC with regional courts to prosecute crimes against humanity

NCH International Relations Open · 4

THW Ban any public commemoration of the centenary of WW1

Imperial IV · 4

THW take away the right to host the 2018 World Cup from Russia

Rijeka Open · 3

TH, as the USA, would withdraw all of its financial and military aid from Israel

Rijeka Open · 5

THBT the EU member states should sanction any state that ignores ECJ rulings.

Ljubljana IV · 5

This house would ban international aid charities from using senational, graphic, or overly-emotional images of suffering in fundraising and advertising campaigns.

Zagreb EUDC 2014 · 3

This house believes that EU member states should nationalise all their oil and gas resources in order to surrender total ownership and control of them to an EU-run energy agency.

Zagreb EUDC 2014 · 4

This house believes that states of the former Yugoslavia should not commemorate the events of the Yugoslav Wars.

Zagreb EUDC 2014 · 5

This house believes that states should hold binding national referendums on major peace agreements.

Zagreb EUDC 2014 · 9

This house believes that the United States of America should invade, and forcibly partition Iraq.

Zagreb EUDC 2014 · Open_Semis

This House believes that feminist movement should oppose military interventions which claim to further women's rights

Zagreb EUDC 2014 · Open_Finals

THBT FIFA should revoke the 2018 World Cup from Russia

McGill Novice · 4

THBT United States would suspend all foreign aid to Israel unless they withdraw from the West Bank

McGill Novice · Open_Semis

THW cooperate with any leader or regime to defeat non-state actors that systematically violate human rights

Yale IV · 2

THW prioritise dealing with the consequences of climate change rather than preventing it

Roosevelt Open · 1

THBT the EU should abandon its aim to establish an "ever closer union".

Roosevelt Open · Open_Final

THBT the IMF and the World Bank should not make debt relief for highly indebted poor countries conditional on trade liberalisation

SOAS IV · 5

THW offer full amnesty to any European citizen currently fighting on behalf of ISIL as long as they immediately return to Europe

SOAS IV · ESL_Final

THBT western media outlets should collectively decline to cover any ISIS actions primarily intended to attract western attention (e.g. Hostage takings/executions)

Strathclyde Cup · 2

THBT Serbia should immediately cut off political and economic ties with the Russian Federation

Belgrade Open · Open_Semis

THW immediately evacuate all relics off cultural or historical import currently located in unstable countries to stable Western nations

Belgrade Open · Open_Final

THBT the West should use ground troops against the Islamic State

Bogwall (SSDC Novices) · Open_Semis

THW unconditionally lift non-arms related sanctions on North Korea

SDA Novices · 3

THBT the UK should unilateraly remove all restrictions on immigration from its former colonies

SDA Novices · Open_Final

THW lift all limits on international migration

Thessaloniki Open · 5

THBT international courts should punish states with the capacity to prevent crimes against humanity, but do not do so

Thessaloniki Open · Open_Semis

THBT international news organizations should report equally on all geographic regions to all audiences.

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

THBT the interests of the ethnic Albanians in Macedonia is best served through participation in ethnic Macedonian parties.

Skopje Open · 1

TH supports the US's use of drones to eliminate terrorist targets.

Skopje Open · 3

THBT the EU should suspend Hungary's membership rights.

Oxford IV · 3

THBT Western foreign policy should abandon attempts to universalise liberal values

Cambridge IV · 5

TH prefers regional trade agreements to the WTO

Guindon Cup (University of Ottawa) · 4

THBT the US and Iran should ally to fight ISIS

Cambridge Women's · 3

THBT Western nations should not attend sporting events in countries with bad human rights records

Yorkshire Novice Cup · Open_Final

THW ban the purchase of urban, residential real estate by foreign investors

Canadian British Parliamentary Championships (@ Western University) · 5

THBT Israel should unilaterally withdraw to the 1967 borders and respect them regardless of future Palestinian actions.

Canadian British Parliamentary Championships (@ Western University) · Open_Semis

THBT Putin's interventionist role in global geopolitics is contrary to the interests of the Russian people

Moscow Open 2014 · 3

THBT a state's primary obligation is towards its own citizens

Moscow Open 2014 · Open_Final

THBT the EU should abandon its commitment to the principle of open borders between member states.

Westminster Open · 2

THBT it is in ASEAN's long term best interests to seek closer ties with China rather than the U.S.A.

Westminster Open · 4

THBT the Baltic states should ban Russian state-backed TV channels

SSE Riga IV · 5

This house believes that Iran should adopt a pro-Western foreign policy

Joynt Scroll 2014 · 4

This house would delegate authority over the preservation of te reo to iwi.

Joynt Scroll 2014 · 5

THBT Japan should acquire nuclear weapons

Berlin WUDC 2013 · 2

THBT European Union nations should forgive Greece's sovereign debt

Berlin WUDC 2013 · 7

TH welcomes the decline of the USA as the sole global super power.

Berlin WUDC 2013 · EFL_Final

THBT representative democracies with large numbers of foreigners living in their territory (on a temporary or permanent basis) should create specific seats to represent them in parliament.

Berlin WUDC 2013 · ESL_Final

THBT the US should cut off military aid to Egypt

Berlin WUDC 2013 · Open_Octos

TBHT the WTO should never allow nations to place export restrictions on food, rare-earth metals, and other non-oil commodities

Berlin WUDC 2013 · Open_Semis

THW federalise the European Union

Kingsmill Moore Invitational · 2

THW abolish the UN Security Council

Rotterdam BP toernooi · Open_Semis

TH supports a Palestinian right of return.

John Smith Memorial Mace · 7

THBT former colonial powers should never intervene militarily or economically in favour of one side in a civil war or rebellion in a former colony.

John Smith Memorial Mace · 8

THW punish illegal tax avoidance (evasion) by the deprivation of citizenship

Inner Temple IV · 5

Should we, who are technically capable of it, seek contact with extraterrestrials?

Österreichischen Debattier Meisterschaft (Austrian Debate Championships) · 5

THBT, in the event of an immediate and unprovoked Israeli strike against Iran's nuclear facilities, the USA should make a credible pledge to support Israel in any resulting conflict.

Sciences Po Open · 3

THBT Western Liberal Democracies should institute bans on their citizens visiting illiberal states whose economies depends on tourism

LSE Open · 1

THBT the International Criminal Court should focus on indicting and prosecuting larger numbers of middle-to-low ranking suspects for war crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide, rather than smaller numbers of high ranking suspects

LSE Open · Open_Quarters

This House would support policies of 'ever increasing political union' – i.e. progressive political integration aimed at the distant goal of federal unification – amongst members of the League of Arab States

LSE Open · Open_Final

THB that independent states in the developing world should be allowed to unilaterally opt to become overseas territories of their former colonial powers.

Edinburgh IV · 3

TH hopes the United Kingdom will leave the European Union

IDEA-DTU · 3

THW introduce tax cuts for qualified foreigners who want to settle in Poland.

Polish Parliamentary Debating Championships · 2

THBT Poland should join the Eurozone as soon as possible

Polish Parliamentary Debating Championships · Open_Semis

THBT former colonial powers should never intervene militarily in their former colonies

Budapest Open · 2

THBT an EU institution should block websites in EU member states that use negative racial/ethnic/religious stereotypes

Budapest Open · Open_Final

THW assassinate Iranian and North Korean nuclear scientists

Glasgow Ancients · 4

THB former colonial powers should maintain a presence in former colonies,in the interest of benefiting those colonies

UL Open · 4

TH regrets the rise of globalisation

John Smith Memorial Mace (Ireland Open_Semis) · Open_Semi_1

You are an emigrant from a poor and collapsing unnamed country. You are offered full and immediate citizenship from the United States and the European Union. The offers are the only two options you have and are mutually exclusive. You do not know where you will live in either Union. Your native and only language is not spoken in either. Motion: THW emigrate to the European Union.

Vienna IV · Open_Semis

THBT Israel should give East Jerusalem to the Palestinians

Southampton Open · Open_Final

THW aggressively prioritize the posting of female diplomats to countries with poor women's rights records.

NAUDC (also Hart House IV) · 3

THBT Pakistan should sincerely pursue peace talks with the Pakistani Taliban.

NAUDC (also Hart House IV) · 4

THW extend the right to vote in Israeli elections to all Jews everywhere, including those who live outside of Israel.

NAUDC (also Hart House IV) · Novice_Finals

Should a state be excluded from the EU when its politics go against the basic values of the EU?

Berlin-Brandenburgischen-Meisterschaften (Championships) · Open_Final

THW fight for the reunification of Romania with the Republic of Moldova

Bucharest Universities Debating Cup · 4

THW reinstitute the Czecho-Slovak federation.

Czech and Slovak Championships · 1

THW let Iran develop nuclear weapons.

Czech and Slovak Championships · Open_Semis

THBT American politicians should not use the language of American Exceptionalism

UCL IV · Open_Semis

You are an Israeli nuclear submarine commander. You learn that Israel has been wiped out by an iranian nuclear strike. THW return Fire

Royal Holloway Open · 4

THW not grant amnesty to people who commit atrocities in conflicts

Irish National Maidens · 3

THW require re-ratification of all international treaties, including the EU, by popular referenda every decade.

Leiden Open · 3

THBT South Korea should have nuclear weapon

Zalgiris Cup · 3

TH supports the decision to stop British development aid to India

Exeter Open · 2

THBT Lithuania should recognise Polish as an official language in municipalities with significant populations of ethnic Poles

Mykolas Romeris University (MRU) IV · 3

TH, which is China, would cease all political and economic support to North Korea

Mykolas Romeris University (MRU) IV · 4

TH, as Cyprus, would ask Russia for its bailout

Mykolas Romeris University (MRU) IV · Open_Final

THW Make US military aid to Israel dependent on Israel accepting the two-state solution

St Petersburg Debating Open · 3

THBT: The international community should support a one-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict

Heriot Watt Open · 2

TH, as the French Parliament, would not have recognised the Armenian Genocide

Paris Open · 2

It is 1945. THW create a Jewish state in Western Europe instead of the Middle East

Paris Open · Open_Semis

THB Germany should let Europe die

Transatlantic Debating Championships · Open_Final

THW pay mercenaries to assassinate Kim Jong-un.

Estonian Open · 2

TH regrets the EU Troika's reliance on mainly austerity measures as a solution for at risk Eurozone economies.

Estonian Open · 4

This house would erect a memorial statue for President Ronald Reagan in the red Square.

HSE Open · 2

THW, as Russia, offer all Western European millionaires a low tax asylum and full Citizenship in the Russian federation.

HSE Open · 4

THW abolish NATO

HSE Open · 5

THW make mandatory that all European treaties would be submitted to a referendum under only one electoral cycle.

Coimbra Debate changing Europe round · 2

THW have a standing policy of conducting air strikes on government buildings of states which are implicated in the massacre of their own citizens

Nordic Debating Championships · 2

THW use military force to destroy North Korea's nuclear facilities

Dutch National Championships · 4

After a military intervention to bring down a dictator, THW put a new dictator in place who is the best possible candidate

Dutch National Championships · Open_Final

Should journalists hand the Offshore-Leaks data to the competent authorities?

German Regional Championships South (Austria and Switzerland) · Open_Semis

THBT western governments should cease all diplomatic,economic and military ties with the Bahrain government and support the opposition movement

Hull Open · Open_Final

TH applaudes that the representatives of the Member States on the European Council and on European Parliament adopt as criteria for decisions what is best for the citizens of their own countries and not what is best for the European citizens.

SdDUP Debate changing Europe round 1 · 1

TH, as US President, would grant Chinese Christian refugees asylum

Jacobs Open · 2

THW aplaude that the Member States of the EU would participate in the Olympics under only one flag.

Open de Minho · 2

THB the US should unilaterally intervene in Syria

Kyiv Open · 5

THBT the USA should give South Korea independent control of a nuclear arsenal

Oxford Women's Open · 2

TH, which is the EU, would sue any individual who speaks untrue of or defames the European Union

Stockholm IV · 3

TH as Israel would immediately intervene in Syria

Stockholm IV · 4

THW welcome a UK exit out of the EU

Zeit Debatte Aachen · 5

TH regrets the founding of the state of Israel

Kalliope Debattoernooi · 4

TH, as a Russian-speaking Latvian, would not vote for a Russian party in Latvian elections.

Riga Debate Academy · 4

Where a suitable job is available in an individual's country of origin, THW require anyone wishing to emigrate to first repay the state the cost of any government services they have received to that point.

Bristol Open · Open_Final

As an emerging nation, THW allow the manufacture and sale of generic drugs even in cases where patents or international treaties are infringed.

Berlin IV · 3

THBT IMF should pay reparations to Greece.

GDPPC Open · 4

THB the continuing European Central Bank Policy of low interest rate focus is wrong

Elbe Open · 2

As Quadriga, THW not have retracted Putin's award (info)

Vienna Mini · Open_Final

THBT the African Union should refuse to cooperate with the ICC and instead pursue their own means of justice.

Essex IV · Open_Final

THW offer EU membership to Middle Eastern and North African states that achieve successful democratic transition

ULU Westminster IV · Open_Final

THW ban international adoption

English Open · 1

Info Slide - The US is currently involved in major nation building projects in Afghanistian, including funding and support of democratic institutions, empowerment of local leaders and investment in education. Motion: THBT The US should continue its nation building efforts after it has left Afghanistan militarily.

English Open · 3

THW not cooperate with international financial institutions.

Heart of Europe British Parliamentary Debate track · 4

THBT national states should not support minority cultures to the detriment of the majority culture.

Heart of Europe British Parliamentary Debate track · 5

THBT in the event of Scotland voting for independence in 2014, the governmental authorities of the North of England should petition the Scottish government for membership of the new Scottish state

SOAS Open · 3

THBT the USA should pay $1 trillion in war reparations to North Korea

SOAS invitational · 4

THW invade North Korea.

DAPDI · 5

THW require international development aid budgets to be approved by popular referenda

Manchester EUDC 2013 · 2

TH, as the Muslim Brotherhood, would sincerely offer to cease resistance, participate in elections and respect a liberal constitution

Manchester EUDC 2013 · 3

THBT it is in China's strategic interest to cease all non-humanitarian assistance to North-Korea until it verifiably ends its nuclear programme

Manchester EUDC 2013 · 7

TH regrets that Western Media demonised Islamist Terrorists rather than portraying them as criminals with legitimate grievances

Manchester EUDC 2013 · Open_Semis

THW prioritize women in international university applications.

Commonwealth Open (Australs style) · Open_Quarters_1

THBT Western governments should renounce democratization of other states as a foreign policy objective.

Commonwealth Open (Australs style) · Open_Quarters_3

THS a federal European state.

Commonwealth Open (Australs style) · Open_Finals_1

THBT a democratic world government is a worthwhile long-term human project.

Commonwealth Open (Australs style) · Open_Finals_2

THBT Germany should grant asylum to Edward Snowden.

Red Sea Open · 2

TH, as the Israeli Debating League, would refuse to accept a debating society from Ariel as a member. (Clarifying information: Ariel is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank.)

Red Sea Open · Open_Final

THW ban international marriage agencies.

McGill Novice · 3

THBT British national curricula should portray a unanimously and graphically negative account of the impact of British colonialism on its foreign subjects

Edinburgh Cup · 2

THBT countries should be required to post territory as collateral to receive IMF bailout funds.

Yale IV · Open_Semis

You are a 19 year old boy who just finished his Abitur. As this boy, THW join the Bundeswehr

EBS Open · 2