War, Security & Terrorism debate motions (page 4)

THW liberate slaves in Mauritania with a military intervention

Bonapartiaans Debattoernooi · Open_Semis

THW commemorate the First World War

Irish Times Debates Open_Semis · Open_Semi_1

THBT the Constitution of Ireland has served the country well

Irish Times Debates Open_Semis · Open_Semi_3

THBT the states of the Western Balkans should ban positive depictions of indicted or convicted war criminals

LSE Open · ESL_Semis

THW criminalise its citizens from fighting in foreign conflicts

LSE Open · Open_Quarters

TH regrets Jiyas use of the Burka (info video)

LSE Open · Open_Final

THBT the international community has a duty to protect human rights, if necessary by military means, even in violation of the principle of national sovereignty

Tornadu · Open_Semis

THBT all international peacekeeping operations in Africa should be carried out solely by African troops.

Manchester IV · 2

TH regrets the use of nationalism by colonial liberation movements (e.g. the Indian National Congress, Sinn Fein).

Manchester IV · Novice_Final

TH opposes embedded journalists in the military.

Leubke Cup (@ Brock University) · 4

TH, with hindsight, support the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Leubke Cup (@ Brock University) · Open_Finals

THBT the EU should give automatic membership to states that have seceded from current member states

Glasgow Ancients · 4

THW ban the screening and production of films depicting current or recent conflicts

Nottingham Open · 1

TH supports the Iraqi Government's policy of paying citizens rewards to kill jihadist insurgents

Nottingham Open · 2

THBT the ICC should hire mercenaries to capture indicted individuals and put them on trial at The Hague

Nottingham Open · Open_Semis

THBT Pakistan should not engage in peace talks with the Taliban

Tallaight IV · 4

TH supports Barack Obama's 'Kill List'

Glasgow Women's · Open_Final

THB that in times of war, the state should conscript a military by means of a draft lottery

UL Open · 3

THBT no state, in any situation, has the right to demand, encourage or promote its citizen to fight or die for their country

Vienna IV · Open_Final

THBT states should not hold prisoners of war after a conflict's cessation.

NAUDC (@ HWS College) · 4

THW support a vigilante terrorist organisation combatting violence against women in African and the Middle East

Bucharest Cup · Open_Semis

On the condition that gangs fulfil basic social needs (such as basic healthcare, education and sanitation), THW cease to combat the gangs and their trade in favelas

UCL IV · Open_Final

TH, as the North of England, would violently secede from the UK.

Royal Holloway Open · 1

TH supports unmanned aerial vehicles in warfare

Royal Holloway Open · 2

THW allow "Just following orders" as a defence

Royal Holloway Open · 3

THB in right to bear arms

Arandjelovac Open · Open_Final

This House Believes That it is Legitimate for Nations to Rewrite History Books in their Favour After a Time of War

DCU Open · 3

THW impose a quota ensuring that more than half of the London Metropolitan Police Service, across all ranks, is composed of people from ethnic minorities

Liverpool IV · 3

THS the creation and use of Autonomous Killing Robots. Info: Autonomous Killing Robots are a form of military technology which when activated, can identify and engage targets* without further human intervention. *targets include humans and light armoured vehicles

Estonian Open · 5

THBT the EU should offer membership to Middle Eastern and North African states that achieve successful democratic transition.

Estonian Open · Open_Semis

THW guarantee military veterans jobs for life (through civilian state sector employment or/and state subsidy of private sector employment).

Paris Open · 2

THW, as NATO, send troops to protect the Ukrainian border (not including the Crimea).

Paris Open · Open_Semis

THS the unlimited use of war-time propaganda which aims to dehumanise the enemy.

Paris Open · Open_Final

THW, as the West, invade Syria with the objectives to depose the Assad regime and oversee a transition to democracy.

Hull Open · 4

THW falsify history in post-war societies in order to ensure peace

North-East German Regional Championships · 4

THBT states should grant unconditional asylum to all Syrians

VUAS Debate tournament · 3

THBT all borders should be opened at once

West German Regional Championships · 4

THBT the USA should withdraw from NATO

Copenhagen Open · 4

Should providing arms to the citizens of another state be outlawed under international law?

Zeit Debatte Mainz · 3

Should news media be banned from reporting on threats of terrorist attacks?

Frishlingscup · 3

THW prohibit all motor vehicles

French Language World Championships Debating · 7

THW permit the state discretionary eavesdropping on its citizens

French Language World Championships Debating · 11

THW implement a full ban on burqas

TechOpen · 1

THW Implement the Prime Directive

TechOpen · Open_Semis

TH, as the Palestinian people, would launch a Third Intifada

TechOpen · Open_Final

TH, as the European Union, would introduce defence mechanisms agains anti-EU parties

Deutsche Debattiermeisterschaft (German Language Debating Championships) · 7

: THBT liberal democracies should not treat disclosure of information to the public as treason.

Deutsche Debattiermeisterschaft (German Language Debating Championships) · Open_Quarters

We should prosecute homegrown Jihadis

Eloquentiatoernooi (Eloquence tournament) · 2.2

We should get a European army

Eloquentiatoernooi (Eloquence tournament) · 4.1

THBT the Mexican government should support vigilante groups

Durham Open · 3.1

THW remove the 9th clause from the Japanese constitution

Durham Open · 3.2

THBT Mossad should covertly assassinate Syrian rebel leaders

Durham Open · 9.2

THBT the US should assassinate the five Taliban prisoners released in return for Bowe Bergdahl so that the US will never negotiate with terrorists

Durham Open · 10.3

THB that the Iraqi government should issue oil dividends to its citizens

Durham Open · Open_Final

Given the rise of the Islamic State, THW support military intervention in Syria and Iraq

Heart of Europe BP · 2

THW revoke the citizenship of Western citizens who travel to the Middle East to join Jihadi groups.

BBU Open · 4

THBT, western democracies should send military ground forces against the organisation ISlamic State (formerly ISIS)

Boddencup · 1

THBT the Mexican government (and others in military situations) should take steps to prevent people travelling in life-threatening ways like "La Bestia"

Campeonato Mundial Universitario de Debate en Español (CMUDE) · 9

THB it is just that citizens create their own armed groups when the state fails to protect them from organised crime

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

THBT NATO should militarily intervene to assist the Ukrainian government in suppressing the separatist rebels in the eastern province

NCH International Relations Open · Open_Final

THBT The British Government should publish the communications in their entirety

Imperial IV · Open_Final

THBT the media should show the full horrors of war

Rijeka Open · 1

TH would implement the death penalty for crimes against humanity.

Westminster IV · 5

TH as an Israeli would refuse to join the Israel Defence Force.

Westminster IV · Open_Final

THW launch a ground invasion to fight the Islamic State (ISIS) in Iraq

Ljubljana IV · 2

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 should hold binding national referendums on major peace agreements.

Zagreb EUDC 2014 · 9

THW, assuming it was technically feasible, remove the ability of soldiers to feel fear

Zagreb EUDC 2014 · ESL_Final

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

THW never arm or finance rebel groups as a tactic of war.

McGill Novice · 2

THBT governments should negotiate with terrorists when their citizens are taken hostage by terrorist groups

Edinburgh Cup · 1

THS the use of forced population transfers that create separate, ethnically homogenous states as a solution to prolonged ethnic conflict

Yale IV · Open_Semis

TH regrets the characterisation of soldiers as heroes

UCL President's Cup · Open_Final

THBT war journalists should be forced to reveal their sources in international criminal tribunals (including the International Criminal Court) trying cases of war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide.

Hart House IV · 2

THR the way that brutal antiterrorism tactics have been portrayed in Western film and television media

Hart House IV · Open_Semis

TH, as Turkey, would intervene militarily in the Syrian civil war.

Hart House IV · Open_Finals

TH supports violent revolution in countries with severe economic inequality

Turku Open · 2

THBT on balance the invention of nuclear weapons was beneficial for the world.

Turku Open · 4

THW ban the paying of ransom insurance in the case of kidnapping

SOAS IV · 2

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 military conscription should be regarded as a war crime.

Strathclyde Cup · Open_Final

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

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

SDA Novices · Open_Final

THB that states should no longer fund or own public broadcasters, such as the BBC, NERIT or PBS

Thessaloniki Open · 1

THS the use of private military contractors in the developing world.

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

THBT Arab-Israelis who successfully seek election to the Knesset should opt not to take up that seat.

Durham Open · 4

THBT the state should construct false historical narratives that promote social cohesion (e.g. racial and religious tolerance)

Durham Open · 5

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

Skopje Open · 3

THBT the German government should significantly fund films and tv shows that sympathetically depict the narratives of non-Jewish German civilians under the Nazi regime.

Tilbury House · Open_Semis

THBT press agencies should not purchase or publish the work of freelance war reporters.

Oxford IV · 2

TH, as a superhero, would agree to use their powers solely in service of the democratic state

Cambridge IV · 2

THW never target civilians in a total war

Cicero Debattoernooi · Open_Semis

THBT the US should sell arms to Nigeria to fight Boko Haram

Guindon Cup (University of Ottawa) · Open_Semis

THBT Western Liberal Democracies and their citizens should never pay ransom for those kidnapped by terrorist groups

McMaster Pro-Am · 1

THBT Japan should re-develop offensive military capabilities.

McMaster Pro-Am · Open_Semis

THBT the EU should automatically re-admit regions that secede from member states.

Canadian British Parliamentary Championships (@ Western University) · 3

THBT police officers on regular patrol should not carry firearms

Canadian British Parliamentary Championships (@ Western University) · Novice_Finals

THW if it was technologically possible erase memory of the idea and events caused by Nazism

Moscow Open 2014 · Open_Semis

THW grant an amnesty to those who commit crimes during US race riots so long as they meet the following criteria: 1. They were motivated by a desire to fight social injustice, 2. If property is targeted, it belongs to the apparatus of the state (for example, police cars and government buildings.

Westminster Open · Open_Final

THW, as the Indian Gov't, Cease the Naxalite Surrender and Rehabilitation Policy

Birmingham IV · 5

THBT President Obama should prosecute officials that authorised and ordered torture

Birmingham IV · Open_Semis

THBT US citizens should select Option B i.e. they should vote to publicly subject the kidnapped officials to enhanced interrogation techniques

SSE Riga IV · 3

This House Believes That drone strikes are a legitimate tool of foreign policy

WSDC 2014 · Semifinals (impromptu) · World Schools Debating Championships

THBT Japan should acquire nuclear weapons

Berlin WUDC 2013 · 2

THW legally permit soldiers to refuse to participate in military actions or missions on the basis of conscience

Berlin WUDC 2013 · 6

THBT the US should cut off military aid to Egypt

Berlin WUDC 2013 · Open_Octos

TH, as the USA, no longer supports the right to bear arms

Nottingham Trent IV · 4

THBT we are clever enough to engineer our doom but not to prevent it.

French Debating Association Tournament · A2

THBT peace is only an illusion

French Debating Association Tournament · A4

THBT peace depends on fear

French Debating Association Tournament · D4

THBT banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than armies

French Debating Association Tournament · D5

THBT the state should never negotiate with hostage takers

Kingsmill Moore Invitational · 3

THW hold Islam accountable for the actions of Islamists

Trinity IV · 5

THW stop all efforts to cease the international drug trade and put all funding into education and rehab

Warwick IV · 1

THBT opposition movements in countries with repressive regimes should never use violent tactics

Warwick IV · 4

Should we intervene in Mali?

Österreichischen Debattier Meisterschaft (Austrian Debate Championships) · 1

Should we buy armed drones?

Österreichischen Debattier Meisterschaft (Austrian Debate Championships) · Open_Final

THW end the search for extraterrestrial intelligence

Sciences Po Open · 2

THBT Pakistan should end all cooperation with America's War on Terror.

Sciences Po Open · Open_Semis

THBT the UN should recruit a standing army

The Galway Open (Irish National Law Debates) · 5

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

LSE Open · 1

THW make conscription a war crime

LSE Open · 3

THW ban all individuals who have advocated or used violence in order to further a political cause in a liberal democratic state, from standing for future elections

Edinburgh IV · 4

THW Not Shoot the Naked Soldier

Edinburgh IV · Open_Final

THW ban domestic drones

John Smith Memorial Mace · Open_Quarter_4

THW supplement Polish Constitution with the civil right of access to the Internet.

Polish Parliamentary Debating Championships · 3

TH, as Israel, would grant exemptions from compulsory military service to all and only those citizens that give up their right to vote.

Manchester IV · 2

TH approves of the USA's policy of extra-judicial killing of terrorists.

Manchester IV · 4

THBT states should disband their armed forces and use PMCs as and when necessary

Manchester IV · Open_Quarters

THW would ban the use of unarmed domestic surveillance drones

Glasgow Ancients · 3

THBT governments have no legal or moral obligation to respond with proportionate force to armed attacks on their citizens

Glasgow Ancients · 5

THB the ICC should not issue warrants for suspects during ongoing conflicts

Glasgow Ancients · Open_Semis

THW prohibit films about historical or political events,or those of a biographical nature, unless produced as documentaries

UL Open · 3

THBT you can't plan the future by the past

French Debating Association Open_Semiss · Open_Semi_2

TH, in hindsight, would still have fought the 2003 war in Iraq

Vienna IV · 2

THBT school children in the UK should be taught that their country engaged in war crimes

Vienna IV · 4

TH, as the heir to any European throne, would refuse to become a monarch

Vienna IV · 5

On the 10th Anniversary, TH does not regret the decision to invade Iraq.

Leeds Open · 2

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

NAUDC (also Hart House IV) · 4

Should secret services produce pictures of despots that change their reputation and distribute those in the countries of these despots?

Berlin-Brandenburgischen-Meisterschaften (Championships) · 4

THW constitutionally cap the government deficit at 3% of GDP.

Czech and Slovak Championships · 3

THB that it is morally permissible to target civilians in times of war

UCL IV · 4

THBT Simba should not go back

Royal Holloway Open · 1

THBT the international community should treat espionage as a justification for military retaliation.

Leiden Open · 4

In times of war, THBT relatives of civilians killed by the military occupation, should be able to sue the soldiers responsible for their relative's death in civilian court.

Leiden Open · Open_Final

THBT patriotism is a virtue

Zeit Debatte Marburg · 4

THW abolish all limits on the heights of buildings

Zeit Debatte Marburg · Open_Semis

THW arm Syrian rebels

Estonian BP Championships · 1

THBT states should never protect dying languages

Exeter Open · 3

THW set up brothels in military bases

St Petersburg Debating Open · 2

THW ban all individuals who have advocated or used violence in order to further a political cause in emerging democratic states, from standing for future elections

St Petersburg Debating Open · Open_Semis

THBT the state has no responsibility in protecting intellectual property rights

St Petersburg Debating Open · Open_Final

THBT the Democratic Party should give up their attempts to regulate firearms and openly seek the complete abolition of firearms (approximate wording)

Heriot Watt Open · Open_Final

THW establish a US federal court with the authority to approve targeted killings of unlawful combatants.

HWS Round Robin · 2

THW ban serving military generals from talking to the media

DCU Open · 3

THW ban the publication of images of terrorist atrocities

Nordic Debating Championships · Open_Semis

THW abolish all exceptions to the military draft on the basis of religion, sexual orientation or gender in democratic countries that have a compulsory military draft

Dutch National Championships · 2

It is 1952. Should the Bundersrepublik Deutschland agree to the Stalin-Note?

German Regional Championships North-East · 4

Should the country grant bravery medals to drone soldiers?

German Regional Championships North-East · Open_Semis

Should we abolish the balancing of federal budgets (Länderfinanzausgleich)?

German Regional Championships West · 1

Should Germany disarm completely?

German Regional Championships West · 4

THW end the use of armed drones in counter-terrorism operations

Hull Open · 3

This House Would Make the Use of Unmanned Military Attack Vehicles a War Crime

John Smith Memorial Mace International Final · Open_Final

In the event of a terrorist attack by radical Islamists, THW fabricate evidence (which wouldn't be found out to be untrue) that the attack was committed by someone from the dominant (religious/ethnic) group in that society

Jacobs Open · Open_Semis

In cases of politically motivated terrorist attacks, THW ban the press from disclosing any information regarding the name, background or the political motivation of the attackers

Split Open · 1

THBT any form of conscription is a war crime

Split Open · 4

THW create: 1) an obligation on western powers to militarily intervene in conflicts where chemical weapons are being used (regardless of UN approval), and 2) a right if major humanitarian organisations to sue governments for failure to fulfil this obligation

Cambridge Invitational · Open_Final

THW prohibit the military from embedding journalists

Kyiv Open · 2

In areas where hostage taking is a tactic, THW require soldiers to kill squad mates who are about to be captured

Oxford Women's Open · 4

TH as Israel would immediately intervene in Syria

Stockholm IV · 4

THW not export any weapons out of the EU

Zeit Debatte Aachen · 2

THW ban media from publishing graphic depictions of terrorist attacks

Kalliope Debattoernooi · 5

THBT Djokar Tsarnev, the Boston Marathon bomber, should be given the death penalty

Belgrade Open · 1

THBT EU should offer Middle Eastern and North African states membership in exchange for successful democratic transformation

Belgrade Open · 5

During WWII: THBT the Western Allies should under no circumstances cooperate with Stalin

History Tournament · 2

TH is Gandhi. THW declare war on the English occupation

History Tournament · Open_Final

After a civil war, should the ethnic groups involved be separated, even through forced resettlement?

Deutschsprachige Debattiermeisterschaft · 6

Servicemen and women are equal before the law in the Armed Forces. In practice, women are not used on the frontline (as special commandos for example). Motion: should women be employed in the frontline?

Deutschsprachige Debattiermeisterschaft · Open_Quarters

THBT the targeting of religious sites is a legitimate tool of war

Riga Debate Academy · 2

THBT the USA should fund Private Military Companies (PMCs) to fight the war on drugs in Mexico

Bristol Open · 3

THW give security services total and unrestricted access to citizens' data on social media and webmail services.

Berlin IV · 4

THW remove the 5% election threshold for Islamic parties in all parliamentary elections

Elbe Open · Open_Semis

THBT Barack Hussein Obama should call off the prosecution of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden

ULU Westminster IV · 4

THBT citizens should be more worried about Google and Facebook's access to their data, than the governments' access

English Open · Open_Final

THB that overthrowing Mohamed Morsi was a mistake.

Mix Team (pro-am tournament) · 2

Should we decide to categorically deny foreign missions for our army?

Frischlingscup · Open_Final

THBT post-conflict societies should set a history curriculum that emphasises the wrongs done by their own community during that conflict

Earlsfort Open · 2

THW ban the Golden Dawn

Patras Open · 1

THBT the United Kingdom should abolish its monarchy

Patras Open · 3

THBT the City of Thessaloniki should name one of its major avenues after Kemal Atatürk

Patras Open · Open_Semis

THBT the Norwegian Nobel Prize commitee should retrospectively remove Barrack Obama's peace prize

SOAS Open · Open_Final

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

Manchester EUDC 2013 · 3

THW permit government agencies to conduct automated surveillance without court authorisation

Manchester EUDC 2013 · 4

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

THBT Barack Obama should not have granted legal immunity to officials who ordered the use of torture

Manchester EUDC 2013 · 8

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

Manchester EUDC 2013 · Open_Semis

THBT it is only justifiable to leak classified information when that information details clearly illegal government conduct.

Commonwealth Open (Australs style) · 1.3