This House Believes That Sovereign Debt Default is a Legitimate Economic Strategy for All Countries

Let’s start with the ambiguous parameters that makes the wording of this motion questionable. What is the definition of “legitimate” and what are the parameters for something to belong to that category? Then, what are the actions that you would consider as a “strategy” or in fact an “economic strategy”? About sovereign debt default, there…

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DLO Pre-WSDC 2021 Finals – THS the Glorification of the Mediocre Life

(2nd Opposition Speaker) Jenna Hong, WSDC Hong Kong Team, Pre-WSDC 2021 Final Motion: THS the Glorification of the Mediocre Life Here’s the video: https://www.facebook.com/106053431657221/videos/1137307660090878 Opening I disagree with Singapore when they tell us that if you tell someone more than one thing is good, they’ll just get confused, because I don’t think that’s true. I…

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This House Believes That the Internet Should Be Considered as a Common Heritage of Mankind

A principle of international law which holds that defined territorial areas and elements of humanity’s common heritage (cultural and natural) should be held in trust for future generations and be protected from exploitation by individual nation states or corporations. (Wikipedia) There are generally two possible ways to expect where this debate will go: one is…

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