1 | 2 Teams in debate: NTU 2 (OG) Chula 1 (OO) Malaya 3 (CG) RUC 1 (CO) | 1 | | | Bobbi “I’m veto-ing that nickname” LeetⒸ , Dmitriy Bessedin , Karen Chen , Olivia YinⓉ | TH, as South Korea, would aim to significantly increase its cross-border economic cooperation with North Korea |
2 | 3 Teams in debate: Malaya 3 (OG) IITB 2 (OO) NUJS 1 (CG) KNUST C (CO) | 3 | | | Rohan GroverⒸ , Naman Gupta , Osel Pan | THW ban social media companies from independently deplatforming politicians |
3 | 1 Teams in debate: CUHK B (OG) Malaya 3 (OO) Durham B (CG) UST 1 (CO) | 3 | | | Diego DuarteⒸ , Daria Chill , Simon Luo | TH prefers environmental movements heavily prioritizing a local agenda over a global one (e.g., focusing on local pollution rather than climate change) |
4 | 3 Teams in debate: EDS 1 (OG) Indonesia 1 (OO) UWED1 (CG) Malaya 3 (CO) | 5 | | | Jisung JangⒸ , Benjamin Diskin , Chisato Hashima | TH opposes the glorification of professional e-sports players |
5 | 2 Teams in debate: Phil C (OG) Wits 1 (OO) HKU A (CG) Malaya 3 (CO) | 6 | | | Akira KatoⒸ , Andy Chen , Masa Hasanin , Qudus Ajibade Adeyemi | TH opposes the general approach of companies to grow by massively sacrificing short-term profitability with the hope of gaining a large portion of the market*
*e.g. the original business model of companies such as Uber or Amazon |
6 | 1 Teams in debate: (UYII, COMSU) (OG) RRIS 1 (OO) Malaya 3 (CG) Must 1 (CO) | 6 | | | Parth PandyaⒸ , Daniela Leyton Giraldo , Nichar Chuaykoom , Lelícia Maria Teixeira TroianⓉ | THBT it is in the interest of the Catholic church to officially recognize Folk Saints |
7 | 2 Teams in debate: Coimbra 2 (OG) Malaya 3 (OO) Split A (CG) Ayiwoli Awedaga Mahadi (CO) | 7 | | | Tawfique ElahiⒸ , Abdulazis Alando , Millie Caughey , Romeo Tweneboah Koduah | THBT pursuing strong expansionist policies* in the Arctic region is in the Russian interest
*Including but not limited to: building artificial islands in order to claim additional territory, trying to significantly limit foreign presence, stationing warships and troops |
8 | 3 Teams in debate: Malaya 3 (OG) Parahyangan 1 (OO) UNRI 1 (CG) IUTDS A (CO) | 9 | | | Helena HeckeⒸ , Hizkia Nogie Runkat , Kezia Okyere Amponsah | TH opposes the academisation* of social justice movements
*The increasingly significant presence of academics and academic terminology, processes and structures in many parts of the world |
9 | 2 Teams in debate: IHU A (OG) Rvce1 (OO) UNRI 2 (CG) Malaya 3 (CO) | 10 | | | Keerthivasan SrinivasanⒸ , Jeggo Regis , Nichar Chuaykoom | THBT states should classify organized crime syndicates as terrorist groups*
*classification as a terrorist group would legally allow law enforcement to pursue tactics such as targeted extra-judicial killings, reducing barriers to law enforcement gathering evidence, using military forces, criminalizing membership, etc |