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1981 - 2025
19812025

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World Universities' Debating Championships 2026

This House prefers a world where all religions prohibited visual depictions of the divine over a world where such depictions were central to all religions

Round 2

World Universities' Debating Championships 2026

This House opposes the development of AI systems to optimise for human influence

Grand Final

World Universities' Debating Championships 2026

This House believes that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's rise to power has been good for Saudi Arabia

Round 4

World Universities' Debating Championships 2026

This House, as an average person in a developed country, would lead a life heavily prioritising long term commitments (people, places, vocations, etc.) over heavily prioritising flexibility and keeping options open

EFL Finals

World Universities' Debating Championships 2026

This House prefers a world in which post-apartheid South Africa nationalised major firms, rather than pursuing policies that expanded Black private ownership

EFL Semifinals

World Universities' Debating Championships 2026

This House believes that domestication* has done more harm than good for non-human animals (*of pets, livestock, etc.)

Partial Double Octofinals

World Universities' Debating Championships 2026

This House predicts that the developing world will become more, rather than less, democratic over the next decade

Round 9

World Universities' Debating Championships 2026

In developed democracies, This House believes that growing up as a Millennial teenager (born 1981–1996) was better than growing up as a Gen Z teenager (born 1997–2012)

ESL Semifinals

World Universities' Debating Championships 2026

This House opposes the use of user-specific algorithms to deliver on-demand content for entertainment (including but not limited to: the pipeline of short-form videos on TikTok or Instagram, personalised suggestions on YouTube or Netflix)

Round 7

World Universities' Debating Championships 2026

This House supports the modern revival of the Monroe Doctrine

ESL Quarterfinals

World Universities' Debating Championships 2026

This House, as the leadership of a major news organisation (e.g., The Economist, CBS, The Washington Post), would adopt moralised journalism as a stance

Round 3

World Universities' Debating Championships 2026

This House opposes the popularisation of social justice speak

Round 5