UDM WSDC Invitational Hosted by the Tufts Debating Society
2022 — Online, MA/US
Prepared Motions
UDM Tournament Prepared Motions
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Hello Everyone,
These are the motions which will be used as the prepared rounds at our tournament. The prepared rounds will be for our second round, our fifth round, and the semifinal round. They are as follows:
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Round 2
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As Climate Change has accelerated, the amount of arable land in the arctic region has grown. In the next several years, economic pathways and oil reserves, previously unreachable by humans, will become more accessible. Currently, no nation has a legitimate claim to the land in the Arctic, but nations such as the United States, Canada, and Russia, are all geographically proximate.
Motion: THR the increased human development of the arctic region
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Round 4:
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Hypersonic missiles are a new form of missile which are capable of traveling far faster than any conventional, existing missile system. They carry non-nuclear payloads and are launched into low orbit and travel at several times the speed of sound. They cannot be detected in a sufficient amount of time to be disabled by any known, existing, missile defense system
Motion: THBT the development of hypersonic missiles has done more harm than good
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Semifinals:
Info Slide:
The IMF, International Monetary Fund, is an international financial body, largely run in the interest of Western Nations, that sponsors development of low-income economies and broad financial management. In tandem with the World Bank, they offer developmental loans to states in order to improve their quality by providing them with financing and expertise to build infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges, and ports.
Motion: THBT the IMF, while giving out loans, should not hold national assets as collateral for nations with a history of corruption