| 1 | 3 Teams in debate:
Belgrade A (OG)
AUTH/DUTH PP (OO)
Oxford E (CG)
Bar-Ilan B (CO) | 2 | | | PloopyⒸ , Rushdoon Ahmed , Sharath Nambiar , Bevin ArmstrongⓉ | Target vs Mean Based Regulation THW prioritise means-based[1] rather than target-based[2] regulation
[1] e.g of means-based regulations: setting standards that attempt to make the workplace more accessible or banning the use of polluting technologies
[2] e.g of target-based regulations: setting hiring quotas for employees from one particular group, or making companies reduce carbon emissions to X under threat of fines |
| 2 | 4 Teams in debate:
Phil C (OG)
Belgrade A (OO)
Haifa A (CG)
Technion C (CO) | 5 | | | Amrit AgastiaⒸ , Jamie Salem Dalgety , Tomislav Veble , Utkarsh Mishra | TH, as a University scholarship fund targeted at marginalized identity groups, W prioritize allocating funds based on merit rather than economic necessity. |
| 3 | 1 Teams in debate:
HUJI B (OG)
KCL B (OO)
Cambridge A (CG)
Belgrade A (CO) | 5 | | | Katharina Margareta JansenⒸ , Sameer Shaikh , Tanvir Shahriar , Utkarsh Mishra | THO the narrative that love (romantic, familial, etc.) is about sacrifice |
| 4 | 4 Teams in debate:
HUJI M&O (OG)
Belgrade B (OO)
Belgrade A (CG)
Bocconi B (CO) | 8 | | | Ian 'Deputy Chief WAG' WuⒸ , Dino Wildi , Rosy Raj | THBT societal narratives about recovery during crisis should be transformative (attempt to radically change society) rather than restorative (attempt to stabilise current crisis) |
| 5 | 3 Teams in debate:
Belgrade A (OG)
TCD Hist E (OO)
Zagreb B (CG)
Imperial B (CO) | 10 | | | Joseph LewisⒸ , Ariela Diamond , Jarrod Grant , Sophie Behrendsen | TH, as the Spanish government, would give Catalonia a chartered regime |
| 6 | 4 Teams in debate:
GUU HM (OG)
Belgrade A (OO)
Technion B (CG)
Kyiv A (CO) | 13 | | | Gigi GilⒸ , Devashish Trivedi , Diego Duarte , meir seeman | THBT social movements should follow social marxism |
| 7 | 4 Teams in debate:
Phil A (OG)
LSE A (OO)
UCL A (CG)
Belgrade A (CO) | 16 | | | Lovro ŠpremⒸ , Anna Shreder , Fatma Gul Yoldas , Naomi Panovka | THR Germany's decision to go ahead with the Nord Stream 2 deal with Russia |
| 8 | 1 Teams in debate:
TCD Hist A (OG)
LSE B (OO)
Belgrade A (CG)
Oxford B (CO) | 16 | | | Jessica MusulinⒸ , Luigi Alcañeses , Mukhtar Tashkenbayev | High Employment Rates vs Tech Advancement THBT states should prioritise high employment rates at the expense of significantly slowing down technological advancement (e.g. taxing automation, setting a minimum quota for human employees, or banning/limiting use of certain technologies) |
| 9 | 1 Teams in debate:
BDU C (OG)
TAU A (OO)
GUU C (CG)
Belgrade A (CO) | 16 | | | Robert BarrieⒸ , Aniket Chakravorty , Naveen , Sajid Khandaker | In functioning democracies with one dominant political party, THP opposition parties to predominantly campaign on the basis of moral character (e.g. integrity, transparency, corruption) rather than predominantly on specific issues and policies (e.g. unemployment, education, the environment). |