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Resolved: United Nations peacekeepers should have the power to engage in offensive operations.

Peacekeepers are severely restricted in their ability to use force in combat zones, ensuring that they cannot engage in offensive operations. Should that restriction be lifted under any conditions to ensure that they can better meet their mandates to stabilize regions and yield lasting peace?

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Resolved: The United States federal government should require technology companies to provide lawful access to encrypted communications.

Encrypted communications are widespread in our everyday lives. Though they offer privacy, this same privacy can be a hindrance to law enforcement who seek to investigate criminals through their digital activities. On the other hand, forcing technology companies to create a backdoor into encrypted communications could lead to unintended consequences and loss of trust. How should we prioritize and weigh these interests?

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Language is the very root of complex societies.

Language is a structured system of communication that uses shared symbols to convey complex and abstract meaning. It is essential, and is the very first step to form a complex society. A complex society is a society characterized by large scale, role specialization, formal institutions, and the transmission of abstract norms across generations.

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Cigarette is my best friend

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Resolved: The African Union should grant diplomatic recognition to the Republic of Somaliland as an independent state.

Somaliland is a region in northern Somaliland that has been effectively independent (i.e, having its own stable government) since 1991. This debate addresses the question of whether it ought to be formally granted recognition as an independent state by the African Union.