Date: 9 November 2023, 5:30 PM
Location: Ecole de Guerre, Paris
Format: English Union
Motion: This House believes that the reliance on algorithms in law enforcement is dangerous to our civil rights.

• PROPOSITION: EdG

• OPPOSITION: QMUL

Date: 17 November 2023, 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Location: Ecole de Guerre, Paris
Format: Impromptu
Motions: BLENDED TEAMS

1. Deglobalization would pose more harm than benefit for humanity.

2. Generative AI should be a key part of efforts to build an environmentally sustainable energy sector.

3. Energy security should be prioritized over carbon neutrality.

Date: 12 December 2023, ~4:45 PM
Location: London, UK
Format: English Union
Motion: This house believes that the public sector, including the armed forces, is losing the war for talent.

• PROPOSITION: blended teams

• OPPOSITION: blended teams

Date: between 11 and 15 December 2023
Location: London, UK
Format: English Union
Workshop motion: This house believes that the West is no longer a useful concept.

• one EdG team, one blended team; blended team prop, EdG team opp

Debate motion: This house believes Santa Claus should only deliver to children of "nice countries".

• one EdG team, one DL team; DL team prop, EdG team opp

Date: 26 January 2024, afternoon
Location: Ecole de Guerre, Paris
Format: Impromptu
Motion: will be revealed shortly before each round.

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3. -

Date: February 13, 2024
Location: British Council, Paris
Format: English Union
Motion: THB believes that the current state of competition makes the UN Security Council irrelevant.

• PROPOSITION: QMUL

• OPPOSITION: EdG

Date: February 24, 2024
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Format: Venn
Motion: 

• What are the most significant threats of emerging forms of warfare to the militaries of Western liberal democracies?

• In the light of these threats, how, if at all, would Western liberal democracies benefit from changing their approaches and/or policies toward recruitment and training?

Date: between 23 February and 2 March 2024
Location: New England, USA

• Harvard University - Boston, Massachusetts, USA - February 27

• Yale University - New Haven, Connecticut, USA - February 28

Date: 25 March 2024
Location: Paris
Format: English Union
Motion: This house believes that the West is no longer a useful concept.

Date:  April 20-21 2024
Location: Washington, D.C., USA
Format: Present & Defend
Motion: tbd

• How, if at all, should issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion be prioritized within the context of Western liberal democratic military readiness and unit cohesion?

Date:  4 June 2024
Location: Paris
Format: Modified policy
Motion:

Date:  24 June 2024
Location: Paris
Format: Present & Defend
Motion:

• What are the most effective approaches for militaries in Western liberal democracies (e.g. USA, France) to recruit individuals to counter emerging forms of warfare?