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Broadly speaking, the first semester of the program is the UK immersion program and the second semester is the US immersion program.
The coach and director of debate reserve the right to make changes to the schedule as the year progresses.
Fall Semester
Fall Semester
TotalEnergies
TotalEnergies
Date: 21 November 2025
Location: Ecole de Guerre, Paris
Format: English Union
Motions:
The US-China rivalry will become the primary factor in the global energy landscape in the coming decades.
To preserve their energy interests in the Middle East & North Africa, the USA and EU should more assertively demand détente between leading regional actors.
Western countries should prioritize strategic decoupling over net zero objectives.
RUSI
RUSI
Date: Between 8-12 December 2025
Location: Royal United Services Institute, London
Format: English Union
Motion:
This House believes that Land is still the defining environment for success.
Debate London
Debate London
Date: Between 8-12 December 2025
Location: tbd, London
Format: English Union
Motion:
(to be revealed)
Spring Semester
Spring Semester
AUP
AUP
Date: early January 2026
Location: American University of Paris, Paris
Format: Impromptu
Motion:
(to be revealed)
HEC Paris
HEC Paris
Date: provisionally 30 January 2026
Location: Ecole de Guerre, Paris
Format: English Union
Motion:
(to be revealed)
New England ROTC Presentations
New England ROTC Presentations
Date: late February-early March 2026
Location: Harvard University & MIT, Boston; Yale University, New Haven
Format: Presentations w/ visual aid
Topic area:
Outlining the basics of the French military, its branches, its presence, and its operations to members of the US armed forces' Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) at Harvard, MIT, and Yale.
1st Transatlantic Dialogue
1st Transatlantic Dialogue
Date: late February-early March 2026
Location: Vanderbilt University, New York City
Format: Present & Defend
Motion:
(to be revealed)
USAWC Debate
USAWC Debate
Date: Between 24-26 March 2026
Location: Paris Defense & Strategy Forum, Paris
Format: Impromptu
Motion:
(to be revealed)
2nd Transatlantic Dialogue
2nd Transatlantic Dialogue
Date: April 2026
Location: Patrick Henry University, Washington
Format: Present & Defend
Motion:
(to be revealed)
NDU
NDU
Date: April 2026
Location: National Defense University, Washington
Format: (to be determined)
Motions:
(to be revealed)
MCDO
MCDO
Date: April 2026
Location: Military Commissions Defense Organization, Washington
Format: Impromptu
Prompt:
(to be revealed)
USAWC Strategy Competition
USAWC Strategy Competition
Date: April 2026
Location: US Army War College, Carlisle
Format: Presentation w/ visual aid
Prompt:
Will be revealed on the first day of the event.
3rd Transatlantic Dialogue
3rd Transatlantic Dialogue
Date: provisionally 19 June 2026
Location: Ecole de Guerre, Paris
Format: Present & Defend
Motion:
(to be revealed)
ACSC
ACSC
Date: late June 2026
Location: Ecole de Guerre, Paris
Format: 4-Person English Union
Motion:
(to be revealed)
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