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Debate Showcase

  • When
  • April 8, 2009
    8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. (EDT)
  • Where
  • Open Society Foundations–New York
    224 West 57th Street
    New York, NY 10019
    United States of America
Iraq—In Search of Truth and Trust (April 7, 2009)
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The Open Society Institute Youth Initative’s Debate Program supported a series of international debates in the United States in spring 2009. The series culminated in a round-robin invitational sponsored in part by the Open Society Institute and organized by the International Debate Education Association and Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

Debaters from eight universities and six countries put on a public exhibition debate in "World Style," the most popular format of debate.

Debate Topic

"This house believes that developing nations should prioritize adapting to climate change over preventing it."

University Participants

Babes Bolyai (Romania)
Cambridge (England)
Loyola Marymount (US)
Middle Temple (England)
National Law School (India)
Oxford (England)
Tel Aviv (Israel)
Witswatersrand (South Africa)

Noel Selegzi, director of the Open Society Institute Debate Program, introduced the event.

Note: The audio for this event has been edited.

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