For the purposes of this debate, Bussing is a government policy where students are sent to schools not in their geographical areas for the purposes of integration and educational equality

For the purposes of this debate, conditional tariffs refer to import restrictions which countries place conditional on the exporting country not complying with certain demands made by the importing country.

Capital requirements are regulatory standards for banks that determine the minimum level of liquid capital they must keep on hand in ratio to their overall holdings.

The Eastern Region of Congo, rich in minerals such as Cobalt, Gold and Coltan, has been the hotbed of a civil conflict between Rwanda and the DemocraticRepublic of Congo. Groups such as the M23 rebels have waged an armed conflict against the Congolese Government, blaming them for persecuting the ethnic Tutsi minority in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. The M23 has captured territories in Northern Congo, and recently carried out a successful incursion into Goma, the largest city in Eastern Congo with a population of over 2 million. The Government of Rwanda, despite denying any association, has been blamed by international authorities for backing the M23.

Forced population transfers involve the mass displacement of people through deportation, ethnic cleansing, strategic resettlement, etc.

Veronica is a typical ""nerd"" in a big American high school. Veronica and her two best friends spend their time working hard at school, pursuing geeky extracurriculars (chess, Math Olympiad, debate...), and getting bullied by the school's popular kids. One day, after saving the Prom Queen from being runover by a bus, she offers Veronica to join the popular group, as long as long as she cut off her friends and quit her geeky extracurriculars

The integrationist constitution-building model focuses on creating a unified national identity by maintaining uniform policies (those without group-specific variations), promoting a common culture/language, etc. Conversely, the accommodationist model seeks to protect national diversity through public acceptance of different identities, power-sharing agreements, etc

Since 2000, India's airline industry has shrunk from 10+ players to 4-5 major ones. Key drivers include (but not limited to) Air India’s mergers (Indian Airlines in 2007, Vistara in 2023), Privatisation of Air India (2022), AirAsia India’s integration with Air India Express, and the exits of Kingfisher (2012), Jet Airways (2019), and Go First (2023) from the market.

Two of India's Biggest Digital Streaming companies Reliance's Jio Cinema and Disney's Disney + hotstar agreed on a $8.5 billion merger of their media assets.

Prison labor refers to the work performed by prison inmates. It can be described as falling into two general categories: the labor provided by inmates to maintain and operate the prison, and labor provided by inmates to a contracted entity often to harvest or manufacture goods for profit

You’re a left-leaning journalist in a conservative democracy, just days before an election. You receive exclusive information that the leading opposition candidate - who promises social reform and civil rights - has a history of corruption and cover -ups. This candidate is running against an incumbent party that has steadily eroded civil liberties and moved toward authoritarianism