Lee Kuan Yew was the founder of the modern Singaporean state. He pursued economic growth of civil and political liberties.

The Syrian Civil War began in 2011 as a result of a series of protests against the government of President Bashar al-Assad, which were met with violent repression. The conflict quickly escalated into a full-scale civil war, with various factions fighting against the government forces.
The main opposition groups are comprised of various rebel factions, including the Free Syrian Army, Islamist groups such as Al-Nusra Front and ISIS, and Kurdish forces. The Syrian government has been supported by various allies, including Russia, Iran, and Hezbollah.
The conflict has resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people and has displaced millions of Syrians, causing a humanitarian crisis. The war has also had regional and international implications, with the involvement of various foreign powers and the rise of extremist groups such as ISIS. Efforts to negotiate a peace settlement have been unsuccessful so far.

Under this system, each member state is assigned a certain number of asylum seeker quotas based on factors such as population, economic capacity, job vacancies and past history of accepting refugees.
States can then choose to either use all of their allocated quotas or sell any unused quotas to other member states. The buying state is able to use those quotas to accept more asylum seekers than their original allocation in that particular quota.

Venezuela has an autocratic socialist government lead by president Nicolas Maduro. Currently, the country is experiencing significant political and economic instability due to international sanctions, sagging oil prices, and coup attempts allegedly backed by the USA.

China is one of the largest foreign holders of US debt, with a significant portion of its foreign reserves invested in US treasury bonds. China holds around $1.06 trillion dollars in US debt making it second largest foreign holder after japan and third largest after US citizens.

China's holdings of US debt are a result of its massive surplus with the United States, which has allowed it to accumulate large amounts of US dollars. To prevent the value of its currency, The Yuan, to appreciate too much against the dollar, china has used some of its dollars to purchase US treasuries.

In the last decade, Indian Television industry has witnessed a trend of progressive soap operas. These often challenge existing norms such as stigma against widows, gendered division of labour, child marriage and push ideas such equal education opportunities and greater autonomy for women.

American Political Scientist Paul R. Brass, in the 1980s, coined the term "coalition of extremes" to explain the social base of the Congress Party. He argued that the Congress in Uttar Pradesh has been surviving based on a "coalition of extremes". Three social classes, namely Dalits, Muslims and Brahmins formed this coalition.

For the purpose of this debate, a 'Future Generations Commission' is an independent body mandated with mapping the long-term impacts of government policy on the young, or unborn generation.

American Political Scientist Paul R. Brass, in the 1980s, coined the term "coalition of extremes" to explain the social base of the Congress Party. He argued that the Congress in Uttar Pradesh has been surviving based on a "coalition of extremes". Three social classes, namely Dalits, Muslims and Brahmins formed this coalition.

For the purpose of this debate, a 'Future Generations Commission' is an independent body mandated with mapping the long-term impacts of government policy on the young, or unborn generation.