Cave Classic

2025 — Albuquerque, NM/US

Topics

This tournament will use the January topic for PF and January/February topics for LD

Public Forum - Resolved: The African Union should grant diplomatic recognition to the Republic of Somaliland as an independent state.

Lincoln Douglas- Resolved: The United States ought to become party to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and/or the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.

Policy - Resolved: The United States federal government should significantly strengthen its protection of domestic intellectual property rights in copyrights, patents, and/or trademarks.

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Extemporaneous:

USX Round 1: Politics & Policy

USX Round 2: Trade & Economics

USX Round 3: Health & Wellbeing

USX Finals: Education

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IX Round 1: Middle East

IX Round 2: Indo-Pacific Region

IX Round 3: Issues with Global Impact

IX Finals: Russia & Europe

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Impromptu

Round 1: Proverbs

Round 2: The Blues

Round 3: Over the Rainbow

Finals: Bears