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We should end the war on drugs. To think poverty can ever be made history is naïve. Marriage should be between man and woman. 
You may agree or disagree with any of the above, but if you could hold a debate on the issues that matter to every one of us across the globe, who would you want attend? Presidents? Hollywood stars? Top ranking entrepreneurs? Renowned orators? No doubt. 
But what about you? Wouldn’t you and your friends also want to be there? Since the world is now so interconnected, since the global village is now your neighbourhood and mine, surely we should all have a voice.... all have a say in what our village looks like.
The question is: how?
The Versus debates organised by Intelligence Squared is how. IQ2 has already made its name as the forum that has revitalised the art of live debate in several countries. Now we’re going global … and online. Every person in every country can participate. 
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About 12 weeks ago Barack W. Bush

When G-dubya launched The War on Terror, the world winced as America launched head first into a bloody campaign that would last the best part of a decade.

When Obama, the arbiter of peace and prosperity, took to the stage, the world leapt to its feet in support of his moderate foreign policy.

Yet in his use of covert drones, Obama is waging a bloody counterterrorist campaign that makes Bushie’s boots on-the-ground approach look like a schoolyard scrap.

Or so the critics say...

This infographic puts the extent of Obama’s covert drone war in Pakistan into context

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/map_of_the_week/2013/02/map_drone_strikes_in_pakistan_under_obama_bush.html

But what do you think?

Join our upcoming Versus debate: ‘America’s drone campaign is both moral and effective’ on 27 February 1900 GMT and have your say!














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About 3 weeks ago Can Pope Francis save the Catholic Church? Find out today!

Tune in online, today at 1900 BST to watch our Versus debate ’The Catholic Church is beyond redemption: Pope Francis cannot save it.’

Check out the trailer here:

http://youtu.be/dtUSjQHNOgE

See you at 1900! 
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About 6 weeks ago Is the Right to Bear Arms a Freedom Too Far?

With gun control legislation still dominating the landscape of U.S. politics, check out last month’s Versus debate on the right to bear arms.

http://www.youtube.com/user/versusdebates/versus

See Will Self, Peter Hitchens, Stephen Halbrook and Amitai Etzioni battle it out over whether the right to bear arms is a precious liberty or a dangerous relic, then have your say!
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About 1 week ago Is the British Monarchy a force for good?

As Queen Elizabeth II delivers her annual address to Parliament, we ask the question, is the British Monarchy an expensive relic? Or in the wake of the Royal Wedding, Diamond Jubilee and London Olympics, is the Royal Family one of Britain’s most valuable assets?
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About 3 weeks ago Was Karl Marx right all along?

With the economy in trouble, and little sign of change on the horizon, check out this +Intelligence Squared debate - 'Karl Marx was right. Capitalism post-2008 is falling apart under the weight of its own contradictions.’ - and have your say on whether Marx was right all along!

http://youtu.be/QUaVeixiVLc

Let us know what you think. Does capitalism contain the seeds of its own destruction? Or does it have a robust, inbuilt ability to restore itself in times of crisis?
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About 12 weeks ago Drones for Dummies

What are drones? What are they for? What can they do?

If you’ve got 80 seconds to spare, then watch this short video and learn the basics:

Drones

Join our Versus debate on 27 February 1900 GMT and have your say!

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About 4 weeks ago Would official drug-use rooms save lives?

The city of Brighton, UK has proposed introducing publicly available rooms, in which people can safely use illegal drugs without fear of prosecution. The aim is to curb drug related deaths, in a city that has become known for its substance abuse.

But what do you think? Is this a progressive way to deal with a stigmatised problem, or a dangerous legitimisation of illegal behaviour? Watch Richard Branson and others in this clip from our all-star Versus debate ‘It’s time to end the War on Drugs’ and let us know your thoughts!

http://youtu.be/jJMmzcwQ8pQ
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About 5 days ago Have US drones gone too far?

The US Navy has successfully launched the first ever X-47B drone from the deck of an aircraft carrier. But do you see this capability as a positive step towards comprehensive global security...or just another part of the inevitable transition towards a Big Brother world?

Watch our +Versus debate ‘America’s Drone Campaign is both Moral and Effective’ and have your say!

http://youtu.be/uWMxFsFeAoc
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About 9 weeks ago Do guns kill people, or do people kill people?

The gun control debate is deeply divisive. On the one hand, the right to bear arms is guaranteed as a constitutional liberty; on the other, the question must be asked, how many more gang shootings or school shootings can a nation stomach?

But honestly, what do you think?

Post a video of yourself speaking on the issue of gun control for 45-90 secs, then plus +Versus, and we’ll show a selection of the best videos before our debate the right to bear arms is a freedom too far on March 27.

Have your say.
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About 12 weeks ago What exactly is wrong with drones?

Are you looking for arguments?

Well look no further than this interview with Clive Stafford Smith http://youtu.be/VITfykJsS00. When he isn’t defending prisoners on death row or representing inmates at Guantanamo Bay, the world’s best-known human rights lawyer stands up for drone victims worldwide.

Watch the interview, and if you want to hear more from Clive then join our debate online where he will be opposing the motion:

‘America’s drone campaign is both moral and effective’

27th February, 19:00 GMT
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