01/29/2026
Recording Available: CIDD Virtual Debate on Open Border Policies
NCA's Committee for International Discussion and Debate (CIDD) hosted an International Public Debate Demonstration featuring four teams of student debaters representing the U.S., Japan, Slovenia, and Tanzania on Jan.16, 2026. The online event highlighted the power of dialogue across borders and the generative possibilities of deliberation in motion with the resolution topic of, “Do open borders benefit national economies and societies?” Modeled on British Parliamentary debate, but adapted for the session’s interactive, public-facing format, the demonstration emphasized stylistic diversity, contrasting argument traditions, and the rich communicative practices that emerge when students from different cultural, linguistic, and educational contexts engage one another.
NCA’s Committee on International Discussion and Debate (CIDD) promotes international understanding and the practice of communication through discussion and debates between students from the United States and other nations. Generally, two students from another nation travel to the United States and...
