On December 8th, Syrian rebel fighters captured the Syrian capital of Damascus, toppling the Assad regime that had held power since 1971. In response, President Bashar al-Assad resigned and fled to Russia. There are three major factions that now control territory in Syria: Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Syrian National Army (SNA), and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). HTS is an Islamist group primarily based in northwestern Syria, and it led the most recent offensive against the Assad regime. The SNA is a Turkish-backed group based in the north. The SDF are a primarily Kurdish militant group in the northeast, historically backed by the United States. HTS has appointed a caretaker government to serve until March 2025.

For the purposes of this debate, "mirrored parenting" is a parenting strategy where parents consistently present, promote, and enforce an agreed, joint position on parenting ideology (eg, their ethical values, how they discipline their children, etc.).

You are a scientist. While working alone in a lab, you discover irrefutable evidence that the Christian God was real, but is now dead. You are very certain that no one else will uncover this information.

Paz total (total peace) is a crimefighting policy focused on negotiating with as many criminal groups as possible to achieve their disarmament and reintegration into society. Mano dura (iron fist) is a crimefighting policy focused on aggressively suppressing criminal groups through increased police and military presence and harsh criminal penalties.