Publishing since September 2025 every other Tuesday, these condensed briefs provide detailed context on current events relevant to NSDA debate resolutions. Update your case, get new ideas for cases and blocks, and be ready for your next tournament. Cards and relevant in-round structure may also be included.
This Week’s Brief
March 24, 2026 Publication
Read a brief on the latest Public Forum topic and how unilateral executive deployments would create “forever wars” despite congressional checks and balances. In Lincoln-Douglas debate, see an analysis on the implications of the March/April non-intervention topic for the United States military.
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Previous Weeks
March 10, 2026 Publication
Read about historical war powers granted to the president in our PF April topic analysis.
February 10, 2026 Publication
Read about the principle of non-intervention in our brief LD March/April topic analysis.
January 27, 2026 Publication
Nuclear weapons have had a history of being intertwined with the legacy of colonialism. Read about how nuclear colonialism can be utilized in affirmative arguments for the January/February LD topic.
January 13, 2026 Publication
Read about the way China exploits the rare earth mineral supply chain and how to manipulate that connection, common negative arguments for nuclear weapons, and why Trump’s threats to Greenland are uniquely relevant today.