Opponent: Sioux Falls Roosevelt | Judge: Juan Garcia
1ac Nadbank -Manufacturing with Econ and Heg -BNBs
Contact Info
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Opponent: Contact Info | Judge:
For Aff cites email Layla at coolia45@gmailcom
Districts
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Opponent: City WW | Judge: Sprouse, Hamburger, other guy
1ac - nadbank with new plan text bnbs advantage and manufacturing advantage with all impacts
Dowling
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Opponent: New Trier LD | Judge: Bosch
1ac - same as glenbrooks with new terrorism impacts
Glenbrooks
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Opponent: All | Judge: All
Embargo -Transition with China Impact -Multilateralism with Institutional Credibility Middle East War and Indo-Pak War Impacts
IHSFL State
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Opponent: City WW | Judge: Gobberdiel
1ac same as districts with new offshoring scenario
IHSSA State
Quarters
Opponent: Roosevelt AP | Judge: Joseph, Sprouse, some other guy
1ac same as Blake with new plan text
Mid-America Cup
1
Opponent: All | Judge: All
1ac Embargo -Transition with China Impact -Multilateralism with Middle East Hegemony and Institutional Credibility Impacts
New Trier
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Opponent: All | Judge: All
1ac Embargo -Transition with China War Impact -Multilateralism with Hegemony Middle East and Institutional Credibility Impacts
Niles Township
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Opponent: All | Judge: All
1ac Renewables -Relations with Biodiversity Arms Race and Afghanistan Impacts -Hegemony Advantage -Warming Advantage -Solvency
UMich
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Opponent: All | Judge: All
1ac Embargo -Transition with China and North Korea Impacts -Multilateralism with Middle East Institutional Credibility and Hegemony Impacts
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10/27/13
Embargo 1ac - Multilateralism Advantage
Tournament: Glenbrooks | Round: 1 | Opponent: All | Judge: All The Embargo undermines US credibility –spills over globally Quiñones 4-18-13 Brendan Quiñones, M.A. in Diplomacy and International Relations from Seton Hall University with a concentration in Latin America and the Caribbean, “A New Tack for Cuba,” http://savejersey.com/2013/04/a-new-tac-for-cuba/ While American policymakers perpetuate the status-quo, third-party states are reaping the serious economic benefits associated with bilateral trade with Cuba. Though many … authoritarian strains.
Status quo causes unilateral militarism that destroys cooperation – only a new model for Multilateralism and hemispheric diplomacy sustains US leadership Grandin 10 – teaches history at New York University and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (Greg, “Empire's Senescence: U.S. Policy in Latin America,” New Labor Forum, 19:1, Winter 2010, pg. 14-23)SJF Washington’s relations … the U.S.’s fall. 2 impact scenarios 1st is conflict resolution
Lifting the embargo creates a credible model for multilateral conflict resolution that spills over globally– includes Middle East and Kashmir Dickerson 10 – Lieutenant Colonel, US Army, paper submitted in fulfillment of a Master of Strategic Studies Degree at the US Army War College (Sergio M, “UNITED STATES SECURITY STRATEGY TOWARDS CUBA,” 1/14/10, http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a518053.pdf)//SJF¶ ¶ At the international political … true peace for years to come.
Only unconditional lifting solves Vivanco 6- LLM from Harvard Law School, Americas director of Humans Rights Watch (Jose Miguel, “Restraint, not force, will bring change to Cuba”, humans rights watch, 12/22/06, http://www.hrw.org/news/2006/12/21/restraint-not-force-will-bring-change-cuba, google scholar)KW This reluctance…like David.
Finally, no prior questions David Owen, Reader of Political Theory at the Univ. of Southampton, Millennium Vol 31 No 3 2002 p. 655-7 Commenting on … circle arises.
Tournament: Glenbrooks | Round: 1 | Opponent: All | Judge: All Hegemony causes bandwagoning and checks nuclear conflict Zhang and Shi 1/22/11 – *Yuhan Zhang is a researcher at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, D.C.; Lin Shi is from Columbia University. She also serves as an independent consultant for the Eurasia Group and a consultant for the World Bank in Washington, D.C. (America’s decline: A harbinger of conflict and rivalry, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/01/22/americas-decline-a-harbinger-of-conflict-and-rivalry/) Paul Kennedy … US primacy.
Tournament: Glenbrooks | Round: 1 | Opponent: All | Judge: All Independently, Kashmir is on the brink and goes nuclear – only new US international multilateral credibility solves PEI 11/13 http://powerenergyindia.com/content/kashmir-nuclear-war-between-india-and-pakistan-likely, “Kashmir: Nuclear war between India and Pakistan likely? November 13 2013 Power Energy India A … flash point.
Tournament: Glenbrooks | Round: 1 | Opponent: All | Judge: All Cuba’s key to re-establish US Institutional credibility Burgsdorff, 9– Ph. D in Political Science from Freiburg University, EU Fellow at the University of Miami (Sven Kühn von, “Problems and Opportunities for the Incoming Obama Administration”, http://aei.pitt.edu.proxy.lib.umich.edu/11047/1/vonBurgsdorfUSvsCubalong09edi.pdf)//NG 6.3 How would t…framework.
Institutional credibility is only way to effectively exercise hegemony to prevent extinction Kromah 9 (Lamii Moivi Kromah, Department of International Relations University of the Witwatersrand, February 2009, “The Institutional Nature of U.S. Hegemony: Post 9/11”, http://wiredspace.wits.ac.za/bitstream/handle/10539/7301/MARR2009.pdf) A final major … of international security.57
It’s also reverse causal – unilateral hard power alone leads to backlash and self-encirclement – international legitimacy is key Ikenberry ’2 John Ikenberry, Professor of Geopolitics and Global Justice @ Georgetown, October 2002, and#34;Americaand#39;s Imperial Ambition—Foreign Affairs, lexis Pitfalls accompany…powerful states tend to trigger self-encirclement by their own overestimation of their power.
Decline is not inevitable — smart policies can maintain relative U.S. power Nye 13 — Joseph S. Nye, Jr., University Distinguished Service Professor and Former Dean of the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, served as Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Chair of the National Intelligence Council, and Deputy Under Secretary of State for Security Assistance, Science and Technology, holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Harvard University, 2013 (“American power in the 21st century will be defined by the ‘rise of the rest’,” Washington Post, June 28th, Available Online at http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-06-28/opinions/40255646_1_american-power-u-s-economy-united-states, Accessed 07-20-2013)
11/25/13
Embargo 1ac - Multilateralism Advantage - Middle East Impact
Tournament: Glenbrooks | Round: 1 | Opponent: All | Judge: All Absent new multilateral cooperation, Middle East instability goes nuclear Russell 2009 Naval Postgraduate School National Security professor, 2009 (James, "Strategic Stability Reconsidered: Prospects for Nuclear War and Escalation in the Middle East",http://www.nps.edu/academics/sigs/ccc/people/biolinks/russell/PP26_Russell_2009.pdf) Strategic … entire world.
11/25/13
Embargo 1ac - Plan Text
Tournament: Glenbrooks | Round: 1 | Opponent: All | Judge: All Plan Text: The United States federal government should substantially normalize its economic relations toward Cuba.
11/25/13
Embargo 1ac - Transition Advantage
Tournament: Glenbrooks | Round: 1 | Opponent: All | Judge: All Cuban collapse coming now—three reasons—economic collapse, governmental transition, and confidence crisis Lopez-Levy 11 – Arturo Lopez Levy is lecturer and PhD Candidate at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver. He a Research Associate of the Institute for the Study of Israel in the Middle East (ISIME) and teaches Latin American Politics, and Comparative Politics at the University of Denver and the Colorado School of Mines. (“Change In Post-Fidel Cuba: Political Liberalization, Economic Reform and Lessons for U.S. Policy”, May 2011, New America Foundation, http://newamerica.net/sites/newamerica.net/files/policydocs/naf_all_cuba_reform_final.pdf) Cuba's Three Crises …maintain the status quo.
First, Lack of US trade makes economic and social collapse inevitable—normalizing relations makes reforms successful and creates a democratic transition Ashby 13 – Timothy is a Senior Research Fellow at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs. (“Preserving Stability in Cuba After Normalizing Relations with the United States—The Importance of Trading with State-Owned Enterprises”, March 29, 2013, http://www.coha.org/preserving-stability-in-cuba-timothy-ashby/) Cuba under Raúl Castro has entered a new …, what could be a major U.S. policy goal.
Second is foreign investment – countries are increasingly wary of doing business with Cuba – that destroys their economy Frank 10/7 (By Marc Frank¶ HAVANA | Mon Oct 7, 2013 5:47pm EDT http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/07/us-cuba-usa-idUSBRE9960N920131007) (Reuters) - For the 22nd … remain anonymous.
Third, effective market mechanisms are critical to ensure government willingness to change Lopez-Levy 13 – Arturo Lopez Levy is lecturer and PhD Candidate at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver. He a Research Associate of the Institute for the Study of Israel in the Middle East (ISIME) and teaches Latin American Politics, and Comparative Politics at the University of Denver and the Colorado School of Mines. (“Getting Ready for Post-Castro Cuba”, April 10, 2013, http://nationalinterest.org/commentary/getting-ready-post-castro-cuba-8316) If Cuba implements … through opening up.
And, no risk of turns – the embargo puts US policy in the hands of the Cuban government – normalizing relations is the only way to solve crisis de-escalation CSG 13 – The Cuba Study Group is a non-profit and non-partisan organization studying Cuba. (“Restoring Executive Authority Over U.S. Policy Toward Cuba”, February 2013, http://www.cubastudygroup.org/index.cfm/files/serve?File_id=45d8f827-174c-4d43-aa2f-ef7794831032) Beyond failing to advance its … private entrepreneurs inside the island to press their government for greater change.¶
Specifically, Unconditional removal key to foster a stable transition Koenig, 10 – US Army Colonel, paper submitted for a Masters in Strategic Studies at the US Army War College (Lance, “Time for a New Cuba Policy” http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA518130) The option with the greatest possibility of success and reward for the United States is to support the Cuban people, but not the Cuban government. The United States should take the … have a scapegoat.
Failure of Cuban Economic Reform Causes Civil War Lopez-Levy, ’11 Arturo, lecturer and PhD Candidate at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver, May, Change In Post-Fidel Cuba: Political Liberalization, Economic Reform and Lessons for U.S. Policy, ACC. 6-14-2013, http://newamerica.net/sites/newamerica.net/files/policydocs/naf_all_cuba_reform_final.pdf, JTJEDI Indeed, if … welcomes the growth of nonpartisan Cuban civil society organizations.¶
Cuban collapse makes conflicts in hotspots around the globe more likely – specifically cross-strait war Gorrell, 5 - Lieutenant Colonel, US Army, paper submitted for the USAWC STRATEGY RESEARCH PROJECT (Tim, “CUBA: THE NEXT UNANTICIPATED ANTICIPATED STRATEGIC CRISIS?” http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA433074 GWOT=Global War on Terrorism Regardless of the succession…at a crossroads: should the policies of the past 40 years remain in effect with vigor?
11/25/13
Embargo 1ac - Transition Advantage - China Impact
Tournament: Glenbrooks | Round: 1 | Opponent: All | Judge: All US support for Taiwan is critical to preventing war Roy 12 – Dr. Denny Roy is a senior research fellow in Asian security issues with the East-West Center in Honolulu. (“Why the U.S. shouldn't abandon Taiwan”, December 6, 2012, http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2012/12/06/why-the-u-s-shouldnt-abandon-taiwan/) China is the … people is real.¶
Taiwan crisis is the most likely scenario for nuclear war Lowther 3/16 – William is a staff writer for the Taipei Times, citing a CSIS report. (“Taiwan could spark nuclear war: report”, 3/16/2013, http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2013/03/16/2003557211) Taiwan is the …possibly devastating.”
11/25/13
Embargo 1ac - Transition Advantage - North Korea Impact
Tournament: Glenbrooks | Round: 1 | Opponent: All | Judge: All North Korean war turns every other impact and guarantees extinction Hayes and Hamel-Green 10– *Executive Director of the Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainable Development, AND Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Education and Human Development act Victoria University (1/5/10, Executive Dean at Victoria, “The Path Not Taken, the Way Still Open: Denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia,” http://www.nautilus.org/fora/security/10001HayesHamalGreen.pdf) The …community.
Tournament: Dowling | Round: 2 | Opponent: New Trier LD | Judge: Bosch Caribbean instability causes bioterror and LNG terrorism Bryan 1 (Anthony T. Bryan, director of the North-South Center’s Caribbean Program, 10-21-2001. CFR, Terrorism, Porous Borders, and Homeland Security: The Case for U.S.-Caribbean Cooperation, p. http://www.cfr.org/publication/4844/terrorism_porous_borders_and20_homeland_20security.html) Terrorist acts … national borders.
Bioweapons cause extinction Sandberg 8 Anders, is a James Martin Research Fellow at the Future of Humynity Institute at Oxford University; Jason G. Matheny, PhD candidate in Health Policy and Mynagement at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and special consultant to the Center for Biosecurity at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; Milan M. ?irkovi?, senior research associate at the Astronomical Observatory of Belgrade and assistant professor of physics at the University of Novi Sad in Serbia and Montenegro, 9/8/8, “How can we reduce the risk of humyn extinction?,” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists,http://www.thebulletin.org/web-edition/features/how-can-we-reduce-the-risk-of-human-extinction gender modified The risks from … rivaling Moore's Law.
Even if the disease doesn’t cause extinction, lethality advances results in retaliation and global nuclear war Conley 03 (Lieutenant Colonel Harry W. Conley, Chief of the System Analysis Branch, Headquarters Air Combat Command, “Not with Impunity: Assessing US Policy for Retaliating to a Chemical or Biological Attack,” Air and Space Power Journal, Spring 2003, http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/airchronicles/apj/apj03/spr03/conley.html) The number … been made.”48
Tournament: Mid-America Cup | Round: 1 | Opponent: All | Judge: All 1ac Koehnig evidence says we solve democracy -- Extinction Diamond 95- senior fellow at the Hoover institution, prof of political science at Stanford (Larry, “Promoting Democracy in the 1990s,” http://wwics.si.edu/subsites/ccpdc/pubs/di/1.htm//MGD) OTHER THREATS This hardly ...can be built.
2/28/14
Embargo Add-On - Econ
Tournament: New Trier | Round: 1 | Opponent: All | Judge: All Plan solves your impact Piccone 11- Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Foreign Policy the Brookings Institution (Ted, “U.S.-CUBA RELATIONS: MOVING POLICY FORWARD IN 2011 AND BEYOND” The Brookings Institute, February 15, 2011” pp. 19-20 http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/events/2011/2/1520cuba/20110215_cuba.pdf)//HA In 2000 there ...access the Cuban market.
Mexican structure collapse inevitable --lack of regulation and insufficient capital Espinosa 12 (Professor and researcher at the Aguascalientes, Mexico Center for Economic Research and Teaching and Joel Mojica, Graduate of the Master in Public Administration Program at San Diego State University, “On the Feasibility of a Bi-National Bond Financing Mechanism for Strategic Border Infrastructure: Reviewing the U.S. and Mexican Legal Frameworks” NORTEAMÉRICA, Year 7, Issue 2, July-December 2012, proquest) kyan The review of …are enacted.
And, NADBank bi-national bonds spills over to the entire Mexican bond market Espinosa 10 (Salvador Espinosa is an assistant professor of government finances and public policy in the School of Public Affairs at San Diego State Universit, “Financing Border Environmental Infrastructure: Where are we? Where to go from here?” 2011 http://salvadorespinosa.sdsu.edu/pdfs/Espinosa(forthcoming)_SCERP(v2).pdf)kyan
If infrastructure …., to achieve the objectives that would bring this project to fruition.¶
Bond sector unpredictability collapses Mexico’s currency Kennedy 11 (The Makings of a Bond Debacle, http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_12/b4220011623509.htm, By Simon Kennedy, staff reporter for Bloomberg Businessweek March 10, 2011) That …, from 5.6 percent the previous year.
Mexico financial instability kills their economy Enrique Rangel 1995; Monterrey Bureau, 11/28/1995, The Dallas Morning News, “Pressure on the Peso” Lexis All year long, … the U.S. economy, especially in Texas and in cities bordering Mexico.
FBI Director Robert …than our multilayered defenses” to prevent such an attack.
Spreads globally and makes everybody sick Sandberg 8 Anders, is a James Martin Research Fellow at the Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford University; Jason G. Matheny, PhD candidate in Health Policy and Management at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and special consultant to the Center for Biosecurity at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; Milan M. ?irkovi?, senior research associate at the Astronomical Observatory of Belgrade and assistant professor of physics at the University of Novi Sad in Serbia and Montenegro, 9/8/8, “How can we reduce the risk of human extinction?,” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists,http://www.thebulletin.org/web-edition/features/how-can-we-reduce-the-risk-of-human-extinction
The risks from ….at a rate rivaling Moore's Law.
Additionally, NADBank engagement key to overall investor interest in Mexico credit markets – it promotes the US bond model throughout the country through resource and institutional diffusion Rodriguez 5 Raul. Managing Director and CEO of NADBank. Parameters of Partnership in U.S. Mexico Relations. Challenges in Competitiveness: Infrastructure Development. The Woodrow Wilson Center’s Mexico Institute. www.wilsoncenter.org/sites/default/files/Infrastructure.Rodriguez.doc? Recent literature ….further resource transfers and productive interaction.
It’s also the key internal link and spills into all credit sectors – Billand, 2005 Charles. Assistant Director Operations and Programs and Urban Advisor, USAID. Municipal Finance: Increasing Local Government Resources to Fund Multi-Sectoral Facilities. TCGI: Municipal Finance – USAID. http://www.tcgillc.com/tcgidocs/paper_billand.pdf As more … pledge capital are important for these strategies to succeed.
The National Water….the Water Agenda of Mexico forward.
Water efficiency and waste upgrades in Mexico key to keep cooperation high on water – population pressures puts us on the brink – the alternative is water conflict Kelly 6 Mary. Co-Program Director, Ecosystems, for Environmental Defense in Austin. “River Ties: Protecting and Restoring US-Mexico Border Rivers.” Natural Resources and Environment 21:1. Decisions about….water conservation.
Colorado Basin agreement is a key model for water sharing agreements globally - Festa and Gutierrez, 2012 David. Vice President of West Coast operations for Environmental Defense Fund. Martin. Chair, Joint Public Advisory Committee. Commission for Environmental Cooperation. International Diplomacy Sets New Course for the Colorado River. Colorado River: Setting the Course – Group for River Health. November 21. http://www.coloradoriverbasin.org/blog/2012/11/21/opinion-international-diplomacy-sets-new-course-for-the-colorado-river/ In a momentous …. River in the future.
Models especially key in China, Egypt, and Pakistan -~-- goes nuclear NPR 10 (NPR citing Steven Solomon who has written for The New York Times, BusinessWeek, The Economist, Forbes, and Esquire. He has been a regular commentator on NPR’s Marketplace, and has appeared as a featured guest on the late Tim Russert’s CNBC show, NPR’s Talk of the Nation, Bloomberg TV, and on many other news shows. He has addressed the World Affairs Council, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), and university forums, author of Water: The Epic Struggle for Wealth, Power, and Civilization and The Confidence Game, 1/3/10, https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122195532) Just as wars…. from its glacial water source."
NADBank is key to the success of bi-national bonds—market regulation, exchange rates and interest tax Sankaran and Espinosa 13 (Harikumar Sankaran, professor of finance at the College of Business at New Mexico State University, Violeta Díaz is an assistant professor of finance at the College of Business at New Mexico State University, and Salvador Espinosa is an assistant professor of government finances and public policy in the School of Public Affairs at San Diego State University, “The Design and Estimation of a Bi-National Bond to Finance Strategic Infrastructure along the U.S.–Mexico Border” The Journal of Structured Finance Summer 2013, Vol. 19, No. 2: pp. 71-88) kyan
The core of …. value of the pure risky debt to derive the value of the bi-national bond.
No one else will be successful—exchange rate and default risks Sankaran and Espinosa 13 (Harikumar Sankaran, professor of finance at the College of Business at New Mexico State University, Violeta Díaz is an assistant professor of finance at the College of Business at New Mexico State University, and Salvador Espinosa is an assistant professor of government finances and public policy in the School of Public Affairs at San Diego State University, “The Design and Estimation of a Bi-National Bond to Finance Strategic Infrastructure along the U.S.–Mexico Border” The Journal of Structured Finance Summer 2013, Vol. 19, No. 2: pp. 71-88) kyan In this section, w… debt incurred at a local level.11
12/30/13
Nadbank 1ac - Manufacturing Advantage
Tournament: Blake | Round: 1 | Opponent: Sioux Falls Roosevelt | Judge: Juan Garcia Lack of infrastructure along the border is killing the manufacturing industry now – Mexico is key Wilson and Lee 12 (Christopher E. Wilson is an Associate at the Wilson Center's Mexico Institute. Erik Lee serves as Associate Director at the North American Center for Transborder Studies (NACTS) at Arizona State University, Whole Nations Waiting, Site Selection, July 2012, http://www.siteselection.com/issues/2012/jul/us-mex-border.cfm) Commerce between ….allow vetted, low-risk individuals and shipments expedited passage across the border.
And the industry is in a downward spiral that’s about to hit a brink – prefer long term trends over snapshots Nash-Hoff 12 (Michele Nash-Hoff, Founder and President at ElectroFab Sales, author of “Can American Manufacturing be Saved? Why we should and how we can” (“American Manufacturing Has Declined More Than Most Experts Have Thought,”http:www.huffingtonpost.com/michele-nashhoff/manufacturing-jobs_b_1382704.html)
A new report …. (for example, research and design) will not thrive."
This report, developed …., are put at risk due to the perishable nature of the product’s life span.
Manufacturing is key to the overall economy – 6 reasons Rynn 11 author of the book Manufacturing Green Prosperity: The power to rebuild the American middle class, available from Praeger Press. He holds a Ph.D. in political science and is a Visiting Scholar at the CUNY Institute for Urban Systems. (Jon, "Six Reasons Manufacturing is Central to the Economy," 5/23/11, http://www.nextnewdeal.net/six-reasons-manufacturing-central-economy)//AM
Without a robust …. the foundation of a strong, prosperous, middle class economy.¶
Cross-border production sharing means no other country solves Wilson 11 Christopher E., Associate at the Wilson Center's Mexico Institute. The Mexico Institute seeks to improve understanding, communication, and cooperation between Mexico and the United States by promoting original research, encouraging public discussion, and proposing policy options for enhancing the bilateral relationship. A binational Advisory Board, chaired by José Antonio Fernández Carbajal and Roger W. Wallace, oversees the work of the Mexico Institute. ("Working Together: Economic Ties Between the United States and Mexico," November 2011, http://www.wilsoncenter.org/sites/default/files/Working20Together20Full20Document.pdf)//AM
Tournament: Blake | Round: 1 | Opponent: Sioux Falls Roosevelt | Judge: Juan Garcia First, strong US growth is key to promoting an American economic model – the alternative is mercantilism, which destroys economic cooperation POSEN, 9 - Deputy director and senior fellow of the Peterson Institute for International Economics (Adam, “Economic leadership beyond the crisis,” http://clients.squareeye.com/uploads/foresight/documents/PN20USA_FINAL_LR_1.pdf) In the postwar period,…, it should concentrate on the following priority measures.
U.S. economic supremacy prevents several scenarios for nuclear war Friedberg and Schoenfeld, 2008 Aaron, Prof. Politics. And IR @ Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School and Visiting Scholar @ Witherspoon Institute, and Gabriel, Senior Editor of Commentary and Wall Street Journal, “The Dangers of a Diminished America”, 10-28, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122455074012352571.html Then there are th… these countries seek to divert attention from internal travails with external adventures.
Tournament: Blake | Round: 1 | Opponent: Sioux Falls Roosevelt | Judge: Juan Garcia Second, manufacturing key to overall military superiority and deterrence Eaglen et al 12 Mackenzie, Research Fellow for national security at The American Enterprise Institute, specializes in foreign policy, defense, and military issues. Previously, she was principal defense advisor to U.S. Senator Susan Collins, and worked at the Pentagon in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Staff. She has a M.A. in Security Studies from Georgetown. She has lectured at the Army War College, National Defense University, American, Georgetown etc. AND Rebecca Grant, IRIS Research, Robert P. Haffa, Haffa Defense Consulting, Michael O'Hanlon, The Brookings Institution, Peter W. Singer, The Brookings Institution, Martin Sullivan, Commonwealth Consulting, Barry Watts, Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (January 2012 “The Arsenal of Democracy and How to Preserve It: Key Issues in Defense Industrial Policy.”)
Decline makes their turns worse- US will be more violent post-decline Dupont June 2012 (Alan, professor of international security and director of the Institute for International Security and Development at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, An Asian Security Standoff, The National Interest, lexis) What of the argument …reassert its strategic interests.
AND, Offshoring is bad – risks supply chain disruption, cyberbugs, and poor product quality – independently guarantees pandemics Ridge and Stefan 12 (http://americanmanufacturing.org/files/Homeland20Security20Report.July23.2012.pdf PREPARING FOR ¶ 21st CENTURY RISKS¶ REVITALIZING AMERICAN MANUFACTURING ¶ TO PROTECT, RESPOND AND RECOVER ¶ TOM RIDGE, ¶ former Assistant to the President for Homeland Security ¶ Tom Ridge is currently President and CEO of Ridge Global, an international security and risk management advi- sory firm, headquartered in Washington, DC. He serves as chairman of the National Organization on Disability and co-chair of the Flight 93 National Memorial, and speaks regularly throughout the world on issues such as security, business and leadership.¶ ROBERT B. STEPHAN, Executive Vice President, CRA, Inc. ¶ Robert B. Stephan is an Executive Vice President with CRA, Inc., an Alexandria, Virginia-based homeland security and defense contracting firm. Prior to his current posi- tion, Mr. Stephan served as the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Infrastructure Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security from 2005 to 2008. ¶ He is a distinguished graduate of the USAF Academy, an Olmsted Scholar, and has earned Master’s Degrees in International Relations from the University of Belgrano, Buenos Aires, Argentina, and The Johns Hopkins University.)trepka ¶ ¶ C. The Dangers … and respiratory ailments.”59
AND, Cyberterror causes Extinction Fritz, 2009 Jason, researcher for International Commission on Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament, former Army officer and consultant, and has a master of international relations at Bond University, “Hacking Nuclear Command and Control,” July, http://www.icnnd.org/latest/research/Jason_Fritz_Hacking_NC2.pdf This paper will analyse the … and control centres directly.
AND, Independently, successful Chinese cyber aggression results in miscalculation and nuclear war Colby et al. 13 (Elbridge A. Colby, graduate of Harvard College and Yale Law School and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (term) and of the International Institute of Strategic Studies., Abraham M. Denmark, M.A. in international security from the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver and has studied at China’s Foreign Affairs University and Peking University., John K. Warden, After receiving a B.A. in history and political science from Northwestern University, he joined CSIS as a recipient of the William J. Taylor debate internship., James M. Acton, He holds a Ph.D. in theoretical physics from Cambridge University., Jay K. Brotz, M.S. in electrical and computer engineering from Carnegie Mellon University., Michael S. Chase, M.A. in China studies from SAIS and a B.A. in politics from Brandeis University., AND more, “Nuclear Weapons and U.S.-China Relations: A way forward,” http://csis.org/files/publication/130307_Colby_USChinaNuclear_Web.pdf) Miscommunication and …. cyberspace introduces additional exacerbating factors.
AND, Extinction Yu 9. *Citing the CDC and R. Calsbeek, a lecturer at Dartmouth (Victoria, 5/22/09, “Human Extinction: The Uncertainty of Our Fate.” Dartmouth Undergraduate Journal of Science. http://dujs.dartmouth.edu/spring-2009/human-extinction-the-uncertainty-of-our-fate) A pandemic will kill off …, the evolution of new strains could prove far more consequential.
3/9/14
Nadbank 1ac - New Plan Text
Tournament: IHSSA State | Round: Quarters | Opponent: Roosevelt AP | Judge: Joseph, Sprouse, some other guy Text: The United States federal government should offer to Mexico a requirement that the North American Development Bank finance transportation infrastructure projects, including that the North American Development Bank issue bi-national bonds for transportation infrastructure projects.
2/28/14
Nadbank 1ac - Plan Text
Tournament: Blake | Round: 1 | Opponent: Sioux Falls Roosevelt | Judge: Juan Garcia The United States federal government should authorize the North American Development Bank to finance transportation infrastructure projects toward Mexico, including through a bi-national bond financing mechanism.
12/30/13
Nadbank 1ac - Solvency
Tournament: Blake | Round: 1 | Opponent: Sioux Falls Roosevelt | Judge: Juan Garcia Mexico says yes and NADBank is key to solve – trusted, cross-border mandate, bilateral oversight – empirically proven Rodriguez 9 Raul, Chairman, Board of Advisors, North American Center for Transborder Studies, AZ State University ("The Future of the North American Development Bank," June 2009, http://wilsoncenter.org/sites/default/files/RODRIGUEZ20NADBANK.pdf)//AM
Many agencies …; February 27, 2007).
NADBank is key to binational border infrastructure—that’s necessary to solve and independently key to environmental quality Colnic 03 (David Harold, doctor of philosophy at the University of Arizona, “Designing Sustainability In The U.S.-Mexico Borderlands: Policy Design Analysis Of The Border Environment Cooperation Commission And Prospects For Sustainability”, 2003, proquest) kyan
The Executive Agreement …. binationality can take advantage of the borderlands ethic of place introduced in chapter one.
12/30/13
Nadbank Add-On - Environment
Tournament: Districts | Round: 3 | Opponent: City WW | Judge: Sprouse, Hamburger, other guy Case turns the impact Sagoff '97 (Mark, The Atlantic, "Do we consume too much?" http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/97jun/consume.htm) Many have argued that economic activity, affluence, and growth automatically lead to resource depletion, environmental deterioration, and ecological … environmental disaster, economic growth may be the one thing that is sustainable.
2/28/14
Nadbank Add-On - Space Col
Tournament: IHSSA State | Round: Quarters | Opponent: Roosevelt AP | Judge: Joseph, Sprouse, some other guy Plastics are included in the manufacturing industry, and they’re on the decline Nash-Hoff 3/28/12 (“American Manufacturing Has Declined More Than Most Experts Have Thought,” pg online @ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michele-nashhoff/manufacturing-jobs_b_1382704.htmlum-ef) A new report released … and sheet metal fabrication for other American manufacturers.
Extinction Oberg, Space Writer and former Space Flight Engineer, 99 (James, Space Power Theory, http://www.jamesoberg.com/books/spt/new-CHAPTERSw_figs.pdf) We have the great gift of yet another period … it may be to the detriment of more than our country.
2/28/14
Nadbank Add-On - Taiwan
Tournament: IHSSA State | Round: Quarters | Opponent: Roosevelt AP | Judge: Joseph, Sprouse, some other guy Specifically, offshoring causes a violent China rise and Taiwan War Mosher 6 (Steven Mosher is the President of the Population Research Institute. "CHINESE INFLUENCE ON U.S. FOREIGN POLICY THROUGH U.S. EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, MULTILATERAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CORPORATE AMERICA: HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES," Feb 14, http://commdocs.house.gov/committees/intlrel/hfa26076.000/hfa26076_0f.htm)//kyan
The ruthless … capabilities and confronting U.S. and allied forces in the region.''(see footnote 20)
Extinction Hunkovic 9 – American Military University (Lee J., “The Chinese-Taiwanese Conflict: Possible Futures of a Confrontation between China, Taiwan and the United States of America,” http://www.lamp-method.org/eCommons/Hunkovic.pdf) A war between China, … in the world that participate in the global economy
2/28/14
Renewables 1ac - Hegemony Advantage
Tournament: Niles Township | Round: 1 | Opponent: All | Judge: All US economic crisis is coming now – dramatic actions needed DeLong 13 - Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley, a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and a Visiting Fellow at the Kauffman Foundation (J. Bradford, “The Second Great Depression: Why the Economic Crisis is Worse Than You Think”, July/August 2013 Foreign Affairs)Beddow Despite its … years ahead.
Mexico needs an energy transition – otherwise collapse is inevitable Atlantic Sentinel 12 (Alfredo Montufar-Helu Jimenez, degree in political science and international relations from CIDE, Mexico City, “Oil Dependence Puts Mexico’s Energy Security At Risk”, http://atlanticsentinel.com/2012/05/oil-dependence-puts-mexicos-energy-security-at-risk/)//lm Despite having … these resources.
Mexican growth key to US competitiveness Wilson and Lee 12, Christopher Wilson, Lecturer, Department of Economics, Loughborough University, ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Economics, University of Oxford, Erik Lee serves as Associate Director at the North American Center for Transborder Studies (NACTS) at Arizona State University. He has extensive knowledge of U.S.-Mexico crossborder public policy in the areas of competitiveness, sustainability, security and education (July 2012, “Whole Nations Waiting,” Site Selection, http://www.siteselection.com/issues/2012/jul/us-mex-border.cfm) Commerce between … side as well.
The impact is hegemony – multiple scenarios for extinction Khalilzad 11 – PhD, Former Professor of Political Science @ Columbia, Former ambassador to Iraq and Afghanistan (Zalmay Khalilzad was the United States ambassador to Afghanistan, Iraq, and the United Nations during the presidency of George W. Bush and the director of policy planning at the Defense Department from 1990 to 1992. "The Economy and National Security" Feb 8 http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/259024/economy-and-national-security-zalmay-khalilzad)//BB Today, economic … in their regions.
Decline makes their turns worse -- US will be more violent post-decline Dupont June 2012 (Alan, professor of international security and director of the Institute for International Security and Development at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, An Asian Security Standoff, The National Interest, lexis) What of …. strategic interests.
11/25/13
Renewables 1ac - Plan Text
Tournament: Niles Township | Round: 1 | Opponent: All | Judge: All The United States Federal Government should substantially increase its economic engagement toward Mexico by providing Border Environmental Cooperation Commission related energy assistance to Mexico.
11/25/13
Renewables 1ac - Relations Advantage
Tournament: Niles Township | Round: 1 | Opponent: All | Judge: All Energy cooperation is key to a sustainable partnership – solves regional economy, Mexican violence, and anti-US sentiment Reyes 13 – JD, member of the USA Today Board of Contributors (Raul, April, “Opinion: President Obama has the chance to improve US/Mexico relations,” http://nbclatino.com/2013/04/29/opinion-president-obama-has-the-chance-to-improve-usmexico-relations/)//BB ThinkProgress reports …, not on its problems.
Thinking beyond security is key – energy co-op overcomes alt causes and spills over to a resilient partnership – otherwise, collapse is inevitable Miller and DeLeon 9 - *Stephanie, consultant on U.S.-Latin America relations and was formerly the Research Associate for the Americas Project on the National Security Team. Born in Venezuela with family from Colombia, Miller earned her degree from Duke University in International Comparative Studies with a focus on Latin America. She currently lives in Bogotá, Colombia, Rudy, Senior Vice President of National Security and International Policy at American Progress (“Transcending the Rio Grande,” http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2009/04/pdf/mexico.pdf)//BB The U.S.-Mexico … the hemisphere.
Fixing US domestic policies inadequate to boost relations – an agenda of energy cooperation is key Shifter 12 (Michael is the President of Inter-American Dialogue. “Remaking the Relationship: The United States and Latin America,” April, IAD Policy Report, http://www.thedialogue.org/PublicationFiles/IAD2012PolicyReportFINAL.pdf, Accessed 1/23/2013, rwg) Simply addressing … hemispheric relations.
Tournament: Niles Township | Round: 1 | Opponent: All | Judge: All Fights over drug trafficking are killing US-Mexico cooperation in the status quo -- increased economic engagement is key to solve Archibold et. al 4/30 (April 30, 2012 RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD, DAMIEN CAVE and GINGER THOMPSON Writers for the New York times, reporters specifically on Mexico stories, National Correspondents “Mexico’s Curbs on U.S. Role in Drug Fight Spark Friction” http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/01/world/americas/friction-between-us-and-mexico-threatens-efforts-on-drugs.html?pagewanted=all)- RT MEXICO CITY — In their … some American officials say.
That leads to Afghanistan instability Inkster, 12 (Nigel, Director of Transnational Threats and Political Risk at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, “Drugs: A war lost in Afghanistan”, Foreign Policy, 5/29/2012, http://afpak.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2012/05/29/drugs_a_war_lost_in_afghanistan, JKahn) The May 20 NATO …international security and development.
Afghan instability goes nuclear – Indo-Pak tensions and Iran Rubin, 11 (Joel, Director of Policy and Government Affairs, Ploughshares Fund, former congressional aide and diplomat, fellow at the State Department in both Near Eastern Affairs and Political-Military Affairs, Master’s degree in Public Policy and Business Administration from Carnegie Mellon University and a Bachelor’s degree in Politics from Brandeis University, Huffington Post, 77/2011, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joel-rubin/middle-east-nuclear-threat_b_891178.html, JKahn) The national … the world.
Tournament: Niles Township | Round: 1 | Opponent: All | Judge: All US-Mexico climate cooperation is key to solve Mexican stability Barry 13 – senior policy analyst at the Center for International Policy, where he directs the TransBorder project, he specializes in immigration policy, homeland security, border security and the outsourcing of national security, has authored or co-authored more than twenty books on Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, food aid, the United Nations, free trade and U.S. foreign policy (Tom, “Changing Perspectives on US-Mexico Relations,” http://truth-out.org/news/item/16221-changing-perspectives-on-us-mexico-relations)//BB Climate change-aggravated … and responsibilities.
Tournament: Niles Township | Round: 1 | Opponent: All | Judge: All Relations key to solving the environment – border ecosystems and challenges are key Donnelly 12 Robert Donnelly. Writer. "Our Shared Border: Success Stories in US-Mexico Collaboration" published by North American Center for Transborder Studies at Arizona State University and Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars http://www.wilsoncenter.org/sites/default/files/Our20Shared20Border.pdf Borderland … on both sides of the border.
Specifically, BECC action is modeled globally Rocha 9/8/12 – Consul of NADBank Board of Directors (Ortiz, http://www.nadbank.org/pdfs/publications/PM110812English.pdf, Public Meeting of the Board of Directors Transcript¶ November 8, 2012) KT The madam co-chairs … very persistent.
Environmental collapse risks global resource wars Homer-Dixon, ’98 Thomas, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Director of the Peace and Conflict Studies Programme at the University of Toronto, World Security Challenges for a New Century, p. 342-343 Severe conflict … for cooperation.
And, independently, ecosystem collapse risks extinction Diner 94 "The Army and the Endangered Species Act: Who's Endangering Whom" l/n By causing … to the abyss. (
11/25/13
Renewables 1ac - Solvency
Tournament: Niles Township | Round: 1 | Opponent: All | Judge: All Latin America is a vital market for renewable energy production, but it’s lagging behind now – cooperation and investment from the US is key O’Toole 12 ¬– teacher of Latin American Politivs at the region of Queen Mary, University of London, former visiting postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for the Study of the Americas, subeditor of the Observer, contributor to Reuters, Al Jazeera, and the Guardian (Gavin, “Red light for green energy in Latin America and the Caribbean”, 6/8/12; http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2012/jun/08/green-energy-latin-america-caribbean)//Beddow Latin America … Rio+20 on 19 June.
Renewables solve quickly – outside expertise is key Carus 13 - UK journalist, regularly reporting on clean energy policy and finance from California for a global audience (Felicity, “Mexico offers tantalising prospect of a dawning major market,” http://www.pv-tech.org/editors_blog/mexico_offers_tantalising_prospect_of_a_dawning_major_market)//BB Solar investors in the US and further … pipelines,” said Hanhausen.
Disads are non-unique a. New Obama power plant climate push – it’s the most consequential step he could take Broder 6/20/13 (John M., climate reporter for NYT, “Obama readying emissions limits on Power Plants”, The New York Times, Vol CLXII, No. 56,173, Thursday, June 20, 2013) WAHINGTON – President …new financing from Congress.
c. Obama-Nieto talks trigger perception links LA Times 4/29/13 (http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-obama-mexico-20130429,0,7444757.story, “President Obama's Mexico visit comes with backdrop of uncertainty” , By Shashank Bengali and Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, April 28, 2013) WASHINGTON — President …broader agenda.
d. Merida triggers spending links State Department 9/5/13 U.S. Relations With Mexico¶ BUREAU OF WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS¶ Fact Sheet¶ September 5, 2013 http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/35749.htm U.S. Security … Merida Initiative.
Finally, no prior questions - empirical validity is sufficient -- Emphasis on metaphysical hurdles destroys any chance of describing the world and guiding action – our aff is a disad to any alt David Owen, Reader of Political Theory at the Univ. of Southampton, Millennium Vol 31 No 3 2002 p. 655-7 Commenting on … circle arises.
11/25/13
Renewables 1ac - Warming Advantage
Tournament: Niles Township | Round: 1 | Opponent: All | Judge: All Current warming is real and anthropogenic – 10 indicators Shahan 11 Zachary, writer for Scientific American and Reuters (“Yes, Global Warming is Real AND Caused by Humans,” 10/28/11, http://planetsave.com/2011/10/28/yes-global-warming-is-real-and-caused-by-humans/) Now, that’s … satellites (Laštovi?ka 2006).”
Warming causes state failure and economic collapse – quickening reductions is key to avoiding extinction Mazo 10 – PhD in Paleoclimatology from UCLA (Jeffrey Mazo, Managing Editor, Survival and Research Fellow for Environmental Security and Science Policy at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, 3-2010, “Climate Conflict: How global warming threatens security and what to do about it,” pg. 122)BB The best … to civilisation."
Warming causes positive feedback loops that trigger multiple scenarios for extinction -- cause ozone depletion, desertification, flooding, oxygen levels decrease, and UV radiation that makes life impossible Brandenburg and Paxton ’99 physicist and researcher at the Florida Space Institute, AND award-winning author and expert on global warming. This book was the winner of the Silver Medal in the Ben Franklin awards for books on science and environment John and Monica Dead Mars, Dying Earth, p. 232
Technical assistance for renewables significantly reduces greenhouse gases COCEF 12 - La Comisión de Cooperación Ecológica Fronteriza (“Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy and Transportation: Project Opportunities in the U.S. – Mexico Border Region,” http://www.cocef.org/Eng/VLibrary/Publications/SpecialReports/BECC20WP2020Nov20201120index.pdf)//BB This white paper … experienced program manager.
Second – technology transfer – Mexico will spread the green tech globally ENS 12 – Environmental News Service (“U.S., Canada, Mexico Vow ‘Continental’ Energy Grid,” http://www.reepedia.com/archives/4568)//BB The leaders of … American energy trade.”
Third -- Mexican economic leadership is modeled – new geopolitical configuration Peña-Franco 13 – Emerging Markets Analyst and Strategist, financial and political risk analyst, focus on Latin America, education at Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs (Ramón, “The Great Debate: Will Mexico Assume Clear Leadership in South America”, Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs Journal of International Affairs, 4/4/13; http://jia.sipa.columbia.edu/great-debate-will-mexico-assume-clear-leadership-latin-america)//Beddow As many …. commodity-driven economies.
That includes spillover to Europe and Asia Storrs 6 (K. Larry Storrs, Specialist in Latin American Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division of CRS, 1/18/2006 “Mexico’s Importance and Multiple Relationships with the United States”, http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL33244_20060118.pdf, JG) While Mexico … Security Council.
No disads – China is abandoning coal now – the plan is key to provide a model for that transition Yang 12 – World Resources Institute (Ailun, “What Is The Future Of King Coal In China?” http://insights.wri.org/news/2012/10/what-future-king-coal-china) China’s great thirst … clean and low-carbon future.