Tournament: Harvard | Round: 1 | Opponent: everyone | Judge: anyone
1AC Plan Text
The United States federal government should normalize its economic relations with the Republic of Cuba.
1AC – Russia Advantage (1/4)
Contention is Russia
Cuba’s forming an alliance with Russia—that will lead to war—boosting relations solves
Inter-American Dialogue 12 (U.S. based think tank for policy analysis, exchange, and communication on issues in Western Hemisphere affairs, “Are External Tensions Entangling Latin American Countries?” http://www.cepr.net/documents/CEPR_News/LAA120810.pdf)
A Stephen Johnson, senior…for the Russians to do so."
Increased Russo-Cuban cooperation causes war
Richter 08 (Paul, Staff Writer for New York Times, “Moscow-Havana ties worry U.S.” http://articles.latimes.com/2008/sep/01/world/fg-usrussia1)
But at a time when Russia ... cross a "red line in the sand."
The plan solves Russian influence – it boosts the regional perception of the US
Blank 9 (Stephen, Research Professor of National Security Affairs at the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College, “Russia in Latin America: Geopolitical Games in the US’s Neighborhood,” pdf)
The only way in which …action can truly accomplish.
Russian expansion spurs a new Cold War and proxy conflicts
Walle 12 (Walter, Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs, “Russia Turns to the South for Military and Economic Alliances,” http://www.coha.org/russia-turns-to-the-south-for-military-and-economic-alliances/)
Quite clearly, Russia’s interest ...independence of the new republics.
It makes miscalculation likely
Orozco 8 (Jose, Correspondent for Christian Science Monitor, “Cold war echo: Russian military maneuvers with Venezuela,” http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2008/0912/p01s05-woam.html)
The last time a Russian Navy ship …exercises with Venezuela.
Extinction
Helfand and Pastore 9 Ira Helfand, M.D., and John O. Pastore, M.D., are past presidents of Physicians for Social Responsibility. March 31, 2009, “U.S.-Russia nuclear war still a threat”, http://www.projo.com/opinion/contributors/content/CT_pastoreline_03-31-09_EODSCAO_v15.bbdf23.html
President Obama and Russian President Dimitri ...that existed in 1995 remains in place today.
Contention is Latin America
Normalizing relations with Cuba spurs US cooperation with Latin America on global issues – the plan opens dialogue
Rowen 13 (Dolores Rowen, graduate student at Seton Hall University focusing on International Economics/Development and Latin America and the Caribbean, “What about Cuba?”, The Alternative Press.com: Maplewood’s News Online, 4/19/13, http://thealternativepress.com/articles/what-about-cuba, accessed 7/17/13.)
The international community does ..effective approach to the problem.
Warming is real and caused by humans --- causes extinction
Flournoy 12 (PhD and MA from the University of Texas, Former Dean of the University College @ Ohio University, Former Associate Dean @ State University of New York and Case Institute of Technology, Project Manager for University/Industry Experiments for the NASA ACTS Satellite, Currently Professor of Telecommunications @ Scripps College of Communications @ Ohio University (Don, "Solar Power Satellites," January, Springer Briefs in Space Development, Book)
In the Online Journal of Space ..resource of our Sun” (Hsu 2010 ) (Fig . 2.1 ).
Warming makes war inevitable – climate change is the catalyst for all instability
Lee 9 (James, Professor in the School of International Service, American University, Washington, DC and Associate Director of American University's Center for Teaching Excellence. He is author of several books on international relations, 1/4/09, “Global Warming Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg” http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/02/AR2009010202280.html)
The Cold War shaped world ..outright bloodshed and battle.
Nuclear terrorism causes extinction through preemption and escalation.
Ayson 10 (Robert – Professor of Strategic Studies and Director of the Centre for Strategic Studies: New Zealand at the Victoria University of Wellington – “After a Terrorist Nuclear Attack: Envisaging Catalytic Effects,” Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, Volume 33, Issue 7, July, obtained via InformaWorld)
But these two nuclear worlds—..control of existing fissile material holdings.
Contention is Solvency
The embargo fails but won’t be lifted now
Chapman ’13 (Steve Chapman is a columnist and editorial writer for the Chicago Tribune. Reason Magazine – April 15th – “It's Time to End the U.S. Embargo of Cuba” – ¶ http://reason.com/archives/2013/04/15/its-time-to-end-the-us-embargo-of-cuba)
The communist regime in … the superpower next door.
Cuba wants the plan and it’s key to Cuba’s reforms
Katrina Vanden Heuvel on July 2, 2013, The U.S should end the Cuban Embargo. http://www.thenation.com/blog/175067/us-should-end-cuban-embargo#axzz2YHSAm2Up , Editor and Publisher of The Nation. Her articles have appeared in The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, Foreign Policy magazine and The Boston Globe.
Is there a greater example ...actually have some influence.