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Ohio Valley | 2 | Opponent: Johns Creek | Judge: Murphy We ran Havan club They read a commissions CP Iran Sanctions DA and Eurocentrism |
Ohio Valley | 5 | Opponent: Chamblee Charter | Judge: Grasse We read Havana Club they read T- Appeasement Security K Process CP and Farm bill PTX |
Wake Forest University Early Bird | 1 | Opponent: Johns Creek RN | Judge: Stephanie Garrett We ran the TBA aff with Relations and Environment Advantages they ran Fem IR Legalize Marijuana CP and Politics Syria Strikes They went for the CP and case in the 2NR |
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1AC Ohio Valley Round 2Tournament: Ohio Valley | Round: 2 | Opponent: Johns Creek | Judge: Murphy 1AC: Ohio ValleyContention 1: WTOSection 211 has kept the U.S. in noncompliance with TRIPS for a decadeRiley 07 U.S. failure to comply with the WTO ruling on Havana Club undermines the credibility of the dispute settlement body.New 13 Repeal is necessary to TRIPS complianceTaylor 04 Compliance with TRIPS is key to the credibility and survival of the WTOLevy 2k Collapse of the TRIPS system causes global protectionismStraus 06 Trade protectionism causes nuclear warPanzner 8 Empirically true —- WTO prevents the trade breakdowns that fuel conflictSevilla 07 Collapse of the WTO doesn’t end trade —- it results in great-power regionalism and spheres of influenceBaldwin 08 China perceives regionalism as US containment - causes US-China warFred Bergsten, Director, Institute for International Economics, "A new strategy for APEC," 9-6-2005, http://www.iie.com/publications/papers/bergsten0905apec.pdf ExtinctionStraits Times, 00 (Ching Cheong, Straits times, July 25 2000, l/n) WTO credibility key to the inclusion of growing economies into multilateral talks on trade and agreementsThe Economist 13 Multilateral institutions prevent great power nuclear warThe Toronto Star 04 There’s no alternative to a multilateral trade system —- collapses causes instability and great power conflict.Panitchpakdi 04 WTO improves food security —- self-sufficiency failsSupachai Panitchpakdi, Director General, Why trade matters for improving food security, 4-13-05, WTO NEWS: SPEECHES — DG SUPACHAI PANITCHPAKDI, http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/spsp_e/spsp37_e.htm Global warBill Van Auken, 4/15/08 ~Politician and activist for the Socialist Equality Party and was a presidential candidate in the U.S. election of 2004, "Amid mounting food crisis, governments fear revolution of the hungry", http://taraqee.wordpress.com/2008/04/16/amid-mounting-food-crisis-governments-fear-revolution-of-the-hungry/ -http://www.countercurrents.org/auken310708.htm Contention 2: IPRRepeal key to intellectual property leadership for USPava 2011 (Mindy Pava, Executive Symposium Editor, Emory International Law Review; J.D. Candidate, Emory University School of Law (2011); B.S., Northwestern University (2004). "COMMENT: THE CUBAN CONUNDRUM: PROPOSING AN INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK REGISTRY FOR WELL-KNOWN FOREIGN MARKS" LexisNexis 2011) It spills over reinforces global IPR and trade objectivesReinsch 10 (Bill Reinsch, president of the National Foreign Trade Council, representing some 400 companies on focuses—and focuses on trade policy issues, a member of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. "DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK IMPLICATIONS OF HAVANA CLUB AND SECTION 211 OF THE OMNIBUS APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 1999." HEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION. MARCH 3, 2010. http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-111hhrg55221/html/CHRG-111hhrg55221.htm) First is innovation —- IPR incentivizes research and development. Copycat drugs don’t fill-in.Kaufmann 08 Second is trademark protection. Strong trademark protection is the best defense against counterfeit drugs.Powell 10 Third is harmonization. IPR harmonization undermines the ability to market counterfeit drugs.Ferrill 07 Counterfeit drugs bolster antibiotic resistance.Washington Post 13 Antibiotic resistance is a doomsday scenario involving superbugs and life-threatening infections that cause extinctionCastillo 11 Infectious diseases are inevitable. Rapid evolution and adaptation risk extinctionWalsh 13 Scenario 2 is Pharmaceuticals Current trends of innovation in pharmaceutical industry will be key to preventing a bioterror attack.Doug Bandow, San Diego Union- Tribune, March 27, 2005, A strong pharmaceutical industry is the best defense against pandemics, senior fellow at the Cato Institute and a former special assistant to President Reagan, http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050327/news_lz1e27bandow.html-http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050327/news_lz1e27bandow.html Bioterrorism causes extinctionOchs 2 – MA in Natural Resource Management from Rutgers University and Naturalist at Grand Teton National Park ~Richard, "BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS MUST BE ABOLISHED IMMEDIATELY," Jun 9, http://www.freefromterror.net/other_articles/abolish.html~~ U.S. nuclear policies aren’t stable – a biological attack ensures widespread nuclear retaliationPotter 10 (William Potter, Sam Nunn and Richard Lugar Professor of Nonproliferation Studies Plan TextThus the plan: The United States Federal Government should substantially increase its economic engagement toward the government of Cuba by repealing Section 211 of the 1998 Omnibus Appropriations Act.Contention 3: SolvencyNow is key – Other countries are criticizing the U.S.’s failure to resolve the Havana Club case.Agence France Presse, 6/25/2013 (EU, Cuba spar with US over ’Havana Club’ rum, p. Lexis-Nexis) The European Union and Cuba locked horns with theUnited States on Tuesday at theWorld Trade The plan can restore IP credibility without removing the current embargo.Pava 2011 (Mindy – Executive Symposium Editor for the Emory International Law Review, J.D. Candidate at Emory University School of Law, The Cuban Conundrum: Proposing an International Trademark Registry for Well-Known Foreign Marks, Emory International Law Review, p. Lexis-Nexis) 2. Does Section 211 Erode the United States’s International Standing? Since Fidel Castro’s Eliminating the Cuban IP policy allows the U.S. to harmonize IP rights globally.Riley, Winter 2007 (Michael – J.D. Candidate at the University of Miami, Cigars and Rum: Hazardous to the Health of Intellectual Property Law?: How the Cohiba Cigar and Havana Club Rum Cases Reveal a ’Carve-Out’ for Intellectual Property Disputes with a Cuban Nexus, The University of Miami Inter-American Law Review, p. Lexis-Nexis) The Havana Club controversy has been cited as one obstacle that for several years caused Congressional action is the best mechanism for repealing section 211Carroll 2k (Daniel O. Carroll is a member of Schenck, Price, | 12/8/13 |
1AC Ohio Valley Round 5Tournament: Ohio Valley | Round: 5 | Opponent: Chamblee Charter | Judge: Grasse 1AC: CourtsContention 1: IPR Section 211 has kept the U.S. in noncompliance with TRIPS for a decadeRiley 07 Repeal key to intellectual property leadership for USPava 2011 (Mindy Pava, Executive Symposium Editor, Emory International Law Review; J.D. Candidate, Emory University School of Law (2011); B.S., Northwestern University (2004). "COMMENT: THE CUBAN CONUNDRUM: PROPOSING AN INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK REGISTRY FOR WELL-KNOWN FOREIGN MARKS" LexisNexis 2011) It spills over reinforces global IPR and trade objectivesReinsch 10 (Bill Reinsch, president of the National Foreign Trade Council, representing some 400 companies on focuses—and focuses on trade policy issues, a member of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. "DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK IMPLICATIONS OF HAVANA CLUB AND SECTION 211 OF THE OMNIBUS APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 1999." HEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION. MARCH 3, 2010. http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-111hhrg55221/html/CHRG-111hhrg55221.htm) Scenario 1 is diseaseFirst is innovation —- IPR incentivizes research and development. Copycat drugs don’t fill-in.Kaufmann 08 Second is trademark protection. Strong trademark protection is the best defense against counterfeit drugs.Powell 10 Third is harmonization. IPR harmonization undermines the ability to market counterfeit drugs.Ferrill 07 Counterfeit drugs bolster antibiotic resistance.Washington Post 13 Antibiotic resistance is a doomsday scenario involving superbugs and life-threatening infections that cause extinctionCastillo 11 Infectious diseases are inevitable. Rapid evolution and adaptation risk extinctionWalsh 13 Scenario 2 is PharmaceuticalsCurrent trends of innovation in pharmaceutical industry will be key to preventing a bioterror attack.Doug Bandow, San Diego Union- Tribune, March 27, 2005, A strong pharmaceutical industry is the best defense against pandemics, senior fellow at the Cato Institute and a former special assistant to President Reagan, http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050327/news_lz1e27bandow.html-http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050327/news_lz1e27bandow.html Bioterrorism causes extinctionOchs 2 – MA in Natural Resource Management from Rutgers University and Naturalist at Grand Teton National Park ~Richard, "BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS MUST BE ABOLISHED IMMEDIATELY," Jun 9, http://www.freefromterror.net/other_articles/abolish.html~~ U.S. nuclear policies aren’t stable – a biological attack ensures widespread nuclear retaliationPotter 10 (William Potter, Sam Nunn and Richard Lugar Professor of Nonproliferation Studies Scenario 3 is Clean TechIPRs are key to renewable energy innovation and diffusionIRENA 12 (International Renewable Energy Agency. "IRENA’s Workshop/Roundtable on Assessment of Intellectual Property Rights for Promoting Renewable Energy." 25 October 2012, Bonn http://www.irena.org/DocumentDownloads/events/2012/October/IPR/summary.pdf) Shift to renewables is vital to solve warmingLeonhardt, 12 – Washington bureau chief of the New York Times (David, 7/21. "There’s Still Hope for the Planet." http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/22/sunday-review/a-ray-of-hope-on-climate-change.html) Warming is real and anthropogenic – 97 of studies concurInstitute of Physics 5/16/2013 (The Institute of Physics is a leading scientific society. We are a charitable organisation with a worldwide membership of more than 50,000, working together to advance physics education, research and application, "Study reveals scientific consensus on anthropogenic climate change", http://www.iop.org/news/13/may/page_60200.html, t.c.) PROXIMATE FACTORS CAUSING EXTINCTION FROM CLIMATE CHANGE We brie?y review and categorize the diverse proximate Contention 2: International Law Reversing judicial application of section 211 would reinvigorate the importance of international law in the U.S. and solves separation of powersBradica 02 (Assoc. Attorney - Klehr, Harrison, Harvey, Branzburg 26 Ellers LLP and former Incorporation of International Law ensures global harmonization and modelingBenvenisti 8 (Eyal, Professor of Law, Tel Aviv University, RECLAIMING DEMOCRACY: THE STRATEGIC USES OF FOREIGN AND INTERNATIONAL LAW BY NATIONAL COURTS, 102 A.J.I.L. 241) Inconsistent application of international law will destroy the international legal systemJonathan I. Charney, Professor of Law, VanderbiltUniversity. "The Impact On The International Legal System Of The Growth Of International Courts And Tribunals," Summer, 1999 31 N.Y.U. J. Int’l L. 26 Pol. 697 International law is key to stopping nuclear warRichard Butler, Executive Chairman of the United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM), July 13, 2001, New York Times American refusal to comply with international law undermines soft power and spurs terrorismDavid Cole, professor of law at Georgetown Law, this book received the American Book Award and the Hefner First Amendment Prize. Enemy Aliens, 2003 p206-208 Soft power is key to mobilize action to solve any impactJoseph Nye, professor of international relations at Harvard University, 2008 or later (n.d.) ("American Power After the Financial Crises," http://www.foresightproject.net/publications/articles/article.asp?p=3533)-http://www.foresightproject.net/publications/articles/article.asp?p=3533 Terrorism creates multiple scenarios for nuclear conflictSpeice, ’06 Collapse of constitutional balance of power risks tyranny and reckless warmongeringMartin Redish, Professor of Law and Public Policy at Northwestern, and Elizabeth Cisar, Law Clerk at the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, 1991 41 Duke L.J. 449 In any event, the political history of which the Framers were aware tends to Failure to integrate international law into court rulings undermines US human rights leadershipJohn Quigley-http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/human_rights_quarterly/v020/20.3quigley.html Human Rights Quarterly 20.3 (1998) 555-591 Human Rights Defenses in US Courts Using international human rights law domestically is modeledJules Lobel and Michael Ratner. "Humanitarian Military Intervention," 1/6/2006http:www.d-n-i.net/fcs/ratner_critique.htm Human rights solve war everywhere—-best predictor of states’ propensity for aggressionBurke-White 04 – William W. Burke-White, Lecturer in Public and International Affairs and Senior Special Assistant to the Dean, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, Spring 2004, Harvard Human Rights Journal, 17 Harv. Hum. Rts. J. 249, p. 279-280) This Article presents a strategic—as opposed to ideological or normative—argument that The United States Supreme Court should rule in the case of Empresa Cubana Exportada de Alimentos y Productos Varios v. U.S. Department of Treasury, et al that Section 211 of the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 1998 is a prohibited violation of the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights.Solvency Now is key – Other countries are criticizing the U.S.’s failure to resolve the Havana Club case.Agence France Presse, 6/25/2013 (EU, Cuba spar with US over ’Havana Club’ rum, p. Lexis-Nexis) The European Union and Cuba locked horns with theUnited States on Tuesday at theWorld Trade The plan can restore IP credibility without removing the current embargo.Pava 2011 (Mindy – Executive Symposium Editor for the Emory International Law Review, J.D. Candidate at Emory University School of Law, The Cuban Conundrum: Proposing an International Trademark Registry for Well-Known Foreign Marks, Emory International Law Review, p. Lexis-Nexis) 2. Does Section 211 Erode the United States’s International Standing? Since Fidel Castro’s Eliminating the Cuban IP policy allows the U.S. to harmonize IP rights globally.Riley, Winter 2007 (Michael – J.D. Candidate at the University of Miami, Cigars and Rum: Hazardous to the Health of Intellectual Property Law?: How the Cohiba Cigar and Havana Club Rum Cases Reveal a ’Carve-Out’ for Intellectual Property Disputes with a Cuban Nexus, The University of Miami Inter-American Law Review, p. Lexis-Nexis) The Havana Club controversy has been cited as one obstacle that for several years caused | 12/8/13 |
1AC UMich Round 1Tournament: UMich | Round: 1 | Opponent: New Trier WP | Judge: David Heidt 1AC: UMichContention 1: WTO Section 211 has kept the U.S. in noncompliance with TRIPS for a decadeRiley 07 U.S. failure to comply with the WTO ruling on Havana Club undermines the credibility of the dispute settlement body.New 13 Repeal is necessary to TRIPS complianceTaylor 04 Compliance with TRIPS is key to the credibility and survival of the WTOLevy 2k Scenario 1 is ProtectionismCollapse of the TRIPS system causes global protectionismStraus 06 Trade protectionism causes nuclear warPanzner 8 Empirically true —- WTO prevents the trade breakdowns that fuel conflictSevilla 07 Scenario 2 is RegionalismCollapse of the WTO doesn’t end trade —- it results in great-power regionalism and spheres of influenceBaldwin 08 China perceives regionalism as US containment - causes US-China warFred Bergsten, Director, Institute for International Economics, "A new strategy for APEC," 9-6-2005, http://www.iie.com/publications/papers/bergsten0905apec.pdf ExtinctionStraits Times, 00 (Ching Cheong, Straits times, July 25 2000, l/n) Scenario 3 is MultilateralismWTO credibility key to the inclusion of growing economies into multilateral talks on trade and agreementsThe Economist 13 Multilateral institutions prevent great power nuclear warThe Toronto Star 04 There’s no alternative to a multilateral trade system —- collapses causes instability and great power conflict.Panitchpakdi 04 Scenario 4 is the North/South GapWTO is key to solving the north south gapJeffrey J. Reimer, Departments of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Oregon State University, November 2, 2003, http://www.mcc.org/us/globalization/viewpoints/Jeff_Reimer.pdf North-South disparity is the primary impetus for southern terrorismBernard Lown, MD Co-Founder, IPPNW, 1996, http://www.ippnw.org/, Crude Nuclear Weapons Proliferation and the Terrorist Threat Terrorism creates multiple scenarios for nuclear conflictSpeice, ’06 Contention 2: IPR Repeal key to intellectual property leadership for USPava 2011 (Mindy Pava, Executive Symposium Editor, Emory International Law Review; J.D. Candidate, Emory University School of Law (2011); B.S., Northwestern University (2004). "COMMENT: THE CUBAN CONUNDRUM: PROPOSING AN INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK REGISTRY FOR WELL-KNOWN FOREIGN MARKS" LexisNexis 2011) It spills over reinforces global IPR and trade objectivesReinsch 10 (Bill Reinsch, president of the National Foreign Trade Council, representing some 400 companies on focuses—and focuses on trade policy issues, a member of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. "DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK IMPLICATIONS OF HAVANA CLUB AND SECTION 211 OF THE OMNIBUS APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 1999." HEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION. MARCH 3, 2010. http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-111hhrg55221/html/CHRG-111hhrg55221.htm) Scenario 1 is diseaseFirst is innovation —- IPR incentivizes research and development. Copycat drugs don’t fill-in.Kaufmann 08 Second is trademark protection. Strong trademark protection is the best defense against counterfeit drugs.Powell 10 Third is harmonization. IPR harmonization undermines the ability to market counterfeit drugs.Ferrill 07 Counterfeit drugs bolster antibiotic resistance.Washington Post 13 Antibiotic resistance is a doomsday scenario involving superbugs and life-threatening infections that cause extinctionCastillo 11 Infectious diseases are inevitable. Rapid evolution and adaptation risk extinctionWalsh 13 Scenario 2 is PharmaceuticalsIPR harmonization is critical to continued investment value for pharmaceutical companiesFinancier Worldwide 2007("Special Report: Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Sector", February 2007, Current trends of innovation in pharmaceutical industry will be key to preventing a bioterror attack.Doug Bandow, San Diego Union- Tribune, March 27, 2005, A strong pharmaceutical industry is the best defense against pandemics, senior fellow at the Cato Institute and a former special assistant to President Reagan, http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050327/news_lz1e27bandow.html-http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050327/news_lz1e27bandow.html Bioterrorism causes extinctionOchs 2 – MA in Natural Resource Management from Rutgers University and Naturalist at Grand Teton National Park ~Richard, "BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS MUST BE ABOLISHED IMMEDIATELY," Jun 9, http://www.freefromterror.net/other_articles/abolish.html~~ U.S. nuclear policies aren’t stable – a biological attack ensures widespread nuclear retaliationPotter 10 (William Potter, Sam Nunn and Richard Lugar Professor of Nonproliferation Studies Plan Text Thus the plan: The United States Federal Government should substantially increase its economic engagement toward the government of Cuba by repealing Section 211 of the 1998 Omnibus Appropriations Act.Contention 3: Solvency Now is key – Other countries are criticizing the U.S.’s failure to resolve the Havana Club case.Agence France Presse, 6/25/2013 (EU, Cuba spar with US over ’Havana Club’ rum, p. Lexis-Nexis) The European Union and Cuba locked horns with theUnited States on Tuesday at theWorld Trade The plan can restore IP credibility without removing the current embargo.Pava 2011 (Mindy – Executive Symposium Editor for the Emory International Law Review, J.D. Candidate at Emory University School of Law, The Cuban Conundrum: Proposing an International Trademark Registry for Well-Known Foreign Marks, Emory International Law Review, p. Lexis-Nexis) 2. Does Section 211 Erode the United States’s International Standing? Since Fidel Castro’s Eliminating the Cuban IP policy allows the U.S. to harmonize IP rights globally.Riley, Winter 2007 (Michael – J.D. Candidate at the University of Miami, Cigars and Rum: Hazardous to the Health of Intellectual Property Law?: How the Cohiba Cigar and Havana Club Rum Cases Reveal a ’Carve-Out’ for Intellectual Property Disputes with a Cuban Nexus, The University of Miami Inter-American Law Review, p. Lexis-Nexis) The Havana Club controversy has been cited as one obstacle that for several years caused Congressional action is the best mechanism for repealing section 211Carroll 2k (Daniel O. Carroll is a member of Schenck, Price, | 11/1/13 |
1AC citesTournament: Wake Forest University Early Bird | Round: 1 | Opponent: Johns Creek RN | Judge: Stephanie Garrett InherencyThe Mexican Senate has already ratified the THA—its effectiveness is only a question of U.S. ratificationVelarde, 12 – (Rogelio Lopez Velarde, attorney and counselor-at-law, held various positions at Pemex during 1988-1993, including that of Financial Advisor to the Finance Department, In-House Counsel in Houston, Texas, In-House Counsel in New York, and Head of the International Legal Department of Pemex. He was honored with the "Most Distinguished Attorney Award" of Pemex for the period 1990-1991, former Chairman of the Energy Committee of the Mexican Bar Association, and currently he is the President for the Latin America Chapter of the Association of the International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN), as Visiting Professor of Judicial Process on the Mexican Legal Studies Program at the University of Houston Law Center, and he is currently the director of the Energy Law Seminar organized between the Universidad Iberoamericana and the Mexican Bar Association. "US-Mexican treaty on Gulf of Mexico transboundary reservoirs", International Law Office, 3-19-2012, http://www.internationallawoffice.com/newsletters/Detail.aspx?g=b9326bf8-f27f-43ff-b45a-1b2b70ccb217andredir=1) The treaty will become effective 60 days after the last notification of approval has been made by Mexico or the United States. In this regard, the Mexican Senate ratified the treaty in April 2012; therefore, the treaty’s effectiveness is subject to approval and publication by the United States, which to date has neither ratified nor published the treaty. TextThe United States federal government should enact the Outer Continental Shelf Trans boundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act with Mexico.Relations ADV====US-Mexican relations are on the brink – release of Quintero ==== Caro Quintero – who as head of the then-Guadalajara cartel was one of TBA key to US-Mexican bilateral relationsSeelke ’13 (Clare Ribando Seelke, specialist in Latin American Affairs. "Mexico’s Pena Nieto Administration: Priorities and Key Issues in U.S.-Mexican Relations", August 15, 2013. http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R42917.pdf-http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R42917.pdf** ) As Mexico is experiencing a major domestic shift in power from PAN to PRI rule TBA key to mend relations – leads to more cooperationPascual ’13 (Carlos Pascual, Bureau of Energy Resources. "U.S. – Mexico Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreement and Steps Needed for Implementation" April 25, 2013. http://docs.house.gov/meetings/II/II06/20130425/100755/HHRG-113-II06-Wstate-PascualA-20130425.pdf-http://docs.house.gov/meetings/II/II06/20130425/100755/HHRG-113-II06-Wstate-PascualA-20130425.pdf** ) The Transboundary Agreement is an important step in our national efforts to better ¶ secure Drug violence is increasing – increased cooperation key to solve drug violence and Latin American instabilityCFR ’11 (Council on Foreign Relations, an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher. "U.S. and Mexico must increase cooperation to confront drug war, argues CFR report" March 29, 2011. http://www.cfr.org/mexico/us-mexico-must-increase-cooperation-confront-drug-war-argues-cfr-report/p24514-http://www.cfr.org/mexico/us-mexico-must-increase-cooperation-confront-drug-war-argues-cfr-report/p24514** ) "Mexico is in the midst of a worsening security crisis," warns David A Latin America instability causes extinctionManwaring 5 (Max G., Retired U.S. Army colonel and an Adjunct Professor of International Politics at Dickinson College, venezuela’s hugo chávez, bolivarian socialism, and asymmetric warfare, October 2005, pg. PUB628.pdf) Mexico drug violence leads to oil shocks and economic collapseMoran 9 (7/31/09, Michael, executive editor and policy analyst, Council on Foreign Relations, "Six Crises, 2009: A Half-Dozen Ways Geopolitics Could Upset Global Recovery," http://fbkfinanzwirtschaft.wordpress.com/2009/08/07/six-crises-2009-a-half-dozen-ways-geopolitics-could-upset-global-recovery/) Energy shocks cause great power nuke warIslam Yasin Qasem 7, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Politics and Social Sciences at the University of Pompeu Fabra (UPF) in Barcelona, MA in International Affairs from Columbia, July 9, 2007, "The Coming Warfare of Oil Shortage," online: http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_islam_ya_070709_the_coming_warfare_o.htm Econ decline causes warROYAL 10 Director of Cooperative Threat Reduction at the U.S. Department of Defense Environment ADVContinuing to delay the Hydrocarbon Agreement hinders the possibilities of the TBHA and future energycooperationMartin, Wood,May 3rd, 2013(Jeremy Martin— a frequent commentator and writer on Latin American and energy issues speaking at international conferences and appearing in both print and broadcast media; Duncan Wood— the Director of the Mexico Institute at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; "U.S. Should Act Quickly on Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreement With Mexico"; http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/12923/u-s-should-act-quickly-on-transboundary-hydrocarbon-agreement-with-mexico-http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/12923/u-s-should-act-quickly-on-transboundary-hydrocarbon-agreement-with-mexico) At its core, the agreement seeks to set up legal guidelines for companies to Hydrocarbon Agreement sets a concrete framework for further Environmental CooperationSimmons, April 30th 2013(Daniel Simmons, Director of Regulatory and State Affairs, Institute for Energy Research; "U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Hydrocarbons Agreement: A Rare Victory for Oil and Gas in the Obama Era"; MasterResource; http://www.masterresource.org/2013/04/u-s-mexico-transboundary-hydrocarbons-agreement/-http://www.masterresource.org/2013/04/u-s-mexico-transboundary-hydrocarbons-agreement/) The United States and Mexico jointly announced their intention to negotiate a transboundary hydrocarbons agreement Joint cooperation on energy promotes renewable energy, energy security, and the economyDonnelly,June 28th, 2010 (Robert Donnelly is the Program Associate for the Mexico Institute, Wilson Center; "U.S.-Mexico Cooperation on Renewable Energy: Building a Green Agenda"; New Security Beat; http://www.newsecuritybeat.org/2010/06/u-s-mexico-cooperation-on-renewable-energy-building-a-green-agenda/-http://www.newsecuritybeat.org/2010/06/u-s-mexico-cooperation-on-renewable-energy-building-a-green-agenda/) Could joint green-energy development help improve relations between the United States and Mexico Mexican development of clean energy allows for numerous future opportunitiesMelgar, 12 – (Lourdes Melgar, director of the Center for Sustainability and Business at EGADE Business School of the Tecnológico de Monterrey. "The Future of PEMEX", Americas Quarterly, 2012, http://www.americasquarterly.org/node/3781 Mexico became a champion of climate concerns during the administration of President Felipe Calderón ( Innovation creates conditions that allow for environmental sustainabilityGriswold ’1 Expanding trade is not merely compatible with high standards of environmental quality but can lead Renewable energy policy is sustainable and key to solve climate changeUCS, May 9th, 2011(Union of Concerned Scientists, a nonprofit science advocacy group based in the United States; "Renewable Energy Likely to Become Dominant Climate Change Solution by 2050, U.N. Study Concludes"; News Center; http://www.ucsusa.org/news/press_release/renewable-energy-likely-climate-solution-0539.html-http://www.ucsusa.org/news/press_release/renewable-energy-likely-climate-solution-0539.html ) If the full range of renewable technologies were to be deployed, levels of heat Climate Change causes extinctionThompson ’9 ~Allen, Assistant professor of philosophy at Clemson University, "Responsibility for the End of Nature: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Global Warming", Volume 14, Number 1, Spring 2009, Muse~ It also causes poverty, social tensions, weak politics, and a laundry list of environmental issues.Blair ’10 – Director of National Intelligence, Environmental impacts come firstElliot 97 (Herschel Elliot, University of Florida Emeritus Philosophy, 1997 "A General Statement of the Tragedy of the Commons," February 26, http://www.dieoff.org/page121) Third, all systems of ethical beliefs are hypotheses about how human beings can live SolvencyTBA SolvesCFA 13 (House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs. "U.S. ENERGY SECURITY: ENHANCING PARTNERSHIPS WITH MEXICO AND CANADA" Hearing before the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere. March 14, 2013) I am eager to hear from the witnesses about the Trans-Boundary¶ Hydrocarbons Empirics prove that relations, energy, and the economy benefit from a Hydrocarbons agreementGBN, 8/24/13 (Ghana Business News, news corp Headquartered in Ghana; "Ghana, Equatorial Guinea sign pact on hydrocarbons"; Ghana Business News; http://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/2013/08/24/ghana-equatorial-guinea-sign-pact-on-hydrocarbons/-http://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/2013/08/24/ghana-equatorial-guinea-sign-pact-on-hydrocarbons/) The Ghana government has signed a co-operation agreement withEquatorialGuineaon the exploration of hydrocarbon US should ratify THASnow 13 – Oil and Gas Journal Editor (Nick, "House panel asks Obama to take energy steps with Mexico, Canada," OGJ, 3/14/13, http://www.ogj.com/articles/2013/03/house-panel-asks-obama-to-take-energy-steps-with-mexico—canada.html)Bwang Ratifying TBHA also would encourage US independents and Mexico’s state-owned Petroleos Mexicanos ( | 9/7/13 |
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