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CPs - EU, Conditions, Consult Brazil, XOTournament: Counterplans | Round: 3 | Opponent: All | Judge: EU CPText—The European Union will offer to sign a science and technology agreement with Cuba====US engagement fails because it’s perceived to be openly adversarial—-the counterplan creates multilateral solutions to democratizes Cuba==== Conditions 1NCCuba(vs. Embargo aff) Text: The United States federal government should substantially increase economic engagement by lifting the embargo If and only if the government of Cuba agrees to release all political dissidents, reform its laws criminalizing dissent and dismantle the institutions that enforce them.(vs. Terrorism List aff) Text: The United States federal government should substantially increase economic engagement by removing Cuba from the State Department list of state sponsors of terrorism if and only if the government of Cuba agrees to release all political dissidents, reform its laws criminalizing dissent and dismantle the institutions that enforce them.Cuba violates basic human rights of prisoners and dissidentsSteinberg, researcher in Human Rights Watch’s Americas Division, 09 ~Steinberg, November 2009, Human Rights Watch, "New Castro, Same Cuba," http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/cuba1109web_0.pdf, 7/7/13, AR~ Cuba fails to meet basic international standards regarding the treatment of prisoners. Using the leverage of the plan best solves repression of political dissent in Cuba – they will respond to pressureSteinberg, researcher in Human Rights Watch’s Americas Division, 09 Worse still, Latin American governments across the political spectrum have been reluctant to criticize Consult Brazil 1NCCP Text: The United States federal government should _if and only if the federal government of the Federative Republic of Brazil approves of the aforementioned agreement. Brazil will say yes—cooperation over Latin American economic integration provesHakim, president emeritus and senior fellow of the Inter-American Dialogue, 10 Although the US and Brazil will surely collide on other hemispheric questions in the years Executive Order 1NCCounterplan text: President Obama should issue an executive order to authorize ~INSERT PLAN TEXT/MAKE TEXTUALLY COMPETETIVE~Obama can push through virtually any executive orderKumar 13 (Anita, McClatchy Newspapers, "Obama turning to executive power to get what he wants", http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/03/19/186309/obama-turning-to-executive-power.html~~23.UdxwMD6gXFw) TYBG Unilateral action avoids the politics DA – doesn’t spend political capital.Howell, Associate Professor of Government @ Harvard University, 5 (William G., Associate Professor of Government @ Harvard University, "Unilateral Powers: A Brief Overview," Presidential Studies Quarterly, 35, no. 3, September, p. 421) | 12/31/13 |
DAs - Budget, CIR, Brazil, ChinaTournament: Disadvantages | Round: 4 | Opponent: All | Judge: BudgetCubaThe budget deal will still "eek through", but not without a fightHunt 12/13 – Political analyst for NBC News (Kasie, "Budget deal faces fight in Senate", http://nbcpolitics.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/12/13/21890609-next-up-budget-deal-faces-senate-fight?lite, HW) Even small adjustments to the embargo cause massive fights in congressCave 12 Failure to pass a budget collapses economic growth, military capabilities, and global competitivenessReuters 12/2 – News Source ("Companies, Academics: Budget cuts threaten competitiveness", 12/2/13, http://www.moneynews.com/Economy/Budget-cuts-US-Competitiveness/2013/12/02/id/539590, HW) A decline in United States competitiveness has dire consequencesBaru 9 MexicoThe budget deal will still "eek through", but not without a fightHunt 12/13 – Political analyst for NBC News (Kasie, "Budget deal faces fight in Senate", http://nbcpolitics.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/12/13/21890609-next-up-budget-deal-faces-senate-fight?lite, HW) Plan causes fights in congress and is opposed by the publicStarr, USC US-Mexico Network director, 9 Actively work to redefi ne Mexico – in the minds of policy makers and of Failure to pass a budget collapses economic growth, military capabilities, and global competitivenessReuters 12/2 – News Source ("Companies, Academics: Budget cuts threaten competitiveness", 12/2/13, http://www.moneynews.com/Economy/Budget-cuts-US-Competitiveness/2013/12/02/id/539590, HW) A decline in United States competitiveness has dire consequencesBaru 9 CIRImmigration reform will pass – just a matter of detailsRubin 12/3 – Political analyst for the Washington Post (Jennifer, "John Boehner resurrects immigration reform", 12/3/13, http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2013/12/03/john-boehner-resurrects-immigration-reform/, HW) Plan causes fights in congress and is opposed by the publicStarr, USC US-Mexico Network director, 9 Actively work to redefi ne Mexico – in the minds of policy makers and of CIR is a prerequisite to relations w/ IndiaLos Angeles Times, 11/9/2012 (Other countries eagerly await U.S. immigration reform, p. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2012/11/us-immigration-reform-eagerly-awaited-by-source-countries.html) U.S.-India relations solve South Asian nuclear warSchaffer, Spring 2002 (Teresita – Director of the South Asia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Security, Washington Quarterly, p. Lexis) South Asia nuke war leads to extinctionHundley 12 (Tom Hundley is senior editor at the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. This article for Foreign Policy is part of the Pulitzer Center’s Gateway project on nuclear security. Race to the End http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/09/05/race_to_the_end?page=0,3) The arms race could make a loose nuke more likely. After all, Pakistan’s Brazil DA====US-Brazil relations high— but respect key.==== Aside from the potential economic costs of a fallout with Brazil, the political costs Real or perceived unilateral US interventions in Latin America kill relations.Rothcopf 9 (David, Council on Foreign Relations’ Task Force on Latin America, Center For American Progress, "The Possibility of Partnership", http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2009/03/pdf/brazil.pdf, ALT) Any real or perceived interference in the region by the United States would greatly upset Turns case- relations key to Amazon (optional: key to stop warming)Meyer, Analyst in Latin American Affairs, 2/27/13 (Peter Congressional research service: "Brazil-U.S. Relations" http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL33456.pdf Date accessed: 7/6/13)KG ====And, Amazon destruction causes extinction==== China DARelations high— but talks between ambassadors prove bilateral coop key.Xinhua 9/26 (Xinhua News, "China to work with U.S. to ensure steady improvement of ties: ambassador", 9/26/13, http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-09/27/c_132756373.htm**)** China is willing to work together with the United States to take concrete steps to B. Link – US engagement in Latin America crushes relations – causes crowd outEllis, professor of national security studies at the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, 12 At the political level, US engagement with Latin American ¶ countries has impacted the C. Impact – Relations are key to solve a US-China warLawrence, Specialist in Asian Affairs, 13 Hanging over the relationship is the larger question of whether, as China grows in That escalates and causes nuclear winterUS China conflict could escalate to nuclear war – improving relations is the only solutionWittner 11, Professor of History emeritus at SUNY/Albany, 12 While nuclear weapons exist, there remains a danger that they will be used. | 12/31/13 |
Ks - Security, Apocalyptic Rhetoric, Cap, DevelopmentTournament: Critiques | Round: 2 | Opponent: All | Judge: Security KThe 1AC’s Orthodox IR’s atomistic approach to global problems makes extinction inevitableAhmed 12 Dr. Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed is Executive Director of the Institute for Policy Reject the affirmatives securitized discourse – rejection of securitized rhetoric is necessary to foster changeLal 8 (Prerna P. Lal, J.D. in law, freelance writer, "Deconstructing the National Security State: Towards a New Framework of Analysis," POSC 4910: Senior Seminar, http://prernalal.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/css-deconstructing-the-nat-sec-state.pdf , KENTUCKY) Apocalyptic Rhetoric (Warming)Link - The rhetorical frame of the 1AC contains apocalyptic rhetoric pertaining to climate change discourse – representing the system of profit-driven science, journalism, and political plays.Foust and Murphy 9 Impact - USING SECURITY IN ENVIROMENTAL DISSCUSION MAKES SERIAL POLICY FAILURE INEVITABLETrombetta 08, Maria Julia Delft University of Technology, postdoctoral researcher at the department of Economics of Infrastructures) . "The Meaning and Function of Climate Security." (Maria Julia Trombetta). N.p., 26 July 2008. Web. 29 June 2012. http://tudelft.academia.edu/MariaJuliaTrombetta/Papers/899481/The_meaning_and_function_of_climate_security. Alt - Reconsider the way we conceptualize, discuss, and act upon climate change – this is the only way to effectively and appropriately deal with global warmingFoust and Murphy 9 Apocalyptic Rhetoric (Generic)Claims of catastrophe claims don’t motivate – they alienate. And when they do motivate, all you get is fascism. Turning away form apocalyptic rhetoric is key to addressing environmental problems in a meaningful way.Davidson, 2000 BioScience 50(5):433-440. 2000 Economic Growth and the Environment:Alternatives to the Limits Paradigm CARLOS DAVIDSON Carlos Davidson is a conservation biologist with a background in economics. He is currently studying landscape-scale patterns of amphibian decline in California in the Section of Evolution and Ecology, University of California, Davis Is the limits metaphor a politically useful way to conceptualize environmental problems? If someone Impact - USING SECURITY IN ENVIROMENTAL DISSCUSION MAKES SERIAL POLICY FAILURE INEVITABLETrombetta 08, Maria Julia Delft University of Technology, postdoctoral researcher at the department of Economics of Infrastructures) . "The Meaning and Function of Climate Security." (Maria Julia Trombetta). N.p., 26 July 2008. Web. 29 June 2012. http://tudelft.academia.edu/MariaJuliaTrombetta/Papers/899481/The_meaning_and_function_of_climate_security. Alt - Reconsider the way we conceptualize, discuss, and act upon environmental degradation– this is the only way to effectively and appropriately deal with those ecological problems Representing environmental degradation in terms of passing limits that risk catastrophic collapse is a political manipulation that is not based in science. A tapestry metaphor is a more apt comparison.Davidson, 2000 BioScience 50(5):433-440. 2000 Economic Growth and the Environment:Alternatives to the Limits Paradigm CARLOS DAVIDSON Carlos Davidson is a conservation biologist with a background in economics. He is currently studying landscape-scale patterns of amphibian decline in California in the Section of Evolution and Ecology, University of California, Davis The relationship between economic activity and environmental quality is extremely complex. It is difficult Capitalism 1NC====Economic engagement with Latin America fuels capitalist exploitation – the plan is used to make imperialist violence more efficient and invisible ==== But freedom and democracy under capitalism is only for the few who can afford it The impact is extinctionBrown, 05 (Charles, Professor of Economics and Research Scientist at the University of Michigan, 05/13/2005, http://archives.econ.utah.edu/archives/pen-l/2005w15/msg00062.htm) The alternative is to reject the affRejection of the aff is key to a historical materialist criticism – voting negative endorses an anti-capitalist methodology that denaturalizes the functions of capitalSan Juan 6 (Epifanio, Jr., Fulbright Lecturer in American Studies at the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, "Crisis and Contradiction in Globalization Discourse" http://www.redcritique.org/WinterSpring2006/crisisandcontradictioninglobalizationdiscourse.htm) APB In order to probe and analyze the multilayered contradictions of any phenomenon, we need DevelopmentThe affirmative’s economic olive branch is a ruse for the discursive production of "backwards" populations to be "developed" under the tutelage of US imperial hegemony, a move destined for failure.DuBois 91 (Marc, "The Governance of the Third World: A Foucauldian Perspective on Power Relations in Development", Alternatives: Global, Local, Political, Vol. 16, No. 1, Winter 1991, ~CL~) Foucault’s definition of power is one of his most controversial concepts, and perhaps his Economic engagement relies on the subjugation of Latin American alternatives to economic modernity. their belief in economic rationality produces normalized subjects amenable to the dictates of biopolitical neoliberalism.Escobar 1995 ~Arturo, Kenan Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, UNC-Chapel Hill ECONOMICS AS CULTURE Needless to say, economists do not see their science as a The imperial and biopolitical politics at the heart of development is responsible for omnipresent violenceEscobar 04 (Arturo, Ph.D Development Philosophy, Policy, and Planning UC Berkeley, ’Beyond the Third World: imperial globality, global coloniality, and anti-globalisation social movements’, 2004) One of the main consequences, for Santos, of the collapse of emancipation into The alternative is to reject the affirmative as a criticism of development discourse. Localized criticism is keyDuBois 91 | 12/31/13 |
T - QPQ, Trade and Finance, Long TermTournament: Topicality | Round: 1 | Opponent: All | Judge: Interp - Economic engagement is the use of the elements of trade and finance to create economic tiesBorer, Professor @ the Naval Postgraduate School, 2004 Engagement serves as a core policy doctrine of U.S. national security strategy In the US context, economic engagement must include conditional carrots and sticks.Helweg, Professor of Public Policy @ SMU, 2000 (Diana, Economic Strategy and National Security, p. 145) Secretary of State Madeline K. Albright has argued that a U.S. Economic engagement is long-term strategy for promoting structural linkage between two economiesMastanduno, 1 – professor of Government at Dartmouth College (Michael, "Economic Engagement Strategies: Theory and Practice" http://web.archive.org/web/20120906033646/http://polisci.osu.edu/faculty/bpollins/book/Mastanduno.pdf | 12/31/13 |
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