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1ac JV GlenbrooksTournament: Glenbrooks | Round: 1 | Opponent: Pace | Judge: 1ac – PlanPlan: The United States federal government should normalize its trade relations with Cuba.1ac- mutilatContention 1 is multilateralism: Unilateralism fails- ensures power dilution, backlash, economic rise of the rest, and hostile trading blocs- multilateralism promotes band-wagoning and international coalitions, strengthening the US-led systemKupchan 12 – Ph.D. in international relations from Oxford, Associate Professor of International Relations @gtown, Senior Fellow and Director of Europe Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (Charles Kupchan, "Sorry, Mitt: It Won’t Be an American Century", FEBRUARY 6, 2012, http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/02/06/it_won_t_be_an_american_century?page=0,2) In an election season, such talk rolls easily off the tongue. But Romney’s First, repeal would represent a commitment to multilateralism for the international communityBurgsdorff 09 – 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 In addition, the US needs to improve its international human rights reputation which was Second, the plan fosters a credible conflict resolution model– status quo policies risk disengagement and pressures risk destabilizing CubaDickerson 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) NG At the international political level, President Obama sees resuming relations with Cuba as a Third, Changing Cuba policy uniquely key – it’s highly symbolic of the US attitude towards the entire region- now is key to prevent collapse in relationsSweig and Bustamante 13 - Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies and Director for Latin America Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations; Ph.D. candidate in Latin American history at Yale University (Julia E. and Michael J, Cuba After Communism, Foreign Affairs, Jul/Aug2013, Vol. 92, Issue 4 The geopolitical context in Latin America provides another reason the U.S. government That bolsters influence-allowing the US to lead multilateral forums- Latin American relations uniquely key to effective leverageSabatini and Berger 12 – Christopher Sabatini is editor-in-chief of Americas Quarterly and senior director of policy at Americas Society/Council of the Americas. Ryan Berger is a policy associate at the Americas Society/Council of the Americas(Christopher/Ryan, "Why the U.S. can’t afford to ignore Latin America" 6/13/12, CNN/Global Public Square, http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2012/06/13/why-the-u-s-cant-afford-to-ignore-latin-america/)//AD Speaking in Santiago, Chile, in March of last year, President Obama Legitimacy theory is true and key to foster cooperationGibler 08 – Douglas M Gibler, Department of Political Science University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. ("The Costs of Reneging: Reputation and Alliance Formation" The Journal of Conflict Resolution, Vol. 52, No. 3, June, pp. 426-454) More sophisticated treatments of the reputation logic have been produced by formal theorists, both Multilateralism leads to greater power sharing and international cooperation, resolving conflictPouliot 11 — Professor of Political Science at McGill University (Vincent Pouliot, "Multilateralism as an End in Itself," International Studies Perspectives (2011) 12, 18–26)NG Because it rests on open, nondiscriminatory debate, and the routine exchange of viewpoints Multilateralism solves inevitable Asian transition wars which go nuclearKugler, 6 – Professor of World Politics at Claremont Graduate University (Jacek, "The Asian Ascent: Opportunity for Peace or Precondition for War?", http://sobek.colorado.edu/~~lewiso/Kugler20-20The20Asian20Ascent.pdf) NG Given the fundamental importance of demographic and economic forces in establishing the roster of states Multilateralism solves nuclear terrorismIkenberry and Kupchan 04 – (John Ikenberry and Charles Kupchan, "Liberal Realism: The Foundations of a Democratic Foreign Policy," National Interest (Fall 2004)) First, Washington must embrace a strategy for combating terrorism that succeeds in keeping intact Nuclear terrorism escalates to major nuclear war – multilateralism facilitates cooperation over nuclear material transfers which are keyAyson 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 26 Terrorism, Volume 33, Issue 7, July, obtained via InformaWorld A terrorist nuclear attack, and even the use of nuclear weapons in response by 1ac- transitionContention 2 is Cuban transition: Plan removes the biggest obstacle for Cuban economic dependencyCSG ’13 (Cuba Study Group, 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) The primary consequences of Helms-Burton and related statutory provisions have been to isolate Cuba’s current reforms are slow, contradictory, and insufficient—the plan is keyShifter et al 10/15 – Michael is an Adjunct Professor of Latin American Cuban reforms are inevitable but the loss of external investment risks economic and social collapse – offering normal trade relations is vitalAshby, 13 - Senior Research Fellow at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs. He served in the U.S. Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration as Director of the Office of Mexico and the Caribbean and acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for the Western Hemisphere (Timothy, "Preserving Stability in Cuba After Normalizing Relations with the United States – The Importance of Trading with State-Owned Enterprises" 3/29/13, Council on Hemispheric Affairs, http://www.coha.org/preserving-stability-in-cuba-timothy-ashby/)//AD Cuba under Raúl Castro has entered a new period of economic, social, and The unconditional offer of normal trade relations boosts US-Cuban relations and fosters a stable transition – prevents overstretchKoenig, 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 Cuban instability leads to bio-attacks on the U.S.Mastrapa, 99 – Department of Government and Politics, St. John’s University (Armando F. III, "Evolution, Transition And The Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces", ASCE Cuba, 1999, www.ascecuba.org/publications/proceedings/volume9/pdfs/mastrapa.pdf) EK However, the FAR may utilize biological warfare as an offensive capability and deterrent. Bioweapons spread rapidly, are easy to produce, and cause extinction | 11/24/13 |
1ac miltonTournament: Milton | Round: 4 | Opponent: Woodward GP | Judge: Scott Phillips Plan: The United States federal government should normalize its trade relations with Cuba.Contention 1 is multilateralism: Unilateralism fails- multilateralism promotes band-wagoning and international coalitions, strengthening the US-led systemKupchan 12 – Ph.D. in international relations from Oxford, Associate Professor of International Relations @gtown, Senior Fellow and Director of Europe Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (Charles Kupchan, "Sorry, Mitt: It Won’t Be an American Century", FEBRUARY 6, 2012, http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/02/06/it_won_t_be_an_american_century?page=0,2) In an election season, such talk rolls easily off the tongue. But Romney’s First, repeal is symbolic- effectively boosts US image globallyHolmes 10 - MA Liberal Arts and BA (Michael G., Seizing the Moment, The School of Continuing Studies, Georgetown, June 21, https://repository.library.georgetown.edu/bitstream/handle/10822/553334/holmesMichael.pdf?sequence=1) AD From an image stand point repealing the sanctions and removing the embargo is symbolic. Second, the plan fosters a credible conflict resolution model– status quo policies risk disengagement and pressures risk destabilizing CubaDickerson 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) NG At the international political level, President Obama sees resuming relations with Cuba as a Third, Changing Cuba policy uniquely key – it’s highly symbolic of the US attitude towards the entire region- now is key to prevent collapse in relationsSweig and Bustamante 13 - Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies and Director for Latin America Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations; Ph.D. candidate in Latin American history at Yale University (Julia E. and Michael J, Cuba After Communism, Foreign Affairs, Jul/Aug2013, Vol. 92, Issue 4 The geopolitical context in Latin America provides another reason the U.S. government That bolsters influence-allowing the US to lead multilateral forums- Latin American relations uniquely key to effective leverageSabatini and Berger 12 – Christopher Sabatini is editor-in-chief of Americas Quarterly and senior director of policy at Americas Society/Council of the Americas. Ryan Berger is a policy associate at the Americas Society/Council of the Americas(Christopher/Ryan, "Why the U.S. can’t afford to ignore Latin America" 6/13/12, CNN/Global Public Square, http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2012/06/13/why-the-u-s-cant-afford-to-ignore-latin-america/)//AD Speaking in Santiago, Chile, in March of last year, President Obama Independently, rising powers are challenging the international system- legitimacy is critical to bring them safely into the international systemFujimoto 12 (Kevin Fujimoto 12, Lt. Colonel, U.S. Army, January 11, 2012, "Preserving U.S. National Security Interests Through a Liberal World Construct," online: http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/index.cfm/articles/Preserving-US-National-Security-Interests-Liberal-World-Construct/2012/1/11) Multilateralism leads to greater power sharing and international cooperation, resolving conflictPouliot 11 — Professor of Political Science at McGill University (Vincent Pouliot, "Multilateralism as an End in Itself," International Studies Perspectives (2011) 12, 18–26)NG Because it rests on open, nondiscriminatory debate, and the routine exchange of viewpoints Multilateralism solves inevitable Asian transition wars which go nuclearKugler, 6 – Professor of World Politics at Claremont Graduate University (Jacek, "The Asian Ascent: Opportunity for Peace or Precondition for War?", http://sobek.colorado.edu/~~lewiso/Kugler20-20The20Asian20Ascent.pdf) NG Given the fundamental importance of demographic and economic forces in establishing the roster of states Multilateralism solves nuclear terrorismIkenberry and Kupchan 04 – (John Ikenberry and Charles Kupchan, "Liberal Realism: The Foundations of a Democratic Foreign Policy," National Interest (Fall 2004)) First, Washington must embrace a strategy for combating terrorism that succeeds in keeping intact Terror’s extremely probable and nuclear use causes extinction- multilateralism facilitates cooperation over nuclear material transfers which are keyHellman, 08 ~Martin E. Hellman, Professor @ Stanford, "Risk Analysis of Nuclear Deterrence" SPRING 2008 THE BENT OF TAU BETA PI, http://www.nuclearrisk.org/paper.pdf~~ The threat of nuclear terrorism looms much larger in the public’s mind than the threat 1ac- transitionContention 2 is Cuban transition: The embargo collapses the Cubans economy and Raul’s reforms will collapse Cuba by widening inequality and cutting social programsBowie, 11/1/13 - Nile Bowie is a political analyst and photographer currently residing in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Russia Today, "Isolated 26 discredited: Intransigent US policy impedes Cuba’s reforms" http://rt.com/op-edge/us-cuba-economic-benefits-089/) Despite the mutual economic benefits of normalizing ties with Cuba, the unceasing and immoral embargo Cuba’s current reforms are slow, contradictory, and insufficient—the plan is keyShifter et al 10/15 – Michael is an Adjunct Professor of Latin American Cuban reforms are inevitable but the loss of external investment risks economic and social collapse – offering normal trade relations is vitalAshby, 13 - Senior Research Fellow at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs. He served in the U.S. Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration as Director of the Office of Mexico and the Caribbean and acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for the Western Hemisphere (Timothy, "Preserving Stability in Cuba After Normalizing Relations with the United States – The Importance of Trading with State-Owned Enterprises" 3/29/13, Council on Hemispheric Affairs, http://www.coha.org/preserving-stability-in-cuba-timothy-ashby/)//AD Cuba under Raúl Castro has entered a new period of economic, social, and The unconditional offer of normal trade relations boosts US-Cuban relations and fosters a stable transition – prevents overstretchKoenig, 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 Cuban instability leads to bio-attacks on the U.S.Mastrapa, 99 – Department of Government and Politics, St. John’s University (Armando F. III, "Evolution, Transition And The Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces", ASCE Cuba, 1999, www.ascecuba.org/publications/proceedings/volume9/pdfs/mastrapa.pdf) EK However, the FAR may utilize biological warfare as an offensive capability and deterrent. Bioweapons spread rapidly, are easy to produce, and cause extinction | 1/20/14 |
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