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Text: The European Union should 

The EU can promote democracy – it has successful efforts in other parts of the world.
Abboud 10
[(Noufal Abboud was Project Coordinator at the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) project on Democracy in the Arab Word, focusing on elections, political parties and women’s participation in politics in Egypt, Yemen and Jordan.  He has a MA in Human Rights from Mahidol University, Thailand, and a Licence en Droit (BA in Law) from University Hassan II in Casablanca, Morocco; "Regenerating the State in the Arab World: The Role Of the European Union in Democracy Building"; http://www.idea.int/resources/analysis/upload/Abboud_low_1.pdf, SRM)
It is only with...either catalyst or teacher.

The EU is comparatively more effective than the US at democracy promotion - Arab perception
Abboud 2010
(Noufal Abboud was Project Coordinator at the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) project on Democracy in the Arab Word, focusing on elections, political parties and women’s participation in politics in Egypt, Yemen and Jordan.  He has a MA in Human Rights from Mahidol University, Thailand, and a Licence en Droit (BA in Law) from University Hassan II in Casablanca, Morocco; "Regenerating the State in the Arab World: The Role Of the European Union in Democracy Building"; http://www.idea.int/resources/analysis/upload/Abboud_low_1.pdf, SRM)
Finally, the Arab world ...diversity and justice.

1-US-Israeli relations are stable now
Bloomfield 9-13-11
[Douglas, “Ex-Mossad Chief: US-Israel Cooperation ‘Never Better’”, The Jewish Week, http://www.thejewishweek.com/blogs/political_insider/ex_mossad_chief_us_israel_cooperation_never_better]
Military, intelligence and...president as anti-Israel?

2-But even with this intervention, relations can still be fractured – ideological barriers mean that Israel can never accept democratization as anything but a threat to their security
Waxman ‘11
[Dov, associate professor in political science at Baruch College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York “Israel’s Demophobia”, Foreign Policy, Februrary 18, accessed online http://mideast.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/02/18/israel_s_demophobia]
Israeli antipathy towards...them that chance. 

3- Increased Israeli threat perception will cause nuclear disclosure.
Steinberg 1998
[Gerald, professor of political science at Bar Ilan University, Israel,  “Israel and the United States: Can the Special Relationship survive the new strategic environment”, Middle East Review of International Affairs, vol 2 no 4, December, http://faculty.biu.ac.il/~steing/arms/israel&us.htm]
The changes in...overt second-strike deterrent.

4-And, Israeli disclosure leads to Iranian nuclearization
Adamsky 2011
[Dima, Assistant Professor at the Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy, and Strategy, Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya, “The Morning After in Israel”, Foreign Affairs 90.2, March/April]
Assuming that Iranian...of Israeli deterrence.

5-Nuclear Disclosure would massively increase the risk of nuclear war
Joshi 2000  
[Sharad, assistant professor in the Graduate School of International Policy & Management (GSIPM) at the Monterey Institute of International Studies. His research involves various facets of international security studies, especially terrorism, insurgency, conflict, and nuclear proliferation matters in South Asia. He joined the Monterey Institute as a postdoctoral fellow at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) from Sept. 2006 to Oct. 2008. Dr. Joshi has also served as a research associate at CNS and the institute's Monterey Terrorism Research & Education Program. He holds a PhD from the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh., New Delhi, India “Israel’s nuclear policy: a cost-benefit analysis”, Strategic Analysis: A monthly journal of the IDSA, March, vol xxii no 12, http://www.ciaonet.org/olj/sa/sa_00jos01.html]
The introduction of ...used increases drastically.

Congress has a road map to pass SKFTA—but the plan can still be derailed
Garza, former ambassador, 9/5/11
Antonio, “It’s time for Congress to approve trade deals,” http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news20308.html

The recent fight...have invariably required.

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Obama will be key to navigate SKFTA through a complicated process
Palmer, Reuters, 9/6/11
Doug, “U.S. trade deals face tricky approval path,” http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/06/usa-trade-congress-idUSN1E7851P420110906

But to get ...the White House.

SKFTA is key to U.S. heg in Asia
Cha 9 (Victor, Senior Advisor and Korea Chair @ CSIS, “What’s at Stake in the KORUS FTA,” Nov 5th, http://csis.org/files/publication/KPlatform2.Final.pdf)

Third, U.S. support ...of  foreign assistance.   

That destroys overall hegemony and causes multiple global nuclear wars
Goh 8 – Lecturer in International Relations in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the Univ of Oxford (Evelyn, International Relations of the Asia-Pacific, “Hierarchy and the role of the United States in the East Asian security order,” 2008 8(3):353-377, Oxford Journals Database)

The centrality of...be much worse.

Counterplan Text: The Republic of Turkey should 

Contention 1 is Competition: The counterplan competes from disads to U.S. action

Contention 2 is Solvency

Turkey is the best model for democratic transitions – regionally connected and the Turkish model carries broad legitimacy

Hugh Pope 5/15/2011 (director of International Crisis Group’s Turkey): The ‘Turkish Model’ and the Middle East. http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=the-8216turkish-model8217-and-the-middle-east-2011-05-15

The Middle East’s...fair and legitimate.

A. Turkish influence is up – economic, political and cultural powers

Anatolia News Agency 6/8/2011: Turkey's influence increasing in Middle East, LSE report says. http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=turkeys-influence-increasing-in-middle-east-lse-report-says-2011-06-08

Turkey’s growing influence ...the report’s introduction.

B. Plan crowds out Turkish foreign policy – the U.S. is a more visible actor on democracy

Sinan Ülgen 2011 (visiting scholar at Carnegie Europe in Brussels, where his research focuses on the implications of Turkish foreign policy for Europe and the United States): Turkey Rising. http://www.carnegieendowment.org/2011/01/11/turkey-rising/46n#US

Having said that...become more active. 

C. Turkish influence is key to its economy and stability in multiple regions

Paul Salem 2009 (Director of the Carnegie Middle East Center, in Beirut, Lebanon): Could this be Turkey’s Century in the Middle East? http://www.daralhayat.com/portalarticlendah/71006

In the month...Gulf region.

D. Turkey is key to the global economy

Paul 6/9 (Amanda, Economic Analyst,Turkish Press, http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=352709)

As neighbor Greece...for the EU.

E. Nuclear war

Walter Russell Mead, Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy, 2-4-09, “Only Makes You Stronger,” http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=571cbbb9-2887-4d81-8542-92e83915f5f8&p=2

If financial crises...have to fight.