Jackson- Vanik amendment will be repealed now – it’s a priority.
The Moscow Times 11/29/11 http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/jackson-vaniks-end-in-2012/448814.html#ixzz1fQZVK87Y
The Jackson-Vanik amendment is unlikely to
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Russia's accession to the WTO, Beyrle said.
Political capital is key to pass PNTR.
Graham Allison and Robert D. Blackwill October 2011 Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs Harvard University Russia and U.S. National Interests: Why Should Americans Care? A Report of the Task Force on Russia and U.S. National Interest Graham Allison Director of Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Assistant Secretary of Defense in the first Clinton Administration Robert D. Blackwill is the Henry A. Kissinger senior fellow for U.S. foreign policy at the Council on Foreign Relations. Deputy national security adviser for strategic planning under President George W. Bush, presidential envoy to Iraq and was the administration’s coordinator for U.S. policies regarding Afghanistan and Iran.
Finally, given the disparities between U.
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a controversial topic like American policy toward Russia.
Russian accession to the WTO without repeal of Jackson-Vanik would tank US Russian relations.
ANDERS ASLUND and C. FRED BERGSTEN June 21, 2010 Foreign Policy: Let Russia Join the WTO http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127981016
The United States still maintains the Jackson-
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Iran, needs Russian cooperation more than ever.
US-Russian relations are critical for global security, preventing proliferation, sustaining US leadership and averting nuclear war.
Allison and Blackwill 10-30-11 Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Douglas Dillon Professor of Government; Faculty Chair, Dubai Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School, Robert D. Blackwill, International Council Member, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs "10 Reasons Why Russia Still Matters"http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/publication/21469/10_reasons_why_russia_still_matters.html
That central point is that Russia matters a
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or failure, in advancing our national interests.
The impact is extinction
Bostrom 2 (Nick, Dir. Future of Humanity Institute and Prof. Philosophy – Oxford U., Journal of Evolution and Technology, “Analyzing Human Extinction Scenarios and Related Hazards”, 9, March, http://www.nickbostrom.com/existential/risks.html)
The first manmade existential risk was the inaugural
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that we will encounter in the 21st century.
