European Union Counterplan
The EU solves democracy promotion in the Arab world
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)
“It is only with knowledge … of either catalyst or teacher.”
The counterplan boosts EU global soft power
Seilor, 5/15 (Julia, 5/15/11, “Arab Spring: what think tanks say,”http://www.thinktankdirectory.org/blog/2011/05/15/arab-spring-what-think-tanks-say/, JMP)
“Scholars agree that the … in helping its neighbors stabilize”
Strong EU solves multiple scenarios of extinction.
Bruton 2001 (John, Former Irish Prime Minister, Report before the Joint Committee on European Affairs, Parliament of Ireland, October, http://www.irlgov.ie/committees-02/c-europeanaffairs/future/page1.htm)
“As the Laeken Declaration put … will otherwise overwhelm us.”
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“The first hard numbers … in the world’s poorest countries and communities.”
Democracy assistance directly results in reductions in biodiversity protection programs.
Tobias 3/28/07 (US Director of Foreign Assistance and Administrator of USAID [Randall L.http://www.usaid.gov/press/speeches/2007/ty070328.html])
“Focusing resources in this .. our teams made the choices that they did.”
Biodiversity decline causes extinction
Tobin 90 (Richard, The Expendable Future, p. 22)
“Norman Meyers observes, no other form … destruction of natural habitats.”