CP: EU
The European Union should
Counterplan solves the case—EU has necessary expertise and relationships, counterplan bolsters its soft power
E.A. Fakhro, LLB, Queen Mary College, University of London and Bahraini, THE EUROPEAN UNION AND ISLAM: DEMOCRACY PROMOTION IN BAHRAIN AND THE ARAB WORLD, 2009, p. 3-4.
Any entity that seeks to promote [...] and partner of the Arab world.
EU democracy assistance solves and avoids backlash
Hill, 11 (Steven, Writer at the Global Policy Institute, “The Arab Spring is an Opportunity...for Europe”, July 8, http://www.gpilondon.com/index.php?id=302)
The Arab Spring is a historic [...] balance has tipped somewhat toward Iran.
EU soft power averts extinction—multiple scenarios
Burton 02 John,- Ambassador for the European Commission Delegation, Joint Committee on European Affairs, February 4, 2002, http://www.irlgov.ie/committees-02/c-europeanaffairs/future/page1.htm
As the Laeken Declaration put it [...] forces that will otherwise overwhelm us.
The CP solves the Aff—EU can fund and assist institution reform
Norman Laurence and Frances Robinson, “EU: Ready to Support Democratic Transition in Libya,” WALL STREET JOURNAL, 8—22—11, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903327904576524462014751624.html,
The European Union said Monday [...] have a role in rebuilding Libya.
EU solves better—much more influence
Wolfgang Zank, Associate proessor, European studies, University of Aalborg, “Cooperation or Silent Rivalry? The EU and the USA in the Mediterranean – The Case of Egypt,” PERSPECTIVES ON FEDERALISM v. 2 n. 3, 2010.
When comparing US and EU relations [...] Union as an anchor for democracy.
EU programs, capabilities mirror those of the U.S.
David Huber, Department of International Relations, Hebrew National University of Jerusalem, "Democracy Assistance in the Middle East and North Africa: A Comparison of US and EU Policies," MEDITERRANEAN POLITICS v. 13 n. 1, 2008, pp. 43-62, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13629390701864836.
Clearly, the similarities between [...] well as their commitment to liberalization.
DA: China
No competition between US and China over Libyan oil now—both are preparing to defend interests
UPI 9-16-2011 (China, U.S. could tangle over Mideast oil, http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Energy-Resources/2011 /09/16/China-US-could-tangle-over-Mideast-oil/UPI-75231316188447/?spt=hts&or=3)
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Sept. [...] in. That could be messy.
China perceives plan as continued threat – collapses relations and escalates to war
Paul Craig Roberts 2011, Former William E. Simon Chair, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Georgetown University, and Senior Research Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University. “US risks war with China and Russia,” Press TV, April 26, http://www.presstv.ir/detail/176776.html
We want to overthrow Gaddafi and [...] and we're risking a major war.
Escalates to nuclear war
Straits Times 2000 [“Regional Fallout: No one gains in war over Taiwan,” Jun 25, LN]
THE high-intensity scenario [...] China puts sovereignty above everything else.
DA: Israel
Relations strong—multiple reasons
Jewish Standard 9-23 Israel-U.S. ties strong as U.N. session opens Ron Kampeas • World Published: 23 September 2011 http://www.jstandard.com/content/item/israel-u.s._ties_strong_as_u.n._session_opens/20175
WASHINGTON — In recent months, [...] lot of things eye to eye.”
Democracy assistance kills US-Israel relations—fear of islamist takeover
RT 11 US-supported Arab Spring may backfire on ally Israel permalink email story to a friend print version Published: 28 April, 2011, 09:26 Edited: 29 April, 2011, 04:30 http://rt.com/news/arab-israel-us-ally/
Which is why, as the [...] allied with autocratic regimes and despots.
Relations solve isreali lashout and strike on iran
Corsi 06 (Jerome - PhD from Harvard in Political Science, currently an author and expert on Middle Eastern affairs, WorldNetDaily Exclusive Commentary, July 16th, http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=51135)
This time Israel is playing for [...] President Bush, thinks or says.
Escalates globally
J. Adams, “The Shock! War in the Middle East?” 5-3-97, www.gold-eagle.com/gold_digest/anon504.html
Israel is increasingly concerned by Iran's [...] preparing to unleash on the West.
DA: Russia
A. Putin returns to the Russian presidency in a considerably weakened position – while he remains convinced that his foreign policy focus on soft integration is correct, he remains at substantial risk of elite insider overthrow.
Vladislav Inozemtsev, Renowned Russian Economic Expert and Analyst at the Centre for Research of Post-Industrial Studies in Moscow, “The Hinge that Holds Russia Together,” FOREIGN AFFAIRS, 9-30-2011, http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/68312/vladislav-inozemtsev/the-hinge-that-holds-russia-together?page=show.
Vladimir Putin's decision to return to [...] punch line will become clear soon.
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C. Perception of American gains at the expense of Russia in the Middle East alone are enough to throw the foreign policy debate to the nationalists.
Walter Laqueur, Chairman of the International Research Council, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), “Russia and the Middle East,” 2008, http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/mesh/2008/08/russia_and_the_middle_east/.
But Russia is under time pressure [...] open the door to serious miscalculations.
D. Russian nationalism causes nuclear war, nuclear terrorism, and thwarts US power projection globally.
Stephen Cohen, professor of Russian studies at New York University and Professor of Politics Emeritus at Princeton University, “Obama's Russia 'Reset': Another Lost Opportunity?”, 2011, http://www.thenation.com/article/161063/obamas-russia-reset-another-lost-opportunity?page=full)
An enduring existential reality has been [...] role, for better or worse.
DA: Saudi
Relations strong—despite Palestine vote
US, Saudi relationship in good shape: top US official (AFP 9-16) – Sep 16, 2011 http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jA_FSDO25m2rYXq51dz_ThnLtD3w?docId=CNG.b6d207691ba28c0711d32cc4f2496bd7.551
WASHINGTON — The key diplomatic relationship [...] Council, it would put at risk Saudi-US cooperation in numerous areas.
Democracy assistance in MENA kills saudi rels—causes a US-Iran war
By Vali Nasr 11 May 23, 2011 6:50 PM ET Will the Saudis Kill the Arab Spring? Bloomberg http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-23/will-the-saudis-kill-the-arab-spring-.html
In his speech last week on [...] in the middle of the conflict.
Iran war causes extinction.
Michel Chossudovsky, Professor of Economics, University of Ottawa, May 2005, “Planned US-Israeli Attack on Iran,” http://globalresearch.ca/articles/CHO505A.html
The Bush Administration has embarked upon [...] as within the European Union.
K: Marxism
. Democracy assistance consolidates the capitalist order by solidifying class structures
Achin Vanaik is an independent journalist and fellow at the Centre for Contemporary Studies, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library. “Capitalism and Democracy,” Open Democracy, 4/29/2009. http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/idea/capitalism-and-democracy
How does this connect to the [...] elections in the Palestinian occupied territories?
B. This entrenches the root cause of exploitation, imperialism, war and eco-doom—threatens our extinction
John Bellamy Foster, University of Oregon, “The Ecology of Destruction,” MONTHLY REVIEW, February 2007, www.monthlyreview.org/0207jbf.htm
My intention here is not of [...] the planet as a whole.3
C. The Alternative: reject the affirmative by voting negative
And, that solves
Joel Kovel, Alger Hiss Professor, Social Studies, Bard College, THE ENEMY OF NATURE: THE END OF CAPITALISM OR THE END OF THE WORLD, 2002, p. 224.
Relentless criticism can delegitimate the [...] is no greater responsibility for intellectuals.
K: Neoliberalism
Democracy assistance is a front to impose neoliberal dictators to protect corporate interests
Sussman 6 The Myths of ‘Democracy Assistance’: U.S. Political Intervention in Post-Soviet Eastern Europe Gerald Sussman Monthly Review 2006, Volume 58, Issue 07 (December) Gerald Sussman teaches urban studies and communications at Portland State University and has published widely on the international political economy of information technology, mass media, and development.
One of the notable shifts in [...] other expressions of neocolonial hegemony.
Neoliberalism creates the kill to save mentality—ensuring the genocidal destruction of humanity
Santos 03 Boaventura de Sousa Santos, Collective Suicide?,Issue #63, April 2003, Bad Subjects.com http://bad.eserver.org/issues/2003/63/santos.html/view?searchterm=Santos,
According to Franz Hinkelammert, the [...] of war, of thousands of innocent civilians.
Alternative: Reject the affirmative by refusing to participate in the acceptance of institutions we can only affirm globalization from below by disengaging from institutions—this is an ontological imperative
Choi, Murphy, and Caro 4
Jung Min, John W, Manuel J, Professor of Sociology SDSU, Professor of Sociology University of Miami, Professor of Sociology Barry University, Globalization with a Human Face, pg. 6-9
Many critics have begun to wonder [...] to why not pursue alternative visions?
K: Security
Security threats are constructed to mobilize violence- this is the root cause of war and sparks dehumanization and extermination- the impact is extinction. Discourse shapes reality
Talbot 8 ( 'Us' and 'Them': Terrorism, Conflict and (O)ther Discursive Formations by Steven Talbot Defence Science and Technology Organisation Sociological Research Online, Volume 13, Issue 1Published: 21/3/2008
As a point of departure, [...] within ‘so-called’ homogenous populations.
Role of the ballot is to either accept or reject the affs securitization—its only securitized if you vote aff
Saltera 8 (Securitization and desecuritization: a dramaturgical analysis of the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority Mark B Saltera School of Politics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 6N5. E-mail: msalter@uottawa.ca, , 2008
This model of settings for securitizing [...] discourse' (Floyd 2007: 336).
Individual rejection breaks down security logic and opens up alternatives
Burke 2 (Anthony Burke, School of Political Science and International Studies, University of Queensland. Alternatives 27, 2002. Aporias of Security.by Anthony Burke
Refusing Security It is perhaps easy [...] shimmering possibilities might be.