Tag: policy

China Counterplans

Discussion of counterplan opportunities is another opportunity to create consider strategy. “Soft engagement” counterplans.  In 2005-2006, the college policy debate resolution focused on the question

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China Disadvantages

In the discussion of the likely case areas, I didn’t focus on likely plan mechanisms. I do think that methods of engagement that either increase

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China Advantages

[All China Resources] Advantage Areas I normally address the primary advantage areas in more detail, but given the breadth of the topic I will run

China Topic Introduction

[All China Resources] If you ask someone what the 2016-17 debate topic is, they will say the topic is “China.” They are right that the

China Case Areas

All China Topic Resources Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its economic and/or diplomatic engagement with the People’s Republic of China.  This

Defining “Economic and/or diplomatic engagement”

[wpfilebase tag=”file” id=1069] ” More free definitions of “engagement” The 2015-16 policy debate resolution is, Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its economic

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How to Answer a Politics Disadvantage

[All Politics Resources] Introduction I judged three L-D debates at Yale this weekend and in two of those debates the Negative read a Politics disadvantage.

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Understanding Nuclear Proliferation

Introduction “Proliferation” literally means the spread of something. Generally, in the context of the literature, proliferation refers to the spread of nuclear weapons technology, but

Curtailing Drone Surveillance

All Surveillance Resources [wpfilebase tag=”file” id=57] [wpfilebase tag=”file” id=58] “In the far distance a helicopter skimmed down between the roofs, hovered for an instant like