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| Grapevine | 2 | Opponent: St Agnes EH | Judge: Patel, Vandan AC WTO cred Developing econs |
| Grapevine | 5 | Opponent: JPG JF | Judge: Clement Agho-Otoghile bad judge - not one word the whole round |
| Grapevine | 4 | Opponent: Plano East NK | Judge: Vijayan, Pranav AC WTO cred Developing econs |
| Palm Classic | 2 | Opponent: St Agnes EH | Judge: Turner, Trevor AC Debris Africa |
| Palm Classic | 3 | Opponent: Monta Vista JY | Judge: Brown, Scott AC Debris Africa Mining |
| Palm Classic | 5 | Opponent: Monta Vista YS | Judge: Malyugina, Emmiee AC Debris v2 |
| Princeton | 2 | Opponent: La Salle TP | Judge: Riggs, Tara 1AC Workforce retention |
| Princeton | 4 | Opponent: Milton AT | Judge: Hsu, Jonathan 1AC Workforce Retention |
| Princeton | 6 | Opponent: Princeton VC | Judge: Brown, Grant 1AC Workforce Retention |
| SCU | 6 | Opponent: Leland SK | Judge: Sethia, Prakash 1AC case |
| SCU | 4 | Opponent: Leland KS | Judge: Bezonsky, Chase 1AC Workforce Retention |
| SCU | 1 | Opponent: Monta Vista MD | Judge: Gupta, Sumit AC workforce retention |
| Yale | 2 | Opponent: Hunter AL | Judge: Rastogi, Nitin AC Developing Econs WTO cred |
| Yale | 3 | Opponent: Harrison EM | Judge: Whalin, Symone AC WTO cred Developing Econs |
| Yale | 6 | Opponent: American Heritage Broward JA | Judge: Astrachan, Aphe 1AC WTO cred |
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00 - Contact InformationTournament: Important Info | Round: Finals | Opponent: NA | Judge: NA If you need to contact me for any reason: Cell: (925)-434-6040 Email: anthonyli.gtb@gmail.com Cell is preferred, I will reply the fastest - please preface it with your name and the fact we are about to debate. | 9/9/21 |
00 - NavigationTournament: Important Info | Round: Finals | Opponent: NA | Judge: NA Date Range Arg Types | 2/14/22 |
JF - Africa MiningTournament: Palm Classic | Round: 2 | Opponent: St Agnes EH | Judge: Turner, Trevor AC – Africa Mining AdvantageSpace mining destroys the African economyOni 19 ~(David, a space industry and technology analyst at Space in Africa. He's a graduate of Mining Engineering from the Federal University of Technology Akure.) "The Effect of Asteroid Mining on Mining Activities in Africa," Africa News, 9/24/19, https://africanews.space/the-effect-of-asteroid-mining-on-mining-activities-in-africa/~~ Great power warYeisley 11 ~(USAF Lieutenant Colonel Mark O. Yeisley, assistant professor of international relations at the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. MA Colorado State, PhD in international relations from Duke University) "Bipolarity, Proxy Wars, and the Rise of China," Strategic Studies Quarterly, Winter 2011, https://www.jstor.org/stable/26270538?seq=1~~#metadata_info_tab_contents~~ TDI | 2/12/22 |
JF - Debris AdvantageTournament: Palm Classic | Round: 2 | Opponent: St Agnes EH | Judge: Turner, Trevor Asteroid mining spikes the risk of satellite-dust collisionsScoles 15 ~(Sarah Scoles, freelance science writer, contributor at Wired and Popular Science, author of the books Making Contact and They Are Already Here) "Dust from asteroid mining spells danger for satellites," New Scientist, May 27, 2015, https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22630235-100-dust-from-asteroid-mining-spells-danger-for-satellites/~~ TDI Space dust wrecks satellites and debris exponentially spiralsIntagliata 17 ~(Christopher Intagliata, MA Journalism from NYU, Editor for NPRs All Things Considered, Reporter/Host for Scientific American's 60 Second Science) "The Sneaky Danger of Space Dust," Scientific American, May 11, 2017, https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/the-sneaky-danger-of-space-dust/~~ TDI Scenario 1 is ClimateEarth observation satellites key to warming adaptationAlonso 18 ~(Elisa Jiménez Alonso, communications consultant with Acclimatise, climate resilience organization) "Earth Observation of Increasing Importance for Climate Change Adaptation," Acclimatise, May 2, 2018, https://www.acclimatise.uk.com/2018/05/02/earth-observation-of-increasing-importance-for-climate-change-adaptation/~~ TDI Warming causes extinctionKlein 14~(Naomi Klein, award-winning journalist, syndicated columnist, former Miliband Fellow at the London School of Economics, member of the board of directors of 350.org), This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate, pp. 12-14~ | 2/12/22 |
JF - Debris Advantage v2Tournament: Palm Classic | Round: 5 | Opponent: Monta Vista YS | Judge: Malyugina, Emmiee Incoming mega-constellations of satellites ensure unmanageable space debris, triggering the Kessler Syndrome. No alt causes—-current debris is being managed but constellations push Kessler over the brink.Boley and Byers 21 ~Aaron C., Department of Physics and Astronomy @ The University of British Columbia*, and Michael, Department of Political Science @ The University of British Columbia; Published: 20 May 2021; Scientific Reports; "Satellite mega-constellations create risks in Low Earth Orbit, the atmosphere and on Earth," https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-89909-7~~ brett No alt causes or thumpers—-absent megaconstellations, LEO debris would increase slowly for decades, eventually stabilizing after 200 years. Prefer NASA studies that assume our plan.—-1 collision a decade is hardly enough to trigger Kessler syndrome. Increasing debris triggers miscalculated war. The internal link is linear—-any reduction in debris reduces the risk.Dockrill 16 ~Peter; 2016; Award-winning science and technology journalist. "Space Junk Accidents Could Trigger Armed Conflict, Study Finds." https://www.sciencealert.com/space-junk-accidents-could-trigger-armed-conflict-expert-warns~~ brett ====It goes nuclear.==== Nuclear war causes extinction.Trevithick and Rogoway '19 ~Joseph and Tyler; February 27; Military Analyst, M.A. in Conflict Resolution from Georgetown University, B.A. in the History and Policy of International Relations at Carnegie-Mellon University; Defense Journalist; The Drive, "Yes, India And Pakistan Could End The World As We Know It Through A Nuclear Exchange," https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/26674/yes-india-and-pakistan-could-end-the-world-as-we-know-it-through-a-nuclear-exchange~~ brett Cascading debris collapses satellites.Kessler et al., 18 ~Donald J. Kessler* American astrophysicist and former NASA scientist known for his studies regarding space debris. Kessler has received numerous awards for his pioneering work, the most recent being the 2010 Dirk Brower Award for his half-century career in astrodynamics. Dr. Holder Krag Head of the Space Debris Office at the European Space Agency and has been a Space Debris Analyst in the Space Debris Office since 2006. Asher Isbrucker*, Writer and Video Producer; 11-2-2018; "Kessler Syndrome: What Happens When Satellites Collide," Medium, https://asherkaye.medium.com/kessler-syndrome-what-happens-when-satellites-collide-1b571ca3c47e~~ brett Tele-health sats solve pandemics.Krishnamurthy 18 ~Ramesh, researcher in Health Systems and Innovation Cluster, World Health Organization, with; Jason Hatton; 1/1/18, "Space science and technologies to advance health-related sustainable development goals," https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5791876/~~ brett Extinction.Dhillon 17 ~Ranu; 2017; instructor at Harvard Medical School and a physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. He works on building health systems in developing countries and served as an advisor to the president of Guinea during the Ebola epidemic instructor at Harvard Medical School and a physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. He works on building health systems in developing countries and served as an advisor to the president of Guinea during the Ebola epidemic, Harvard Business Review; "The World Is Completely Unprepared for a Global Pandemic", https://hbr.org/2017/03/the-world-is-completely-unprepared-for-a-global-pandemic~~ brett | 2/14/22 |
ND - Workforce retentionTournament: SCU | Round: 1 | Opponent: Monta Vista MD | Judge: Gupta, Sumit | 12/3/21 |
ND - Workforce retention v2Tournament: SCU | Round: 4 | Opponent: Leland KS | Judge: Bezonsky, Chase | 12/3/21 |
ND - Workforce retention v3Tournament: SCU | Round: 6 | Opponent: Leland SK | Judge: Sethia, Prakash | 12/3/21 |
SO - Developing Economies AdvantageTournament: Grapevine | Round: 2 | Opponent: St Agnes EH | Judge: Patel, Vandan Scenario 1 is India.India is in crisis – the recent COVID surge is fundamentally different from that of the past.Khullar 21. ~(Dhruv Khullar is a contributing writer at The New Yorker, where he writes primarily about medicine, health care, and politics. He is also a practicing physician and an assistant professor at Weill Cornell Medical College) "India's Crisis Marks a New Phase in the Pandemic," The New Yorker, May 13, 2021. https://www.newyorker.com/science/medical-dispatch/indias-crisis-marks-a-new-phase-in-the-pandemic~~ That causes Indo-Pak conflict escalation.Somos 20. ~Christy Somos is a CTVNews.ca Writer) "COVID-19 has escalated armed conflict in India, Pakistan, Iraq, Libya and the Philippines, study finds," CTV News, December 17, 2020. https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/covid-19-has-escalated-armed-conflict-in-india-pakistan-iraq-libya-and-the-philippines-study-finds-1.5236738~~ Extinction.Roblin 21. ~(Sébastien Roblin holds a master's degree in Conflict Resolution from Georgetown University and served as a university instructor for the Peace Corps in China, "If the Next India-Pakistan War Goes Nuclear, It Will Destroy the World," The National Interest, March 26, 2021. https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/if-next-india-pakistan-war-goes-nuclear-it-will-destroy-world-181134~~ Scenario 2 is South Africa.The third wave of the pandemic is fueling instability in South Africa.Egwu 21. ~(Patrick Egwu is a Nigerian freelance journalist currently based in Johannesburg, where he is an Open Society Foundations fellow at the University of the Witwatersrand) "South Africa's Twin Crises Are Feeding Each Other," Foreign Policy, July 20, 2021. https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/07/20/south-africa-covid-19-struggles-deadly-third-wave-zuma-violence/~~ COVID is pummeling South Africa's fragile economy and fueling the worst rioting since 1994.Steinhauser and Parkinson 21. ~(Gabriele Steinhauser writes about politics and economics in southern Africa and beyond and helps manage The Wall Street Journal's reporters on the continent. Joe Parkinson is the Wall Street Journal's Africa Bureau Chief, leading a team of correspondents chronicling business, policy and geopolitical trends across the continent. "Third Covid Wave Upends Fragile South Africa, a Warning for Developing World," The Wall Street Journal, July 19, 2021. https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-pandemic-south-africa-riots-a-warning-for-developing-world-11626711622~~ Africa instability goes nuclear.Mead 13. ~(Walter Mead is a James Clarke Chace Professor of Foreign Affairs and Humanities, Bard College) "Peace in The Congo? Why the World Should Care," The American Interest, December 15, 2013. https://www.the-american-interest.com/2013/12/15/peace-in-the-congo-why-the-world-should-care/ The plan solves both scenarios and WTO IP rules are a barrier to scaled-up vaccine production.Pandey 21. ~(Ashutosh Pandey) "Rich countries block India, South Africa's bid to ban COVID vaccine patents," DW, April 2, 2021. https://www.dw.com/en/rich-countries-block-india-south-africas-bid-to-ban-covid-vaccine-patents/a-56460175 | 9/11/21 |
SO - WTO Credibility AdvantageTournament: Grapevine | Round: 2 | Opponent: St Agnes EH | Judge: Patel, Vandan The new head of the WTO is on track to push for reform and an increased role in the international arena, but is hindered now due to lack of vaccine agreement.Baschuk 4-27. ~(Bryce Baschuk is a Bloomberg Reporter) "WTO Chief Pursues a 'Hectic' Agenda to Fix World Trade's Referee," Bloomberg, April 27, 2021. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-27/wto-chief-pursues-a-hectic-agenda-to-fix-world-trade-s-referee~~ Patent waiver is necessary to revitalize WTO's credibility as an international dispute mechanism – creates momentum for further reform.Meyer 6-18-21. ~(David Meyer is the Editor of CEO Daily and a senior writer on Fortune's European team. Author of the digital rights primer, Control Shift: How Technology Affects You and Your Rights. "The WTO's survival hinges on the COVID-19 vaccine patent debate, waiver advocates warn," Fortune, June 18, 2021. https://fortune.com/2021/06/18/wto-covid-vaccines-patents-waiver-south-africa-trips/~~ No alt causes – how the WTO acts now with Covid will shape its role in the international economy for decades to come.Evenett and Baldwin 20. ~(Simon J. Evenett is Professor of International Trade and Economic Development at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and Co-Director of the CEPR Programme in International Trade and Regional Economics. Richard E. Baldwin is a professor of international economics at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva. "Revitalising multilateral trade cooperation: Why? Why Now? And How?" November 10, 2020. https://voxeu.org/content/revitalising-multilateralism-pragmatic-ideas-new-wto-director-general~~ Specifically, action now over Covid creates goodwill to establish global trade as a norm and preserve the relevance of the trading system post-Covid.González 20. ~(Anabel Gonzalez is a nonresident senior fellow at the Peterson Institute and former Minister of Foreign Trade of Costa Rica "Revitalising multilateral trade cooperation: Why? Why Now? And How?" November 10, 2020. https://voxeu.org/content/revitalising-multilateralism-pragmatic-ideas-new-wto-director-general~~ Post Covid WTO legitimacy and credibility are necessary to prevent a downward spiral of protectionism.Solís 20. ~(Mireya Solís is director of the Center for East Asia Policy Studies, Philip Knight Chair in Japan Studies, and a senior fellow in the Foreign Policy program at Brookings. "The post COVID-19 world: Economic nationalism triumphant?" July 10, 2020. https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2020/07/10/the-post-covid-19-world-economic-nationalism-triumphant/~~ Trade solves great power competition – regionalism causes militarized crises.Lake 18. ~(David Lake is a Professor of Social Sciences and Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of California, San Diego. "Economic Openness and Great Power Competition: Lessons for China and the United States," April 30, 2018. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3171196/~~ Independently, WTO cred solves nuclear war – allows an off-track for nuclear weapons.Hamann 09. ~(Georgia Hamann is a J.D. Candidate, Vanderbilt University Law School, "Replacing Slingshots with Swords: Implications of the Antigua-Gambling 22.6 Panel Report for Developing Countries and the World Trading System," 2009.~ | 9/11/21 |
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