Tournament: Grapevine Classic | Round: 1 | Opponent: Strake Jesuit JWe | Judge: McLoughlin, Samantha
Freedom House 3/3 ~Freedom House. Freedom House works to defend human rights and promote democratic change, with a focus on political rights and civil liberties. We act as a catalyst for freedom through a combination of analysis, advocacy, and action. Our analysis, focused on 13 central issues, is underpinned by our international program work. "New Report: The global decline in democracy has accelerated". 3-3-2021. . https://freedomhouse.org/article/new-report-global-decline-democracy-has-accelerated.~~
Washington - March 3, 2021 — Authoritarian actors grew bolder during 2020 as major
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environments investigated government transgressions, and activists persisted in calling out undemocratic practices.
Singh 7/5 ~Prerna Singh, July 5, 2021 at 5:00 a.m., "India has become an 'electoral autocracy.' Its covid-19 catastrophe is no surprise", https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/07/05/india-has-become-an-electoral-autocracy-its-covid-19-catastrophe-is-no-surprise JB~
On Thursday, the White House announced that it is deploying response teams, composed
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to take action. This would have likely reduced the public health tragedy.
The second wave and lack of journalistic freedom revives IndoPak escalation.
Somos 20 ~Christy Somos, December 17, 2020, "COVID-19 has escalated armed conflict in India, Pakistan, Iraq, Libya and the Philippines, study finds," https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/covid-19-has-escalated-armed-conflict-in-india-pakistan-iraq-libya-and-the-philippines-study-finds-1.5236738 JB~
INDIA India saw a rise in armed conflict during the study period, with violent
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crisis, which saw an increase of attacks by Taliban groups in May.
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~~ TDI
Here's What You Need to Remember: India and Pakistan account for over one-
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New Delhi and Islamabad work together to change the nature of their relationship.
Looney 16 ~Robert Looney, JUNE 1, 2016, "Democracy Is the Answer to Climate Change", https://foreignpolicy.com/2016/06/01/democracy-is-the-answer-to-climate-change JB~
But is it really necessary to choose between democracy and saving the planet? A
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author could suggest was a relative lack of public discussion of climate change.
Specktor 19 ~Brandon writes about the science of everyday life for Live Science, and previously for Reader's Digest magazine, where he served as an editor for five years~ 6-4-2019, "Human Civilization Will Crumble by 2050 If We Don't Stop Climate Change Now, New Paper Claims," livescience, https://www.livescience.com/65633-climate-change-dooms-humans-by-2050.html Justin
The current climate crisis, they say, is larger and more complex than any
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and perhaps "the end of human global civilization as we know it."
~Thomas Hanna, 9-21-2020, "Democratizing knowledge: Transforming intellectual property and research and development," Democracy Collaborative, https://democracycollaborative.org/learn/publication/democratizing-knowledge-transforming-intellectual-property-and-research-and JB~
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that power an equitable, democratic, and sustainable 21st-century economy.