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Blue Book 2006-2007

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Product Code: A-102-06

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The 2006-2007 NCFCA Team-Policy Debate Resolution:
Resolved: That the North Atlantic Treaty Organization should be significantly reformed or abolished.
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FOREWORD BY TOM HESS   5
INTRODUCTION   6
1: THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY   8
Questions for Discussion   10
2: ABOUT N.A.T.O.   11
History of NATO   12
Early developments and conflict in the North Atlantic (1949-1960)   12
The Cold War (1961-1989)   12
Post Cold-War NATO   13
NATO today   13
Questions for Discussion   14
3: TYING THE RESOLUTION TO THE ROUND   15
The Policy Resolution   15
Defining the Terms of the Resolution   16
Keeping Your Research Up-to-Date   17
Organizing Research   17
Questions for Discussion   17
4: AFFIRMATIVE STRATEGIES   18
Creating the Affirmative Case   19
Definitions   19
Harms   19
Plan   19
Advantages or Solvency   20
Other Considerations in Developing Your Affirmative Case   20
The Introduction   20
Fiat   20
Questions for Discussion   21
5: NEGATIVE STRATEGIES   22
Some Basics to Keeping the Affirmative on the Run   22
Defending the Status Quo   22
On-Case Arguments   22
Disadvantages   23
Minor Repair   23
Counterplan   24
Specific NATO Perspectives   24
Abolition of NATO   24
Counterplans   25
Spread of Democracy   25
What About Asia?   26
Expansion Good or Bad?   27
NATO Good, Bad or Irrelevant?   27
Russia Good or Bad?   28
Russia Relationship   29
Questions for Discussion   30
6: PREPARING FOR THE DEBATE ROUND   31
First Affirmative Constructive (1AC): 8 minutes   31
Cross-Examination of the 1A by the 2N: 3 minutes   31
First Negative Constructive (1NC): 8 minutes   32
Cross-Examination of the 1N by the 1A: 3 minutes   32
Second Affirmative Constructive (2AC): 8 minutes   32
Cross-Examination of the 2A by the 1N: 3 minutes   33
Second Negative Constructive (2NC): 8 minutes   33
Cross-Examination of the 2N by the 2A: 3 minutes   33
First Negative Rebuttal (1NR): 5 minutes   34
First Affirmative Rebuttal (1AR): 5 minutes   34
Second Negative Rebuttal (2NR): 5 minutes   34
Second Affirmative Rebuttal (2AR): 5 minutes   35
Questions for Discussion   35
7: CASE SUMMARIES   36
That�s All Folks: The Case for Abolishing NATO   36
Enough Already: The Case for Stopping NATO Expansion   36
Paper Tiger: The Case for Reforming the NATO Response Force   37
No Place Like Home: The Case for Banning "Out-Of- Area" Missions   37
"UN" Acceptable: The Case for Disengagement from the United Nations   38
Deal With The Devil: The Case for Abandoning the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative   39
Hard Currency: The Case for Fair Funding of NATO Operations   39
Outvoted: The Case for Reforming NATO�s Decision-Making Process   40
Inside the Lines: The Case for a Defense-Only Alliance   41
No Strings Attached: The Case for Ending National Caveats   42
Let�s Make A Deal: The Case for Ratifying the C.F.E. Treaty   42
Penalty Box: The Case for Internal Discipline and Sanctions on Turkey   43
Questions for Discussion   44

DEBATE CASES
1. THAT'S ALL FOLKS: THE CASE FOR ABOLISHING NATO   46
2A EVIDENCE: ABOLISH NATO   49
2. ENOUGH ALREADY: THE CASE FOR STOPPING NATO EXPANSION   52
2A EVIDENCE: STOP NATO EXPANSION   55
3. PAPER TIGER: THE CASE FOR REFORMING THE NATO RESPONSE FORCE   59
2A EVIDENCE: NRF REFORM   62
4. NO PLACE LIKE HOME: THE CASE FOR BANNING "OUT-OF-AREA" MISSIONS   65
2A EVIDENCE: BAN OUT-OF-AREA MISSIONS   67
5. "UN"ACCEPTABLE: THE CASE FOR DISENGAGEMENT FROM THE UNITED NATIONS   70
2A EVIDENCE: DISENGAGEMENT FROM THE UN   72
6. DEAL WITH THE DEVIL: THE CASE FOR ABANDONING THE ISTANBUL COOPERATION INITIATIVE   75
2A EVIDENCE: ABANDON ISTANBUL COOPERATION INITIATIVE   77
7. HARD CURRENCY: THE CASE FOR FAIR FUNDING OF NATO OPERATIONS   81
2A EVIDENCE: FAIR FUNDING   83
8. OUTVOTED: THE CASE FOR REFORMING NATO'S DECISION-MAKING PROCESS   86
2A EVIDENCE: DECISION-MAKING REFORM   88
9. INSIDE THE LINES: THE CASE FOR A DEFENSE-ONLY ALLIANCE   91
2A EVIDENCE: DEFENSE-ONLY   93
10. NO STRINGS ATTACHED: THE CASE FOR ENDING NATIONAL CAVEATS   96
2A EVIDENCE: CAVEATS   98
11. LET'S MAKE A DEAL: THE CASE FOR RATIFYING THE C.F.E. TREATY   101
2A EVIDENCE: RATIFY CFE   103
12. PENALTY BOX: THE CASE FOR INTERNAL DISCIPLINE AND SANCTIONS ON TURKEY   109
2A EVIDENCE: ESTABLISH DISCIPLINE AND SANCTION TURKEY   112

BRIEFS
AFGHANISTAN MISSION IS WORKING   116
ARTICLE V - USELESS   119
ASIAN COUNTRIES JOINING NATO - NEGATIVE   120
BOSNIA FAILURE   123
CAPABILITIES IMPROVEMENT - NOT NEEDED   125
CAVEATS - NOT A PROBLEM   127
CFE TREATY RATIFICATION - NEGATIVE   130
CHINA IS BAD   134
CHINA IS GOOD   136
DARFUR/SUDAN   139
DECISION-MAKING / CONSENSUS REFORM   142
DEFENSE-ONLY - NEGATIVE   147
DEMOCRACY SPREADING - BAD   149
DEMOCRACY SPREAD - GOOD   153
EUROPEAN-US RELATIONSHIP - NOT A PROBLEM   155
EXPANSION OF NATO - NO PROBLEM   157
COMMON FUNDING   161
FUNDING SOURCES FOR PLANS   163
HEGEMONY DISADVANTAGE   165
HEGEMONY - NOT A PROBLEM   167
ISTANBUL COOPERATION INITIATIVE - GOOD   168
INTERNATIONAL INTERVENTION -- BAD   171
INTERNATIONAL INTERVENTION -- JUSTIFIED   175
KOREA   178
KOSOVO FAILURE   181
MIDDLE EAST INTERVENTION   183
MISSILE DEFENSE   185
NATO IS BAD - DON'T STRENGTHEN IT   187
NATO IS GOOD   189
NATO IS IRRELEVANT   195
NATO RESPONSE FORCE (NRF)   197
NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION   202
OUT OF AREA MISSIONS - NO PROBLEM   204
RUSSIA IS DANGEROUS   207
RUSSIA IS GOOD - DON'T PROVOKE THEM   210
RUSSIA JOINING NATO - NEGATIVE   214
RUSSIA RELATIONSHIP -- BAD TODAY   216
RUSSIA RELATIONSHIP -- GOOD TODAY   218
SOURCE INDICTMENTS   221
TAIWAN   224
TERRORISM   227
TURKEY - DOING FINE   230
UNITED NATIONS IS BAD   234
UNITED NATIONS IS GOOD   236

COUNTERPLANS
EUROPEAN UNION COUNTERPLAN   238
ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE: EU COUNTERPLAN   240
U.N. COUNTERPLAN   242
ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE: UN COUNTERPLAN   244
U.S. UNILATERAL COUNTERPLAN   246
ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE: US UNILATERAL COUNTERPLAN   247

GLOSSARY   249
DEBATE CAMP   256
WWW.MONUMENTPUBLISHING.COM   257