November 2009 Public Forum Resources: Failed States

Written by Jason Neiffer

Wednesday, 14 October 2009 00:00

PURCHASE AND DOWNLOAD RIGHT NOW!! Big Sky Debate is pleased to release its Novermber 2009 Public Forums resources on failed states! The resolution, released by the National Forensics League on October 1, 2009, is:

Resolved: Failed nations are a greater threat to the United States than stable nations.

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METADEBATE

FAILED/FAILING STATES DEFINED
HEALTHY STATES DEFINED
NO CLEAR LINE EXISTS FOR A “FAILED STATE”
FAILED STATE DEFINITION: EXACT DEFINITION NOT A PROBLEM
EVERY STATE IS A FAILED STATE!
MUST CONSIDER EACH STATE INDEPENDENTLY

PRO EVIDENCE

MANY COUNTRIES ON THE VERGE OF COLLAPSE
END OF COLD WAR MAKES FAILED STATES GREATEST THREAT
FAILED STATES = GREATEST RISK TO THE UNITED STATES
FAILED STATES = INCUBATED THREATS
FAILED STATES = GREATER CHANCE FOR WAR/ATTACK
FAILED STATES = RISK OF US/MAJOR POWER GETTING SUCKED INTO WAR
FAILED STATES = TERRORISM
FAILED STATES = PIRACY
FAILED STATES = BREAKDOWN OF THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM
CON EVIDENCE BIASED: ASSUMED COLD WAR FRAMEWORK
A/T: FAILED STATE FRAMEWORK CRITIQUES

CON EVIDENCE

FAILED STATE FRAMEWORK FLAWED: GENERICS
FAILED STATE FRAMEWORK FLAWED: LEAVE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY UNABLE TO DEAL WITH REALITY
FAILED STATE FRAMEWORK FLAWED: MUST STOP INSISTENCE OF STATE ANALYSIS
FAILED STATE FRAMEWORK FLAWED: LABELING STATES MAKES THE STATE A FAILURE
FAILED STATE FRAMEWORK FLAWED: COMPLETE NATION-STATE STATUS WORLDWIDE IS IMPOSSIBLE
FAILED STATE FRAMEWORK FLAWED: FAILED STATE FRAMEWORK = IMPERIALISM
FAILED STATE FRAMEWORK FLAWED: EXCLUDE VALUES OF NON-WESTERN CIVILIZATIONS
FAILED STATE FRAMEWORK FLAWED: FORCING A “STATE” IMPOSES CONFLICT
ALTERNATIVE ADVOCACY: MUST LOOK FOR ALTERNATIVES TO THE STATE SYSTEM
FAILED STATES TOO WEAK TO POSE A THREAT
FAILED STATE THREAT TOO LITTLE TO JUSTIFY MILITARY RESPONSE
FAILED STATES DO NOT MEAN TERRORISM
CLAIMING FAILED STATES = TERRORISM PERPETUATES IMPERIALISM AND RACISM
AL QAEDA OPERATES IN BOTH FAILED AND STABLE STATES
PRIORITIZING FAILED STATES INVITES TRADITIONAL STATES TO THREATEN THE UNITED STATES