Soft Left Aff
Term used by the Aff for putting "profits over people" in arms sales.
What is the industry of death?
This country is currently in the midst of a civil war and serves as the political center of the Aff.
What is Yemen?
The first card of the K claims this action is "the only way to solve".
What is a critical praxis?
The acronym "DIB" stands for this.
What is the Defense Industrial Base?
According to the solvency deficit evidence, these two countries are most likely to fill-in if the US stops selling arms.
What are Russia and China?
Failing to follow these risks global stability and undermines American values according to Sachs '17.
What are human rights standards?
The two advantages of the Affirmative.
What are the humanitarian crisis and regional stability?
The belief that humans are the most important being/actor in the universe. In this case, it "reifies human sovereignty".
What is anthropocentrism?
This DA's thesis argues that arms sales are needed to keep a specific country in check and prevent possible terrorism.
What is the Iran Deterrence DA?
A security program required for all transfers of US defense articles (in this case "Arms").
What is End Use Monitoring?
These religious militants are backed by Iran and are often considered proxies in the Yemeni civil war.
Who are the Houthis?
Spindel, the aff's main solvency advocate, proposes this specific policy plan to prevent arms sales.
What is an arms embargo?
This author writes that human rights discourse can be used as a way to "dismantle" subjects.
Who is Jasbir Puar?
The willingness to take risks in business or politics. (In this case applied to the foreign policy of Middle Eastern nations).
What is adventurism?
The Counter Plan asks Saudi Arabia to improve on and work towards these three things. (Provide two).
What is a better human rights record, a political settlement in Yemen and domestic political and economic reforms?
This author argues that the claim arms sales are necessary to contain Iran is wrong, and in fact, makes things worse.
Who is Daniel Larison?
The aff's terminal impact outlined in the Arguello and Buis '18 card.
What is global nuclear war?
The K claims that the aff is only creating international stability to fuel this.
What is American imperialism?
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What is the most dangerous anagram for MDAW?
A WMD
Margon '18 claims that Trump cozying up with this type of person "thumbs" any American credibility for human rights activism.
What are autocrats?
Schnetzer '16 argues that human rights are critical to solving global threats because they have this quality.
What is instrumental value?
Kroenig '16 says this is key to regional stability in the Middle East.
What is US leadership?
Contreas and Rasila '08 from the K claims this is a weapon for the national-security apparatus.
What is legitimacy?
What "CAT" stands for, as mentioned in DIB uniqueness where the new "CAT" policy protects the DIB now.
What is Conventional Arms Transfer?
Arguing in favor of maintaining allies, the Gause '10 card claims that international influence is more important than this.
What is moral purity?