Tournament: Fullerton | Round: 1 | Opponent: Emory KM | Judge: John Kephart III
Adv 1 – The EU
Scenario 1 – Relations
Online spying hurting US-EU relations now
Newton-Small ’13 (Jay, 10/04/13, congressional correspondent for TIME, TIME, “U.S. Allies Still Angry at Snowden’s Revelations of U.S. Spying,” http://nation.time.com/2013/10/04/u-s-allies-still-angry-at-snowdens-revelations-of-u-s-spying/#ixzz2hKRUlCnq)kk) BVG
The European Parliament this week named Edward Snowden a finalist for its prestigious human rights
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never be guaranteed by violating fundamental human rights of citizens of another country.”
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NSA Surveillance is the biggest factor hurting US-EU relations
Knigge ’13 (Michael, 12/27/13, reporter for Deutsche Welle, Germany’s international broadcaster, “NSA surveillance eroded transatlantic trust,” http://www.dw.de/nsa-surveillance-eroded-transatlantic-trust/a-17311216) BVG
One year ago, most people on either side of Atlantic had scant or no
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into it. You could say the same about the whole drone warfare."
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NATO stability dependent on US-EU relations – strains in relations hurts NATO
Rasmussen ’13 (Anders Fogh, 04/10/13, Secretary-General of NATO, Foreign Policy, “How to Keep NATO Strong - The transatlantic alliance cannot be taken for granted,”http:www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/04/10/how_to_keep_nato_strong#sthash.pLZLOyoJ.dpbs) BVG
John Kerry chose Europe as the destination for his first trip abroad as U.
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all of us, because we are all stronger when we stand together.
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NATO prevents global nuclear war
Brzezinski 9 (Zbigniew, former U.S. National Security Adviser, Sept/Oct 2009, “An Agenda for NATO,” Foreign Affairs, 88.5, EBSCO)
NATO's potential is not primarily military. Although NATO is a collective-security alliance
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focused aroused Muslim resentments on the United States and the West more generally.
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Scenario 2 – Environment
NSA Ally spying hurts TTIP negotiations
Sledge ’13 (Matt, 12/20/13, reporter for the Huffington Post, The Huffington Post, “NSA Revelations Could Undermine Transatlantic Trade Negotiations,”http:www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/20/nsa-trade-negotiations_n_4481277.html) BVG
The latest revelation from Edward Snowden that British spies targeted a European Commission official could
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, Alden believes, the privacy concerns "will have largely toned down."
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TTIP will be the launching pad for an effective multilateral solutions to food insecurity and carbon emissions
Benson 13 - Intern at the Streit Council  Johann Benson (Master’s degree in public policy at the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs), “Toward a Transatlantic Free Trade Agreement: What Impact on World Trade?,” Streit Talk, July 26, 2013 pg.http://blog.streitcouncil.org/?tag=ttip
With negotiations now officially underway, the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP
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the TTIP could provide a launching pad to address these and other issues.
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Binding global agreement prevents us from going over the climate cliff.  It is not too late
Davenport 13 - Energy and environment correspondent for National Journal Coral Davenport (Former fellow with the Metcalf Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting), “It's Already Too Late to Stop Climate Change,” The National Journal, Updated: May 30, 2013 | 12:16 a.m., Originally posted November 29, 2012 | 12:58 p.m. pg.http://www.nationaljournal.com/magazine/it-s-already-too-late-to-stop-climate-change-20121129
¶ It also means that nations—first and foremost, the world’s two biggest
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need to have a new U.S. climate law in hand.
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Failure risks a planetary die-off – Geologic history is on our side
Bushnell 10 - Chief scientist at the NASA Langley Research Center Dennis Bushnell (MS in mechanical engineering. He won the Lawrence A. Sperry Award, AIAA Fluid and Plasma Dynamics Award, the AIAA Dryden Lectureship, and is the recipient of many NASA Medals for outstanding Scientific Achievement and Leadership.) “Conquering Climate Change,” The Futurist, May-June, 2010
Carbon-dioxide levels are now greater than at any time in the past 650
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forecasts sound, they’re actually conservative. Pg. 7-8 1ac
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Plan solves NSA surveillance on allied leaders are not a threat to nat sec – Saves the negotiations and increases relations
Dyer ’13 (Geoff, 12/19/13, Reporter for Financial Times, Financial Times, “US spy review leaves surveillance of foreign leaders in grey area,” http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1c6f5c26-68d6-11e3-996a-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2pPo9dUJO) BVG
Under pressure after two blistering critiques this week of his administration’s electronic surveillance activities,
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negotiating strategy but is not critical to national security,” the report says.
Adv 2 – Cyber Security
The espionage scandal is creating an exodus of talent from the cyber industrial complex which endangers cyber security.
Economist 13 (Hiring digital 007s; Consultancies and spy chiefs¶ The Economist, June 15, 2013http:ic.galegroup.com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/ic/bic1/MagazinesDetailsPage/MagazinesDetailsWindow?failOverType=andquery=andwindowstate=normalandcontentModules=andmode=viewanddisplayGroupName=Magazinesandlimiter=andcurrPage=anddisableHighlighting=anddisplayGroups=andsortBy=andsource=andsearch_within_results=andaction=eandcatId=andactivityType=andscanId=anddocumentId=GALE7CA333726100¶ A new cyber-industrial complex is rising. Should you worry?)
¶ "AT BOOZ ALLEN, we're shaping the future of cyber-security,"
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are being monitored, they are more likely to take the threats seriously.
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Absent the plan, the espionage scandal costs 15,000 recruits.
Wyler 13
Without Def Con, the Feds Have a Hacker Recruitment Problem  
By Grace Wyler, 7/17/13 reporter/staff writer. http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/without-def-con-the-feds-have-a-hacker-recruitment-problem
In addition to unveiling wholesale data collection systems, it appears that Edward Snowden's revelations
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Colonel Michael Convertino, who tried to win over new recruits in 2009.
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Leaves our Naval ships open to cyber attacks - kills Naval Power
Ingersoll ’13 (Geoffrey, 11/19/13, M.A in Journalism from NYU, Business Insider, “US NAVY: Hackers 'Jumping The Air Gap' Would 'Disrupt The World Balance Of Power,'”http:www.businessinsider.com/navy-acoustic-hackers-could-halt-fleets-2013-11) BVG
The next generation hackers may be taking to sound waves, and the Navy is
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room somewhere thinking about this type of sonic exploit" Hagerott said.¶
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Naval power deters nuclear conflict
Asbjornsen ‘12 (Rear Adm. Douglas J. Asbjornsen, 05/12/12, USN, deputy commander, Navy Region Northwest, is the senior Navy representative for Spokane Navy Week. “Guest opinion: Strong Navy still essential”, http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/may/12/guest-opinion-strong-navy-still-essential/) BVG
America needs a strong Navy now more than ever. America’s Navy is our nation’s
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in the next war. They may help avoid the next war altogether.
The government is currently recruiting for the National Mission Force which will defend against cyber-attacks.
Hayes 13 (Seeking Hackers: The Military Aims to Recruit More Cyber Soldiers¶ The U.S. Cyber Command looks to add 4,000 cyber soldiers to boost its cyber-warfare efforts.¶ PATRICK HAYES¶ posted February 6, 2013http:www.fedtechmagazine.com/article/2013/02/seeking-hackers-military-aims-recruit-more-cyber-soldiers)
The U.S. Cyber Command (Cybercom) plans to boost its numbers
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or rather, fingers and eyes — on the information superhighway as well.
Strong defense solves cyber-attacks.
McGraw 10
Gary McGraw Jun 17, 2010 Software Insecurity: Cyber War - Hype or Consequences?http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1597476 (Gary McGraw is the CTO of Cigital, Inc., a software security consulting firm with headquarters in the Washington, D.C. area and offices throughout the world. He is a globally recognized authority on software security. Dr. McGraw has also written over 100 peer-reviewed scientific publications.)
You won't be surprised to hear me say that…
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…common criteria forms is not at all what I'm talking about.
Congress key to recruiting - Hackers are calling for less presidential authority.
Sarojkar 13 (US Government Wants to Win Hackers for Data Collection at Black Hat
SAROJ KAR | AUGUST 5TH 13 Saroj is a Staff Writer at SiliconANGLE covering social and mobile news. http://siliconangle.com/blog/2013/08/05/us-government-wants-to-win-hackers-for-data-collection-at-black-hat/)
The head of the U.S. National Security Agency sees the work of
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perception of the NSA, he should think about his perception of hackers.)
Plan Text
Plan: Based on a congressional assessment of national security threats the United States Congress should substantially increase statutory restrictions on the war powers authority of the President of the United States by prohibiting executive intelligence collection on issues that are not determined to be a significant threat to national security.
Solvency?
Only the plan solves, the court is siding with the gov - The Plan functionally ends mass surveillance – recent report proves its not key to national security
NYT ’13 (The Editorial Board, 12/27/13, New York Times, “This Week, Mass Surveillance Wins,” http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/28/opinion/this-week-mass-surveillance-wins.html?_r=0) BVG
Has the National Security Agency’s mass collection of Americans’ phone records actually helped to prevent
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agency that continues to take advantage of the law’s vague and malleable standards.
Congress wants in on the plan – it creates bipartisan ship
Peters 13 (Jeremy W. Peters is a reporter in the Washington bureau of The New York Times. He covers Congress, writing about the full range of issues that the House and Senate confront, and the personalities that run the Capitol.)                                                                    
Congressional critics of the National Security Agency program that collects the telephone records of millions
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on how many times they have violated their own privacy rules and safeguards.
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The plan forces the gov to defend its policies leads to transparency
Bradbury ’11(Steven G, 04/18/11, former head of the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) in the United States Department of Justice during the George W. Bush administration, Harvard Law School National Security Journal, “The Developing Legal Framework for Defensive and Offensive Cyber Operations,” http://harvardnsj.org/2011/04/the-developing-legal-framework-for-defensive-and-offensive-cyber-operations/) BVG
One final admonition I’ll offer on the topic of offensive cyber ¶ operations: In
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understand and appreciate the ¶ choices made on both sides of the question.