Tournament: Gonzaga | Round: 3 | Opponent: Nevada Las Vegas Saxe-Jallits | Judge: Cheek
Plan: The United States federal government should amend the War Powers Resolution to ban the offensive use of unpiloted aerial vehicles for targeted killing under the war powers authority of the President of the United States.
Solvency:
War Powers Resolution is key to Congressional checks on executive power – however, it should be amended to ban offensive use of drone technology.
(Patera in 12)
(John, Hamline Journal of Public Law and Policy, “CURRENT PUBLIC LAW AND POLICY ISSUE: War Powers Resolution in the Age of Drone Warfare: How Drone Technology has Dramatically Reduced the Resolution's Effectiveness as a Curb on Executive Power”, 33 Hamline J. Pub. L. and Pol'y 387)
Critics may argue…skirt its strictures.
Executive restraint does not solve – congressional action is key to impose statutory barriers on unchecked presidential action.
(Druck 2012)
Judah A, JD Candidate, Cornell Law School; DRONING ON: THE WAR POWERS RESOLUTION AND THE NUMBING EFFECT OF TECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN WARFARE; Cornell Law Review. SSRN. November 15. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2185743
Naturally, some have…enter into “hostilities.”
Advantage 1 is Drone Proliferation
Now is key to shape international norms and only the US can lead---lack of rules undermines all other norms on violence
(Whibley 13)
James, received a M.A. in International Relations from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, February 6th, 2013 "The Proliferation of Drone Warfare: The Weakening of Norms and International Precedent," Georgetown Journal of International Affairs,journal.georgetown.edu/2013/02/06/the-proliferation-of-drone-warfare-the-weakening-of-norms-and-international-precedent-by-james-whibley/
While drone advocates….would be terrifying.
Scenario 1 is China
No international standards for drone attacks – China considering use due to US precedent.
(Bodeen 2013)
Christopher; writer for the Huffington Post; China’s drone program appears to be moving into the offensive; Huffington Post; 5/3. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/03/china-drone-program_n_3207392.html; HD.
Determined to kill…Indian-claimed territory.
Tensions between China and India are increasing now over border disputes.
(Montgomery 2013)
Evan Braden, Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments; Competitive Strategies against Continental Powers: The Geopolitics of Sino-IndianAmerican Relations; The Geopolitics of Sino-Indian-American Relations, Journal of Strategic Studies, 36:1, 76-100, HD.
China and India have been…very same threat.
Border conflicts escalate to a nuclear arms race and trigger nuclear war due to miscalc.
(Caryl 2010)
(Christian, Senior Fellow at the Legatum Institute and the editor of Foreign Policy's Democracy Lab website, “Don't Even Think About It,” 7-13,http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/07/13/dont_even_think_about_it?page=0,1
China and India have…can say that again.
Scenario 2 is IHL
US drone strikes undermine international law – that kills confidence in multilateral frameworks and leads to isolationism.
(Shah 2010)
Shah, Sikander Ahmed, Professor of Law and Policy, LUMS University, Lahore, Pakistan. "War on Terrorism: Self Defense, Operation Enduring Freedom, and the Legality of US Drone Attacks in Pakistan." Wash. U. Global Stud. L. Rev. 9 (2010): 77.
One must analyze the…state of affairs.
Causal studies prove that violating international norms and law undermines US authority.
(Loomis 2008)
Andrew Joseph, Doctor of Philosophy in Government. Leveraging legitimacy in securing US leadership: Normative dimensions of hegemonic authority. ProQuest, 2008.
Norms of obligation that … secondary state defection.
US support for institutions and multilateralism is key to solve global problems and multiple scenarios for great power conflict – there is no effective alternative.
(Kromah 2009)
(Lamii Moivi Kromah, Department of International Relations University of the Witwatersrand, February 2009, “The Institutional Nature of U.S. Hegemony: Post 9/11”, http://wiredspace.wits.ac.za/bitstream/handle/10539/7301/MARR2009.pdf)
A final major gain …of international security.5
Advantage 2 is Pakistan
Drone strikes tank Pakistani stability and US-Pakistan relations – they frame violent opposition to the central government and magnify existing rifts in bilateral relations.
(Boyle 2013)
Michael J; Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Political Science @ LaSalle University; The costs and consequences of drone warfare; International Affairs 89: 1 (2013) 1–29; http://www.chathamhouse.org/sites/default/files/public/International20Affairs/2013/89_1/89_1Boyle.pdf; HD.
The escalation of … over drone strikes.98
Scenario 1 is Stability
Elections signal stability in Pakistan now, but threat of violence makes it tenuous.
(Richardson 5/1)
Charles; writer for Crikey; A vote for stability in Pakistan; Crikey; http://blogs.crikey.com.au/worldisnotenough/2013/05/13/a-vote-for-stability-in-pakistan/; HD.
Final results are still …peacefully to another.
Pakistani instability risks nuclear war with India and would involve every major actor
(Sharma 2012)
Dr. Ashok, professor of political science at the University of Auckland, “The Enduring Conflict and the Hidden Risk of an India-Pakistan War”
The Indo-Pak nuclear …cannot be denied.
This is the most probable scenario – even a conventional attack quickly escalates to nuclear war.
(Robock and Toon 10)
Dr. Alan Robock (professor of climatology in the Department of Environmental Sciences at Rutgers University and the associate director of its Center for Environmental Prediction), and Owen Brian Toon (professor of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences and a fellow at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at the University of), Scientific American Magazine, January 2010, “South Asian Threat? Local Nuclear War = Global Suffering), accessed September 13, 2010, http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=local-nuclear-war
Nuclear bombs dropped …traditional forces.
Indo-Pak nuclear exchange draws in other powers, leads to massive global instability, wars, and nuclear terrorism – answers their impact defense.
(Phillips 2012)
Andrew; School of Political Science and International Studies, University of Queensland; Horsemen of the apocalypse? Jihadist strategy and nuclear instability in South Asia; International Politics (2012) 49, 297–317. doi:10.1057/ip.2012.1; published online 16 March 2012; HD.
A jihadist-inspired Indo–Pakistani … the present global order.
Nuclear terrorism causes global nuclear war.
(Ayson 2010)
(Robert, Professor of Strategic Studies and Director of the Centre for Strategic Studies: New Zealand at the Victoria University of Wellington, “After a Terrorist Nuclear Attack: Envisaging Catalytic Effects,” Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, Volume 33, Issue 7, July, Available Online to Subscribing Institutions via InformaWorld)
A terrorist nuclear attack… chances of nuclear restraint.
An increase in Pakistani militants proves drones increase terror threats
(Aslam 2011)
M.W; Department of Politics, University of Surrey, A critical evaluation of American drone strikes in Pakistan: legality, legitimacy and prudence; Critical Studies on Terrorism - Volume 4, Issue 3, 2011 pages 313-329; HD.
The drone strikes have …. of this policy.
Scenario 2 is Relations
Reset in relations now, but challenges remain, specifically US drone strikes.
(Markey 8/7)
Daniel; is a senior fellow for India, Pakistan and South Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations; A Big New Idea for U.S.-Pakistan Relations; Defense One; 2013. http://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2013/08/big-new-idea-us-pakistan-relations/68276/?oref=d-river; HD
Relations between the … over yet another cliff.
Drone strikes are a red line that transforms Pakistan’s security calculus and undermines US-Pakistan strategic goals – that outweighs other considerations.
(Hyder 2011) BRIGADIER ANWAR ALI, Pakistan Army; UNITED STATES’ STRATEGY AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS – UNDERSTANDING OTHERS’ PERSPECTIVE; This SRP is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Master of Strategic Studies Degree – US War Army College; 16 March. http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a552985.pdf; HD.
The regional context of …far-sighted strategic considerations.
US-Pakistan relations key to Afghani stability – counterterrorism and access.
(Souza 2012)
Dr Shanthie Mariet , is a Research Fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS), an autonomous research institute at the National University of Singapore; US-Pakistan Relations And The ‘End-Game’ In Afghanistan – Analysis; Eurasia Review – News and Analysis; Dec. 26; http://www.eurasiareview.com/26122012-us-pakistan-relations-and-the-end-game-in-afghanistan-analysis/
As the rush towards … over the next two years.
Afghan stability is key to Central Asian stability – conflict spills over and draws in powers.
(Lal 2006)
PhD and political Scientist at RAND, 6 Rollie, “Central Asia and its Asian Neighbors” http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2006/RAND_MG440.pdf, pages 19-21,
The relationship between the … needed ports for export.13
Regional instability creates multiple scenarios for nuclear escalation.
(Peimani 2002)
Head of Energy Security and Geopolitics @ the Energy Studies Institute (Dr. Hooman, “Failed Transition and Bleak Future? War and Instability in Central Asia and the Caucasus,” Book, http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=oandd=101331065
If the existing negative trend … and global peace.
