Blue Book 2006
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