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... ... @@ -1,119 +1,0 @@ 1 -Armenia AC 2 - 3 -Part One: Framing 4 -The Standard is Maximizing Expected Well Being. 5 - 6 -1.) Pain provides an objective for badness – anything else is abstraction. 7 -Gray 09 8 -Gray, James W. "An Argument for Moral Realism." Ethical Realism. N.p., 07 Oct. 2009. Web. 04 Sept. 2015. https://ethicalrealism.wordpress.com/2009/10/07/an-argument-for-moral-realism/. MA in philosophy from San Jose State University (2008) 9 -If we have evidence that anything in particular has intrinsic value, then we also 10 -AND 11 -attempt to show that the alternatives are less justified in the next section. 12 - 13 -2.) Non ideal theory good. 14 -Mills 05 15 -Charles W. Mills, “Ideal Theory” as Ideology, 2005 16 -I suggest that this spontaneous reaction, far from being philosophically naïve or jejune 17 -AND 18 -that the ideal-as-idealized-model will never be achieved. 19 - 20 -Part Two: Solvency 21 - 22 -Plan Text: 23 - 24 -The Republic of Armenia ought to prohibit production of nuclear power by partnering with the European Union to facilitate decommission of their only nuclear power plant: Metsamor. I reserve the right to clarify in CX. 25 -Anadolu 14 26 -Anadolu, Agency. “Turkey wants nuclear plant in Armenia to be shut down”. Daily News. http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey-wants-nuclear-plant-in-armenia-to-be-shut-down~-~-~-~-~-~-.aspx?pageID=238andnid=63928. 3/21/14 LBE 27 -The Metsamor nuclear power plant in Armenia is outdated and should be urgently closed down 28 -AND 29 -, defying safety risk concerns voiced by a number of groups at home. 30 - 31 -Process 32 - 33 -EU covers funding due to safety concerns. 34 -Hadzhieva 16 35 -Eli Hadzhieva, Eli Hadzhieva is Director and founder of Dialogue for Europe, a Brussels-based NGO. She previously served in the European Parliament and in OCDE. Easy target for terrorists: Armenia’s Metsamor nuclear plant. https://www.euractiv.com/section/europe-s-east/opinion/easy-target-for-terrorists-armenias-metsamor-nuclear-plant/ NG 36 -On numerous occasions, the EU has called for the ‘earliest possible closure’ of 37 -AND 38 -, as the power plant accounts for 40 of Armenia’s electricity supplies. 39 - 40 -EU covers transition to renewables. 41 -Azeri 16 42 -Azeri press news agency. “Azerbaijan should bring the closure of the Metsamor nuclear power plant in the agenda of the UN”. Energy Central News. http://www.energycentral.com/news/azerbaijan-should-bring-closure-metsamor-nuclear-power-plant-agenda-un 5/15/16 LBE 43 -Zahid Oruj said that in April, during an unsuccessful 4-day war for 44 -AND 45 -. As if the Metsamor nuclear power plant was on an auction. " 46 - 47 -EU grant means plan directly transitions to renewable energy. 48 -Vorotnikov 16 49 -Vorotnikov, Vladislav. “Legislative Reform to Promote Solar Energy in Armenia”. Renewable Energy World. Vladislav Vorotnikov After graduating from the journalistic faculty of the Voronezh State University in Russia specializating of agricultural management, Vladislav began working in the one of Russian largest livestock news and trading service Agro.ru. http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/06/legislative-reform-to-promote-solar-energy-in-armenia.html. 6/1/16 LBE 50 -The Armenian Parliament on May 12 adopted the second and final reading draft amendments “ 51 -AND 52 -, hydroelectric and thermal power stations, will make this transition less painful.” 53 - 54 -Part Three: Advantage 55 - 56 -One: Renewables 57 - 58 -Nuclear ban fuels interest in renewables. 59 -Korosec 11 60 -Korosec, Kirsten. “Germany’s nuclear ban: the global effect” CBS News. Author for CBS and Forbes. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/germanys-nuclear-ban-the-global-effect/ . 5/31/11 LBE 61 -Germany is already a world leader in renewable energy. Today, renewable energy provides 62 -AND 63 -opportunity, will enter the market and existing renewable energy businesses will expand. 64 - 65 -Coming energy reform supercharges transition to renewables. 66 -McGinnity 15 67 -McGinnity, Ian. “Armenia at an Energy Crossroads”. RSC. http://regional-studies.org/blog/443-010415. 4/1/15 LBE 68 -Despite Armenia’s progress, the country now faces challenging questions about its energy future. 69 -AND 70 -With so much on the line, there is little margin for error. 71 - 72 -Comprehensive analysis proves - renewable energy in Armenia is economically viable, and would create economic growth, reduce harm to the environment, and improve national security. Multiple impacts. 73 -Touryan et al No Date 74 -Areg Gharabegian1 , Artak Hambarian2 , Morten Søndergaard3 , Kenell Touryan4. “Renewable Energy in Armenia”. Danish Energy Management. Hetq.am. 1 - Areg Gharabegian is a principal project manager with Parsons, Pasadena, CA. 2 - Artak Hambarian is a professor in School of Engineering of American University of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia. 3 - Morten Søndergaard is a project manager with Danish Energy Management, Denmark. 4 - Kenell Touryan is a visiting professor in School of Engineering of American University of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia and retired researcher from NREL, Denver, CO. http://hetq.am/static/content/pdf/Renewable_Energy_in_Armenia_9-17-11.pdf . No date LBE 75 -The findings of a comprehensive review of renewable energy potential in Armenia have ranked small 76 -AND 77 -, which in turn could be a major component of Armenia’s national security. 78 - 79 -Two: Azerbaijan War 80 - 81 -Azerbaijan wants the plant closed due to empirical terrorism concerns – existence of the plant harms relations. 82 -Azeri 16 83 -Azeri press news agency. “Azerbaijan should bring the closure of the Metsamor nuclear power plant in the agenda of the UN”. Energy Central News. http://www.energycentral.com/news/azerbaijan-should-bring-closure-metsamor-nuclear-power-plant-agenda-un 5/15/16 LBE 84 -According to the parliamentarian, though the Metsamor nuclear power plant is not a nuclear 85 -AND 86 -the existence of the plant is a threat not only to Azerbaijan. " 87 - 88 -An Armenia-Azerbaijan war is extremely likely – relations are key. 89 -Amos 16 90 -Amos, Howard. “Rare Deadly Blast Hits Armenian Capital; Terrorist Attack Feared”. IBTimes. Howard Amos is the Russia correspondent for IBT Media/Newsweek. http://www.ibtimes.com/rare-deadly-blast-hits-armenian-capital-terrorist-attack-feared-2359440. 4/25/16 LBE 91 -Four days of clashes between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops in early April in Nagorno- 92 -AND 93 -war could break out “at any moment” in Nagorno-Karabakh. 94 - 95 -The nuclear issue is a source of regional conflict. 96 -Shaffer 16 97 -Shaffer, Brenda. “Fighting in the Caucasus: Implications for the Wider Region”. The Washington Institute. Brenda Shaffer is a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council's Global Energy Center and an adjunct professor at Georgetown University's Center for Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies. She has also provided energy research and analysis to various governments and companies, including in Azerbaijan and the wider Caspian region. http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/fighting-in-the-caucasus-implications-for-the-wider-region. 4/7/16 LBE 98 -While Baku and Yerevan blame each other for the outburst of renewed fighting on April 99 -AND 100 -to strengthen cooperation between Washington and Baku after two years of rocky relations. 101 - 102 -This war would go global. 103 -Shaffer 16 104 -Shaffer, Brenda. “Fighting in the Caucasus: Implications for the Wider Region”. The Washington Institute. Brenda Shaffer is a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council's Global Energy Center and an adjunct professor at Georgetown University's Center for Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies. She has also provided energy research and analysis to various governments and companies, including in Azerbaijan and the wider Caspian region. http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/fighting-in-the-caucasus-implications-for-the-wider-region. 4/7/16 LBE 105 -The current escalation could also draw in actors beyond the Caucasus, including in the 106 -AND 107 -its disposal to coerce the Israelis given its ongoing intervention in neighboring Syria. 108 - 109 -Global war goes nuclear. 110 -Nichols 14 111 -Nichols, Tom. “Five ways a nuclear wat could still happen”. The National Interest. Tom Nichols is Professor of National Security Affairs at the Naval War College and an adjunct at the Harvard Extension School. His most recent book is No Use: Nuclear Weapons and U.S. National Security (University of Pennsylvania, 2014) The views expressed are his own. http://nationalinterest.org/feature/five-ways-nuclear-war-could-still-happen-10665?page=4. 6/16/14 LBE 112 -As we move from mechanical errors to human agency, things actually get scarier. 113 -AND 114 -have a clarifying, rather than a panicking, effect on the enemy. 115 - 116 -Nuclear war leads to extinction. 117 -Starr 15 118 -Starr, Steven. “Nuclear War, Nuclear Winter, and Human Extinction” Federation of American Scientists. Steven Starr is the director of the University of Missouri’s Clinical Laboratory Science Program, as well as a senior scientist at the Physicians for Social Responsibility. https://fas.org/pir-pubs/nuclear-war-nuclear-winter-and-human-extinction/. 10/14/15 LBE 119 -Following the detonation (in conflict) of US and/or Russian launch- - EntryDate
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Winter "Peace, conflict, and violence: Peace psychology in the 21st century." 10 -Finally, to recognize the operation 11 -AND 12 -building lasting peace. 13 - 14 - 15 -Ableism operates as foundational tactic of oppression that must be resisted 16 - 17 -Siebers 09 18 -University of Michigan, Professor of Literary and Cultural Criticism ¶ (Tobin, “The Aesthetics of Human Disqualification”, Oct 28, Lecture, http://www.google.com/url?sa=tandrct=jandq=andesrc=sandsource=webandcd=1andved=0CCoQFjAAandurl=http3A2F2Fdisabilities.temple.edu2Fmedia2Fds2Flecture20091028siebersAesthetics_FULL.docandei=LWz4T6jyN8bHqAHLkY2LCQandusg=AFQjCNGdkDuSJkRXMHgbXqvuyyeDpldVcQandsig2=UCGDC4tHbeh2j7-Yce9lsA, accessed 7/7/12, sl) 19 -Oppression is the systematic victimization of one group by another. It is a form 20 -AND 21 -represents at this moment in time the final frontier of justifiable human inferiority. 22 - 23 -Thus, the Role of the ballot is to endorse the strategy for resisting ableist oppression 24 - 25 -Social constructions of disability are the root cause of other forms of oppression since the drive for normalization and the desire for aesthetic coherence forms the basis of our politics—thus, the Role of the judge is to facilitate disability scholarship. 26 - 27 -Siebers 10 28 - Tobin, Professor of English at the University of Michigan, Disability Aesthetics, pg. 58-63 29 -These two episodes may seem worlds apart, their resemblance superficial. The first turns 30 -AND 31 -kids that do weird things. (Cited by Fine and Asch 48) 32 - 33 -Offense 34 - 35 -Plan Text: The United States federal government should overturn San Francisco v Sheehan and rule that police officers found to have violated the Americans with Disabilities act (or ADA) should be denied qualified immunity. 36 - 37 -Contention 1- Accountability 38 - 39 -The court’s decision in San Fransico v. Sheehan ruled that officer’s actions need not comply with the ADA to be granted qualified immunity 40 - 41 -SCOTUS 15 42 - SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. Syllabus CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, ET AL. v. SHEEHAN CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT. No. 13–1412. Argued March 23, 2015—Decided May 18, 2015 201. RW 43 -Respondent Sheehan lived in a group home for individuals with mental illness. After Sheehan 44 -AND 45 -ill person who has been acting irrationally and has threatened anyone who enters. 46 - 47 -That makes legal recourse for disabled people impossible, weakens ADA protections and justifies police atrocities—training doesn’t solve 48 - 49 -Çevik 15 50 - Mrs. Kerima Çevik is curently a blogger for disabilty rights, autistic inclusion, accommodation, communication rights, and representation. A parent activist, editor and contributing writer who consults on Autism and Ethnicity, she blogs on topics of critical race, intersectionality, autism and social justice. An independent researcher, she focuses on shining a light on disparities in qualify of life for marginalized intersected disabled populations and their families through grassroots community building activities and pay it forward activism models. She is a married mother of two children, and world traveler currently homeschooling her adventurous son Mustafa, who is intensely Autistic and nonspeaking.. Standing at the intersectino of adolescence, race, and disability. The Autism Wars. June 9, 2015. http://theautismwars.blogspot.com/2015/06/standing-at-intersection-of-adolescence.html. RW 51 -When I realized that roughly 70 of people with disabilities encountered law enforcement more 52 -AND 53 -no one will ever answer for the innocent lives taken that day either. 54 - 55 -Qualified immunity as a defense legitimizes ableist stigmas and enables police killings—that’s a state-sanctioned form of structural violence that normalize genocidal practices—accountability is at the heart of this problem 56 - 57 -Mack 16 58 - Tracy Mack. January 6, 2016. International Socialists. Legitmizing police violence: Sanism, ableism, and racism. http://www.socialist.ca/node/2978. RW 59 -Even when damning evidence exists against Toronto police officers, they have not been held 60 -AND 61 -legitimized practice of the state and of the social order that authorizes it. 62 - 63 -Plan solves—Overturning San Fransisco v. Sheehan is key to stop ableist police violence by holding police accountable for their actions—it also enables more effective policing 64 - 65 -Perry 15 66 - David M. Perry. Aljazeera America. A chance to reduce police killings of the disabled. March 23, 2015. http://america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2015/3/a-chance-to-reduce-police-killings-of-the-disabled.html. RW 67 -Twenty-five years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA 68 -AND 69 -officers did not reasonably accommodate her disability. Furthermore, her attorneys argue that 70 - 71 -Threat of litigation specifically in ADA cases incentivizes better policing and catalyzes reform necessary for inclusion 72 - 73 -Auner 16 74 - Thomas J. Auner. “For the Protection of Society's Most Vulnerable, the ADA Should Apply to Arrests." Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review 49.1 (2016). RW 75 -When courts deem the ADA applicable to specific situations, public and private entities typically 76 -AND 77 -but more importantly, will tangibly improve the safety of the mentally ill. 78 - 79 -ADA lawsuits are a crucial check on state power—reforming qualified immunity is a good first step to transform the criminal justice landscape to better suit the needs of disabled people 80 - 81 -Perry 2 82 - David M. Perry. Aljazeera America. A chance to reduce police killings of the disabled. March 23, 2015. http://america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2015/3/a-chance-to-reduce-police-killings-of-the-disabled.html. RW 83 -tthe violation of the ADA should exempts the officers from qualified immunity, 84 -AND 85 -need legal reform to convince law enforcement of that on a national level. 86 - 87 -Qualified immunity blocks larger social movements by fragmenting systemic problems into individual cases—the aff is key 88 - 89 -Hassel 99 90 - Hassel, Diana. "Living a Lie: The cost of Qualified Immunity" Winter 1999. Volume 64. Missouri law Review. Available at: http://scholarship.law.missouri.edu/mlr/vol64/iss1/9 NB 91 -The problem with qualified immunity is not so much that the outcomes are sometimes unfair 92 -AND 93 -us peace, but it keeps from us the tools required for reform. 94 - 95 -Contention 2- Competence 96 - 97 -Qualified immunity cases are decided based on a standard of “reasonable competence”—letting good officers off the hook and punishing the incompetent ones 98 - 99 -Blum 13 100 - Karen M. Blum. Suffolk University Law School. February 1, 2013. Qualified immunity: Update on absolute immunity. http://www.njd.uscourts.gov/sites/njd/files/Section1983QualifiedImmunity.pdf. RW 101 -Messerschmidt v. Millender, 132 S. Ct. 1235, 1244-51 102 -AND 103 -not entitled to the shield of immunity, even after Van de Kamp.”). 104 - 105 -The law enforcement and justice system’s perpetuation of competent/incompetent binaries institutionalize ableist violence and marginalization—rejecting them is a key form of resistance 106 - 107 -Brown 13 108 - Lydia X.Z. Brown. Organizer, Editor, Writer, Speaker. Interrogation of competency in the mentally disabled subject. May 25, 2013. http://www.autistichoya.com/2013/05/interrogating-competency-in-mentally.html. RW 109 -Those of us who live with psychiatric, developmental, and neurological disabilities know intimately 110 -AND 111 -those are only the natural consequences of such and systemic ableism. - EntryDate
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... ... @@ -1,0 +1,119 @@ 1 +Armenia AC 2 + 3 +Part One: Framing 4 +The Standard is Maximizing Expected Well Being. 5 + 6 +1.) Pain provides an objective for badness – anything else is abstraction. 7 +Gray 09 8 +Gray, James W. "An Argument for Moral Realism." Ethical Realism. N.p., 07 Oct. 2009. Web. 04 Sept. 2015. https://ethicalrealism.wordpress.com/2009/10/07/an-argument-for-moral-realism/. MA in philosophy from San Jose State University (2008) 9 +If we have evidence that anything in particular has intrinsic value, then we also 10 +AND 11 +attempt to show that the alternatives are less justified in the next section. 12 + 13 +2.) Non ideal theory good. 14 +Mills 05 15 +Charles W. Mills, “Ideal Theory” as Ideology, 2005 16 +I suggest that this spontaneous reaction, far from being philosophically naïve or jejune 17 +AND 18 +that the ideal-as-idealized-model will never be achieved. 19 + 20 +Part Two: Solvency 21 + 22 +Plan Text: 23 + 24 +The Republic of Armenia ought to prohibit production of nuclear power by partnering with the European Union to facilitate decommission of their only nuclear power plant: Metsamor. I reserve the right to clarify in CX. 25 +Anadolu 14 26 +Anadolu, Agency. “Turkey wants nuclear plant in Armenia to be shut down”. Daily News. http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey-wants-nuclear-plant-in-armenia-to-be-shut-down~-~-~-~-~-~-.aspx?pageID=238andnid=63928. 3/21/14 LBE 27 +The Metsamor nuclear power plant in Armenia is outdated and should be urgently closed down 28 +AND 29 +, defying safety risk concerns voiced by a number of groups at home. 30 + 31 +Process 32 + 33 +EU covers funding due to safety concerns. 34 +Hadzhieva 16 35 +Eli Hadzhieva, Eli Hadzhieva is Director and founder of Dialogue for Europe, a Brussels-based NGO. She previously served in the European Parliament and in OCDE. Easy target for terrorists: Armenia’s Metsamor nuclear plant. https://www.euractiv.com/section/europe-s-east/opinion/easy-target-for-terrorists-armenias-metsamor-nuclear-plant/ NG 36 +On numerous occasions, the EU has called for the ‘earliest possible closure’ of 37 +AND 38 +, as the power plant accounts for 40 of Armenia’s electricity supplies. 39 + 40 +EU covers transition to renewables. 41 +Azeri 16 42 +Azeri press news agency. “Azerbaijan should bring the closure of the Metsamor nuclear power plant in the agenda of the UN”. Energy Central News. http://www.energycentral.com/news/azerbaijan-should-bring-closure-metsamor-nuclear-power-plant-agenda-un 5/15/16 LBE 43 +Zahid Oruj said that in April, during an unsuccessful 4-day war for 44 +AND 45 +. As if the Metsamor nuclear power plant was on an auction. " 46 + 47 +EU grant means plan directly transitions to renewable energy. 48 +Vorotnikov 16 49 +Vorotnikov, Vladislav. “Legislative Reform to Promote Solar Energy in Armenia”. Renewable Energy World. Vladislav Vorotnikov After graduating from the journalistic faculty of the Voronezh State University in Russia specializating of agricultural management, Vladislav began working in the one of Russian largest livestock news and trading service Agro.ru. http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/06/legislative-reform-to-promote-solar-energy-in-armenia.html. 6/1/16 LBE 50 +The Armenian Parliament on May 12 adopted the second and final reading draft amendments “ 51 +AND 52 +, hydroelectric and thermal power stations, will make this transition less painful.” 53 + 54 +Part Three: Advantage 55 + 56 +One: Renewables 57 + 58 +Nuclear ban fuels interest in renewables. 59 +Korosec 11 60 +Korosec, Kirsten. “Germany’s nuclear ban: the global effect” CBS News. Author for CBS and Forbes. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/germanys-nuclear-ban-the-global-effect/ . 5/31/11 LBE 61 +Germany is already a world leader in renewable energy. Today, renewable energy provides 62 +AND 63 +opportunity, will enter the market and existing renewable energy businesses will expand. 64 + 65 +Coming energy reform supercharges transition to renewables. 66 +McGinnity 15 67 +McGinnity, Ian. “Armenia at an Energy Crossroads”. RSC. http://regional-studies.org/blog/443-010415. 4/1/15 LBE 68 +Despite Armenia’s progress, the country now faces challenging questions about its energy future. 69 +AND 70 +With so much on the line, there is little margin for error. 71 + 72 +Comprehensive analysis proves - renewable energy in Armenia is economically viable, and would create economic growth, reduce harm to the environment, and improve national security. Multiple impacts. 73 +Touryan et al No Date 74 +Areg Gharabegian1 , Artak Hambarian2 , Morten Søndergaard3 , Kenell Touryan4. “Renewable Energy in Armenia”. Danish Energy Management. Hetq.am. 1 - Areg Gharabegian is a principal project manager with Parsons, Pasadena, CA. 2 - Artak Hambarian is a professor in School of Engineering of American University of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia. 3 - Morten Søndergaard is a project manager with Danish Energy Management, Denmark. 4 - Kenell Touryan is a visiting professor in School of Engineering of American University of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia and retired researcher from NREL, Denver, CO. http://hetq.am/static/content/pdf/Renewable_Energy_in_Armenia_9-17-11.pdf . No date LBE 75 +The findings of a comprehensive review of renewable energy potential in Armenia have ranked small 76 +AND 77 +, which in turn could be a major component of Armenia’s national security. 78 + 79 +Two: Azerbaijan War 80 + 81 +Azerbaijan wants the plant closed due to empirical terrorism concerns – existence of the plant harms relations. 82 +Azeri 16 83 +Azeri press news agency. “Azerbaijan should bring the closure of the Metsamor nuclear power plant in the agenda of the UN”. Energy Central News. http://www.energycentral.com/news/azerbaijan-should-bring-closure-metsamor-nuclear-power-plant-agenda-un 5/15/16 LBE 84 +According to the parliamentarian, though the Metsamor nuclear power plant is not a nuclear 85 +AND 86 +the existence of the plant is a threat not only to Azerbaijan. " 87 + 88 +An Armenia-Azerbaijan war is extremely likely – relations are key. 89 +Amos 16 90 +Amos, Howard. “Rare Deadly Blast Hits Armenian Capital; Terrorist Attack Feared”. IBTimes. Howard Amos is the Russia correspondent for IBT Media/Newsweek. http://www.ibtimes.com/rare-deadly-blast-hits-armenian-capital-terrorist-attack-feared-2359440. 4/25/16 LBE 91 +Four days of clashes between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops in early April in Nagorno- 92 +AND 93 +war could break out “at any moment” in Nagorno-Karabakh. 94 + 95 +The nuclear issue is a source of regional conflict. 96 +Shaffer 16 97 +Shaffer, Brenda. “Fighting in the Caucasus: Implications for the Wider Region”. The Washington Institute. Brenda Shaffer is a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council's Global Energy Center and an adjunct professor at Georgetown University's Center for Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies. She has also provided energy research and analysis to various governments and companies, including in Azerbaijan and the wider Caspian region. http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/fighting-in-the-caucasus-implications-for-the-wider-region. 4/7/16 LBE 98 +While Baku and Yerevan blame each other for the outburst of renewed fighting on April 99 +AND 100 +to strengthen cooperation between Washington and Baku after two years of rocky relations. 101 + 102 +This war would go global. 103 +Shaffer 16 104 +Shaffer, Brenda. “Fighting in the Caucasus: Implications for the Wider Region”. The Washington Institute. Brenda Shaffer is a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council's Global Energy Center and an adjunct professor at Georgetown University's Center for Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies. She has also provided energy research and analysis to various governments and companies, including in Azerbaijan and the wider Caspian region. http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/fighting-in-the-caucasus-implications-for-the-wider-region. 4/7/16 LBE 105 +The current escalation could also draw in actors beyond the Caucasus, including in the 106 +AND 107 +its disposal to coerce the Israelis given its ongoing intervention in neighboring Syria. 108 + 109 +Global war goes nuclear. 110 +Nichols 14 111 +Nichols, Tom. “Five ways a nuclear wat could still happen”. The National Interest. Tom Nichols is Professor of National Security Affairs at the Naval War College and an adjunct at the Harvard Extension School. His most recent book is No Use: Nuclear Weapons and U.S. National Security (University of Pennsylvania, 2014) The views expressed are his own. http://nationalinterest.org/feature/five-ways-nuclear-war-could-still-happen-10665?page=4. 6/16/14 LBE 112 +As we move from mechanical errors to human agency, things actually get scarier. 113 +AND 114 +have a clarifying, rather than a panicking, effect on the enemy. 115 + 116 +Nuclear war leads to extinction. 117 +Starr 15 118 +Starr, Steven. “Nuclear War, Nuclear Winter, and Human Extinction” Federation of American Scientists. Steven Starr is the director of the University of Missouri’s Clinical Laboratory Science Program, as well as a senior scientist at the Physicians for Social Responsibility. https://fas.org/pir-pubs/nuclear-war-nuclear-winter-and-human-extinction/. 10/14/15 LBE 119 +Following the detonation (in conflict) of US and/or Russian launch- - EntryDate
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