DEBATE FORMAT

OPENING:  Team 1 (3 min)

                      Team 2 (3 min)

ISSUE 1, 2, 3 (for each issue):

                Team 1 Intro Issue (3 min)

                Team 2 Intro Issue (3 min)

                Team 1 Rebuttal (2 min)

                Team 2 Rebuttal (2 min)

                Team 1 Final Rebuttal (1 min)

                Team 2 Final Rebuttal (1 min)

               

CLOSING: Team 1 (3 min)

                    Team 2 (3 min)

 

 

DEBATE 1: Should the US Force Democracy Globally?

Class 7: July 11

Team 1    v. Team 2
PRO    CON

Ken Takahama (TTAKAHAM@UCI.EDU)

Jeff Kim (JEFFREAK@UCI.EDU)

Hassan Sangbana(OSANGBAN@UCI.EDU)

Greg Frenkiel (GFRENKIE@UCI.EDU)

 

Amit Roy (AMITR@UCI.EDU)

Jimmy Hung (YLHUNG@UCI.EDU)

Christina Manalo (CRMANALO@UCI.EDU)

Dianne Lee (LEEDE@UCI.EDU)

Alison Dang (DANGAQ@UCI.EDU)

3 Issues:

 

1. Realist vs. Liberal (views on 'forcing democracy' globally)

2. Democracy as a Nation-Building platform

3. Using 'force' to promote democracy

 

 

 

DEBATE 2: PREEMPTION DOCTRINE/IRAQ WAR

Class 11: July 20

Team 1    v. Team 2
PRO    CON

Jonathan Tucci (JTUCCI@UCI.EDU)

Brittney Banks (BSTRONG@UCI.EDU)

Andrew Braun (ABRAUN@UCI.EDU)

Yussuf Abdel-Aleem (YABDELAL@UCI.EDU)

Kyle Koyasako (KKOYASAK@UCI.EDU)

Cyrus Fard ( CFARD@UCI.EDU)

Nhan Le (NTLE@UCI.EDU)

Ajay Ahluwalia (AHLUWALI@UCI.EDU)

Ram Gandhi

 

3 Issues:

 

1. Preemption vs. Preventative War

2. Torture within Terrorism

3. Withdrawal

 

 

* World Issues (excellent source of relevant and updated info): http://www.globalissues.org/

 

"Preemptive War" Debate Readings:

* The National Strategy for Combating Terrorism, 2003, White House http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/02/counter_terrorism/counter_terrorism_strategy.pdf

* White House, “Winning the War on Terror,” (1page outline) http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/24172.pdf

* Hawkins, “George Bush’s Wildly Successful War on Terrorism” http://www.rightwingnews.com/john/wsfp.php

* Paul Savoy, “The Moral Case Against the Iraq War,” in The Nation http://www.thenation.com/doc/20040531/savoy

* Richard Falk, “A Roadmap for War: A Flawed Debate,” TFF, http://www.transnational.org/forum/meet/2002/Falk_WarFlawedDebate.html

* Truth Laid Bare, “Cross Blog of Issues on Iraq War” http://truthlaidbear.com/archives/2003/02/10/crossblog_iraq_debate_the_questions.php

* World Press Online, “The UN, International Law, and the War in Iraq” http://www.worldpress.org/specials/iraq/

* Washington Post, “U.S. Figures Show Sharp Global Rise In Terrorism” http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/04/26/AR2005042601623.html

 

 

DEBATE 3: GLOBALIZATION

Class 13: July 25

Team 1    v. Team 2
PRO    ANTI

Brandon Mead (BMEAD@UCI.EDU)

Randyll Wendl (RWENDL@UCI.EDU)

Jennifer Kim (JKIM79@UCI.EDU)

Kristin Butler (BUTLERK@UCI.EDU)

 

Cindy Nguyen (CNGUYE27@UCI.EDU)

Duncan Tsai (DUNCANT@UCI.EDU)

Denny Ly (DLY@UCI.EDU)

Anais Malinge (AMALINGE@UCI.EDU)

Kevin Moghtanei (KMOGHTAN@UCI.EDU)

3 Issues:

 

1. Economic Globalization

2. Cultural Globalization

3. Globalization of Technology

 

 

 

DEBATE 4: INTERNATIONAL SECURITY: FUTURE GLOBAL ORDER

Class 15: July 30

Team 1    v. Team 2
PRO    CON

Rachel Dwyer (RDWYER@UCI.EDU)

Keely Hanson (KAHANSON@UCI.EDU)

Rohan Shamapant (RSHAMAPA@UCI.EDU)

Peter Ludlum (PLUDLUM@UCI.EDU)

Kieu Phan (KIEUP@UCI.EDU)

Zach Robinson (ZROBINSO@UCI.EDU)

Armen Kargodorian (AKARGODO@UCI.EDU)

Nancy Sim (SIMN@UCI.EDU)

Alexander Overduin (AOVERDUI@UCI.EDU)

Samuel Negatu (SNEGATU@UCI.EDU)

3 Issues:

 

1. Clash of Civilizations?

2. Anarchy: Environmental Security?

3. Universal Values?