Plan: The United States Federal Government should provide technical and financial assistance to Mexico for transitioning PEMEX toward alternative energy development.
4. Hegemony is key to deterrence and conflict containment—it prevents every scenario for global war
Felzenberg and Gray 11
[Alvin S. Felzenberg, Professorial Lecturer at The Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University, Presidential Historian and Adjunct Faculty Member at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania, former Fellow at the Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, served as Principal Spokesman for the 9/11 Commission, holds a Ph.D. in Politics from Princeton University,--- and Alexander B. Gray, Student at the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University and the War Studies Department of King’s College, London, 01-03-2011 “The New Isolationism,” The National Review, January 3rd, Available Online at http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/print/256150]
5. Investment in Mexico is key to maintain our competiveness
Wilson, 2012
(http://www.issues.org/28.4/p_wilson.html/ issue online in science and technology/ perspective/ Christopher Wilson (christopher.wilson@wilsoncenter.org) is an associate at the Mexico Institute of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, DC, and the author of the 2011 Wilson Center report Working Together: Economic Ties between the United States and Mexico.)
6. Mexico’s geographic location and its world-class solar resources make it a prime candidate for solar energy development.
Mexico Affirmative - BDL Tournament 1
Plan: The United States Federal Government should provide technical and financial assistance to Mexico for transitioning PEMEX toward alternative energy development.
Advantage 1: China
1. China is investing more in Latin AmericaPerrault, 2013
(http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/06/06/presidential-china-summit-sunnylands/2397129/ Chinese President Xi Jinping sees his four-nation tour as a way to expand China's exports.Mike Perrault, The (Palm Springs) Desert Sun2:31 p.m. EDT June 6, 2013President Xi uses trip to increase China's influence)
2. The lack of U.S. investments is hurting our competiveness
Cooper, Hersh, and O’leary, 2012
(http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/economy/report/2012/08/21/11983/the-competition-that-really-matters/ By Donna Cooper, Adam Hersh, and Ann O'Leary | August 21, 2012/ The Competition that Really Matters Comparing U.S., Chinese, and Indian Investments in the Next-Generation Workforce)
3. Competitiveness is key to hegemony
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(Ashley, Senior Associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, “Preserving Hegemony: The Strategic Tasks Facing the United States, Global Asia, accessed on July 14, 2011, http://www.globalasia.org/Back_Issues/Volume_4_Number_1_Spring_2009/Preserving_Hegemony_The_Strategic_Tasks_Facing_the_United_States.html)
4. Hegemony is key to deterrence and conflict containment—it prevents every scenario for global war
Felzenberg and Gray 11
[Alvin S. Felzenberg, Professorial Lecturer at The Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University, Presidential Historian and Adjunct Faculty Member at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania, former Fellow at the Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, served as Principal Spokesman for the 9/11 Commission, holds a Ph.D. in Politics from Princeton University,--- and Alexander B. Gray, Student at the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University and the War Studies Department of King’s College, London, 01-03-2011 “The New Isolationism,” The National Review, January 3rd, Available Online at http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/print/256150]
5. Investment in Mexico is key to maintain our competiveness
Wilson, 2012
(http://www.issues.org/28.4/p_wilson.html/ issue online in science and technology/ perspective/ Christopher Wilson (christopher.wilson@wilsoncenter.org) is an associate at the Mexico Institute of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, DC, and the author of the 2011 Wilson Center report Working Together: Economic Ties between the United States and Mexico.)
6. Mexico’s geographic location and its world-class solar resources make it a prime candidate for solar energy development.
Romero-Hernandez, 2012
(Sergio Romero-Hernandez PhD in Mechanical Engineering (Computer Aided Engineering). Imperial College of Science, Technology and july 2012 http://www.wilsoncenter.org/publication/solar-energy-potential-mexicos-northern-border-statesSolar Energy Potential in Mexico's Northern Border States)
Advantage 2: Pemex
1. Mexico’s biggest income source is failing and will crumble if nothing changes
Castillo, 2013
(http://www.gazettenet.com/businessmoney/7990760-95/fight-brews-over-private-stake-in-pemex-a-mexican-icon/ By E. EDUARDO CASTILLO/ Associated Press /Thursday, August 8, 2013 (Published in print: Friday, August 9, 2013)
2. Mexico’s economy is key the war on drugsShoichet, 2012
(http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/27/politics/mexico-president-interview/index.html/ Mexican president-elect: Economic growth is key weapon in drug war/ By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN updated 7:52 PM EST, Tue November 27, 2012)
3. The Drug war will destroy Mexico and spill over to America
Eryani, 2011
(http://www.collegiatetimes.com/stories/18328/mexicos-drug-war-effects-us-as-well/p2/ Mexico’s drug war effects US as well/ Monday, September, 26, 2011; 11:06 PM/ by Ausan Al-Eryani, regular columnist/
4. Alternative energy is key to saving Pemex
Daly, 2012
(http://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/Mexico-to-Privatize-State-Oil-Company-Pemex.html/ Mexico to Privatize State Oil Company Pemex? By John Daly | Sun, 09 December 2012./ Dr. John C.K. Daly is the chief analyst for Oilprice.com, Dr. Daly received his Ph.D. in 1986 from the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University of London.)