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Hegemony FilePoverty Destroys Hegemony...................................................................................................................20Inequality Undermines Hegemony..........................................................................................................21Environmental Leadership Critical to Global Leadership.......................................................................22Economic Competitiveness Key to Leadership.......................................................................................23

Economic Competitiveness Key to Leadership.......................................................................................24Economic Decline Collapses Leadership................................................................................................25Anti-Americanism Undermines U.S. Power..........................................................................................26*** Uniqueness Issues Hegemony/Leadership Low Now ***............. .............. .............. ......... ..... ....27Hegemony Collapsing General............................................................................................................28Hegemony Collapsing General............................................................................................................29Hegemony Collapsing General............................................................................................................30Hegemony Collapsing General............................................................................................................31Hegemony Collapsing General Leadership..........................................................................................32Hegemony is Collapsing.........................................................................................................................33Hegemony is Collapsing.........................................................................................................................35

No U.S. Global Leadership/Credibility......... .............. .............. ............... .............. .............. ........... ..... ...36U.S. Collapse Now, No Multipolarity....................................................................................................37

Hegemony Collapsing Soft Power.......................................................................................................38Hegemony Collapsing Obama Policies................................................................................................39Hegemony Collapsing Obama Policies................................................................................................40Apolarity Collapsing...............................................................................................................................41Apolarity Now.........................................................................................................................................42Apolarity Now.........................................................................................................................................43Apolarity Now.........................................................................................................................................45Economic Decline Now..........................................................................................................................46

Economic Decline Now...........................................................................................................................47U.S. Decline Now Multipolarity Now..................................................................................................48U.S. Decline Now Perception...............................................................................................................49U.S. Decline Now EU/China Will Supplant U.S. Leadership..............................................................50U.S. Decline Now Europe Will Supplant U.S. Leadership..................................................................51U.S. Decline Now European Soft Power Outpacing U.S. Soft Power.................................................52U.S. Decline NowChina Will Supplant U.S. Leadership....................................................................53U.S. Decline Now China Will Overtake the U.S. Economically.........................................................54Collapse Inevitable - Counterbalancing..................................................................................................55................................................................................................................................................................55

Collapse Inevitable -- Public Support................ .............. .............. .............. .............. ........ ..... ...... ..... ....56Soft Balancing Now................................................................................................................................57Military Power Wont Secure Our Leadership.......................................................................................58Status Quo Hard Power Causes Counterbalancing................................................................................59

Apolarity Collapses Multilateralism.......................................................................................................60Hegemony Declining Asia....................................................................................................................61Hegemony Declining - - China Power Increasing General..................................................................62Hegemony Declining China Power Increasing Economy.................................................................63Hegemony Declining -- China Power Increasing -- Military............ ............... .............. .............. ....... ...64

Hegemony Declining -- China Power Increasing Soft Power...................... .............. .............. .......... .65Hegemony Declining -- China Power Increasing -- Asia.............. .............. .............. .............. .......... .....66Hegemony Declining Human Rights Leadership Declining................................................................67Multipolarity Now...................................................................................................................................68Multipolarity Now...................................................................................................................................69*** Uniqueness Issues Hegemony/Leadership High Now ***............. .............. ........... ...... ...... ...... ..70U.S. Hegemony Not Declining General...............................................................................................71U.S. Hegemony Not Declining General...............................................................................................72U.S. Hegemony Not Declining -- General..............................................................................................73U.S. Hegemony Not Declining -- General..............................................................................................74U.S. Hegemony Not Declining -- General..............................................................................................75


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U.S. Hegemony Not Declining -- General..............................................................................................76U.S. Hegemony Not Declining -- General..............................................................................................77U.S. Hegemony Not Declining Will be the Hegemon of the Future....................................................78U.S. Hegemony Not Declining India Focused Inward.........................................................................79U.S. Hegemony Not Declining................................................................................................................80U.S. Hegemony Not Declining................................................................................................................81U.S. Hegemony Not Declining................................................................................................................82U.S. Hegemony Not Declining................................................................................................................83U.S. Hegemony Will Rebound................................................................................................................84

No Counterbalancing Now................ .............. ............... .............. .............. .............. .............. .......... ..... ..85U.S. Will Remain a Global Hegemon.....................................................................................................86U.S. Hegemony Sustainable....................................................................................................................87U.S. Hedge High Now, Will Continue to Be...........................................................................................88U.S. Global Hegemon Now 30 Years...................................................................................................90U.S. Global Hegemon Now................ .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. ............... ............ ...91Hegemony Now, Sustainable .................................................................................................................92U.S. Hedge High Now, Will Continue to Be...........................................................................................93U.S. Hedge High Now, Will Continue to Be Educational System Strong...........................................94U.S. Hege Now, Iraq doesnt Threaten....................................................................................................95U.S. Hege High Now, Will Continue to Be University Educational System Strong...........................96U.S. Hedge High Now, Will Continue to Be Secondary Educational System Strong.........................97U.S. Hege High Now, Will Continue to Be U.S. Will Lead Global Growth........................................98U.S. Hege High Now, Will Continue to Be U.S. Will Lead Global Growth........................................99U.S. Hege High Now, Will Continue to Be U.S Will Dominate Europe............................................100U.S. Hege High Now, Will Continue to Be No Economic Declne Now............................................102U.S. Hege High Now, Will Continue to Be...........................................................................................103U.S. Hege High Now, Will Continue to Be No Asia Threat..............................................................104U.S. Hege High Now, Will Continue to Be No European Economic Threat....................................105U.S. Hege High Now, Will Continue to Be No China Threat...........................................................106

Hegemony Not Declining Asia...........................................................................................................107U.S. Hegemony Not Declining Chinese Soft Power Doesnt Threaten.............................................108U.S. Hegemony Not Declining Chinas Economic Power Doesnt Threaten...................................109U.S. Hegemony Not Declining Low Population Growth Doesnt Threaten.....................................110U.S. Hegemony Not Declining No Eastern Shift...............................................................................112U.S. Hegemony Not a Threat Europe Not a Threat............................................................................113U.S. Hegemony Not Declining Environmental Problems Dont Destroy..........................................114Hegemony U.S. Hedge High Now, Will Continue to Be Iraq Hasnt Hurt.....................................115U.S. Hege High Now, No Challengers.................................................................................................116

Collapse Leads to Apolarity..................................................................................................................117No Isolationism Now............................................................................................................................118

No Isolationism Now............ .............. .............. .............. ............... .............. .............. .............. ........... ...119Iraq Not Causing Isolationist Backlash in the US.................................................................................120Bandwagoning Not Balancing...............................................................................................................121Military Lead Now................................................................................................................................122Military Lead Now................................................................................................................................123Global Military Dominance Now..........................................................................................................124

No Economic Hege Decline Now............ .............. .............. ............... .............. .............. ........ ..... ...... ...125 No Economic Hegemony Decline Now............ .............. .............. ............... .............. ............ ...... ..... ....126 No Economic Hegemony Decline Now............ .............. .............. ............... .............. ............ ...... ..... ....127 No Economic Hegemony Decline Now............ .............. .............. ............... .............. ............ ...... ..... ....128 No Economic Overstretch................. .............. .............. ............... .............. .............. ............ ..... ...... ..... .129Answers to: Foreign Debt Causes Overstretch .............. ............... .............. .............. ............ ..... ......130Answers to: Foreign Debt Causes Overstretch.................. .............. .............. .............. ........... ..... .....131Answers to: Dollar Collapse............... .............. .............. ............... .............. .............. ........ ..... ...... ...132

No Military Hegemony Decline Now........... .............. .............. .............. ............... ............. ..... ...... ...... .133A2: Layne Primacy Sustainable / No Overstretch..............................................................................134A2: Layne Primacy = Bandwagoning................................................................................................135

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A2: Layne War On Terrorism Is Winnable.........................................................................................136A2: Layne War On Terrorism Is Winnable.........................................................................................137A2: Layne Iraq War Was/Is Good......................................................................................................138A2: Layne Iraq War Was/Is Good......................................................................................................139A2: Layne Layne Relies On Ad Homs...............................................................................................140Multipolarity Now.................................................................................................................................141*** Advantage Answers ***.................................................................................................................142Leadership Advantage Answers -- Frontline.........................................................................................143Leadership Advantage Answers Frontline..........................................................................................144Leadership Advantage Answers -- Frontline.........................................................................................145*** More Links to the Hegemony Debate ***.....................................................................................146Links: Multilateralism Threatens Hegemony........................................................................................147Links: Multilateralism Threatens Hegemony........................................................................................148Links: Multilateralism Threatens Hegemony........................................................................................149Links: Multilateralism Threatens Hegemony........................................................................................150Links: Multilateralism Threatens Hegemony........................................................................................151Links: Multilateralism Threatens Hegemony........................................................................................152Links: Multilateralism Threatens Hegemony........................................................................................153Links: Multilateralism Threatens Hegemony........................................................................................154Links: Multilateralism Threatens Hegemony........................................................................................155Links: Multilateralism Threatens Hegemony........................................................................................156Links: Recession Threatens Hegemony................................................................................................157Links: Economic Decline Threatens Hegemony...................................................................................158Links: Economic Decline Threatens Hegemony...................................................................................159Links: Increased TROOP Deployments Threaten Hegemony...............................................................160Links: Loss of Public Support Threatens Hegemony............................................................................161*** Hegemony Good Frontlines, Key Cards, and Modular Impacts ***..........................................162Hegemony Bad Answers -- Frontline................................................................................................163Hegemony Bad Answers -- Frontline................................................................................................165Hegemony Bad Answers Frontline.................................................................................................174Hegemony Bad Answers -- Frontline................................................................................................175Hegemony Bad Answers -- Frontline................................................................................................176Hegemony Bad Answers Frontline (Multilateralism Fails)............................................................177Hegemony Bad Answers Frontline (Multilateralism Fails)............................................................178Hegemony Sustains International Cooperation.....................................................................................179U.S. Hegemony Generally Good...........................................................................................................180Unipolarity Good: Global Nuclear Exchange (Khalilzad)....................................................................181Unipolarity Good: Global War (Thayer)...............................................................................................183Unipolarity Good: Global War (Thayer)...............................................................................................184Unipolarity Good: Global War (Ferguson)............................................................................................185Unipolarity Good: Extinction (Smil).....................................................................................................186Hegemony Net-Beneficial.....................................................................................................................187Hegemony Net-Beneficial.....................................................................................................................188Hegemony Produces Global Stability.......... .............. ............... .............. .............. ........... ...... ..... ...... ...189U.S. Leadership Key to Global Peace...................................................................................................190Hegemonic Collapse Causes War..........................................................................................................191

Hegemony Critical to Democracy Promotion.......................................................................................192Hegemony Critical to the Global Economy..........................................................................................193Hegemony Critical to Free Trade..........................................................................................................194Hegemony Critical to Humanitarianism................................................................................................195Hegemony Critical to East Asian Stability Module..............................................................................196Hegemony Hegemony Critical to East Asian Stability.........................................................................197Hegemony Necessary to Stop East Asian Proliferation .......................................................................198Hegemony Necessary to Stop Taiwan War...........................................................................................199Hegemony Necessary to Stop Taiwan War...........................................................................................200Hegemony Stops Japanese Rearmament...............................................................................................201Hegemony Protects Middle Eastern Stabilit.........................................................................................202



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Hegemony Sustains Balkan Stability....................................................................................................203Hegemony Stops Indo-Paki Wars..........................................................................................................204A2: Decreased Hegemony Solves Proliferation (1/1)...........................................................................205..............................................................................................................................................................205A2: Decreased Hegemony Solves Terrorism........................................................................................206A2: Can't Deter Everyone.....................................................................................................................207Counter-Balancing A2: China...............................................................................................................208Counterbalancing A2: European Union................................................................................................209Counterbalancing A2: European Union................................................................................................210Counterbalancing A2: European Union.................................................................................................211Hegemony Causes Bandwagoning, Not Counterbalancing..................................................................212Isolationism Bad: Terrorism..................................................................................................................213Off-Shore Balancing Bad Frontline (1/3)...........................................................................................214Off-Shore Balancing Bad Frontline (2/3)...........................................................................................215Off-Shore Balancing Bad Frontline (3/3)...........................................................................................216Off-Shore Balancing Bad China (1/2)................................................................................................217Off-shore Balancing Bad Primacy K2 Stability (1/2)........................................................................218Off-shore Balancing Bad Primacy K2 Stability (2/2)........................................................................219*** Hegemony Good Impact Extensions ***....................................................................................220Isolationism Bad: Asian Draw-Down Bad............................................................................................221Isolationism Bad: Asian Draw-Down Bad............................................................................................222Isolationism Bad: Economic Collapse..................................................................................................223Isolationism Bad: Economic Collapse..................................................................................................224Isolationism Bad: Economic Collapse..................................................................................................225Unipolarity Good: Alternative is Apolarity...........................................................................................226..............................................................................................................................................................227

Unipolarity Good: Human Rights.........................................................................................................227Unipolarity Good: Stops War................................................................................................................228Unipolarity Good: Stops War................................................................................................................229Unipolarity Good: Stops War................................................................................................................230Unipolarity Good: Stops War................................................................................................................231Unipolarity Good: Stops War................................................................................................................232Unipolarity Good: Hard Power Impacts................................................................................................233Unipolarity Good: Credible Hard Power key to Deterrence.................................................................234Unipolarity Good: Khalilzad Impact Extensions..................................................................................235Unipolarity Good: Asian Wars..............................................................................................................236Unipolarity Good: Asian Wars..............................................................................................................237Unipolarity Good: Democracy Promotion ...........................................................................................238Unipolarity Good: Nuclear Proliferation...............................................................................................239Unipolarity Good: Economy ................................................................................................................240Unipolarity Good: European Wars .......................................................................................................241Unipolarity Good: Free Trade ..............................................................................................................242Unipolarity Good: India-Pakistan War .................................................................................................243Unipolarity Good: Middle East Proliferation........................................................................................244Unipolarity Good: No Alternative.........................................................................................................245Unipolarity Good: No Alternative.........................................................................................................246

Unipolarity Good: No Alternative.........................................................................................................247Unipolarity Good: No Alternative.........................................................................................................248Unipolarity Good: No Alternative.........................................................................................................249Unipolarity Good: No Alternative.........................................................................................................250Unipolarity Good: No Alternative.........................................................................................................251Unipolarity Good: No European Alternative to U.S. Leadership..........................................................252Unipolarity Good: No Effective Alternative to U.S. Unipolarity..........................................................253Unipolarity Good: Free Trade/Military Hegemony Key to Global Democracy...................................255Unipolarity Good: No Country Can Replace U.S. Leadership.............................................................256Unipolarity Good: No Alternative Will Arise in Response to U.S. Decline.........................................257Unipolarity Good: Unipolarity Best/Multipolarity Fails.......................................................................258



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Unipolarity Good: Unipolarity Best/Multipolarity Fails.......................................................................259Unipolarity Good: Unipolarity Best/Multipolarity Fails.......................................................................260Unipolarity Good: Unipolarity Best/Multipolarity Fails.......................................................................261Unipolarity Good: Unipolarity Best/Multipolarity Fails.......................................................................262Unipolarity Good: Unipolarity Best/Multipolarity Fails.......................................................................264Unipolarity Good: Unipolarity Best/Multipolarity Fails Wont Stop Prolif.......................................266Unipolarity Good: Multilateralism Bad Arms Sales..........................................................................267Unipolarity Good: Multilateralism Bad Arms Sales..........................................................................268Unipolarity Good: Multilateralism/International Cooperation Isnt Needed to Solve Global Problems270Unipolarity Good: Multilateralism/International Cooperation Isnt Needed to Solve Global Problems271Unipolarity Good: No Alternative: Multilateralism Fails.....................................................................272Unipolarity Good: No Alternative: Multilateralism Fails.....................................................................273Unipolarity Good: No Alternative: Multilateralism Fails.....................................................................274Unipolarity Good: Multilateralism Fails: U.N. Fails............................................................................275Unipolarity Good: Multilateralism Fails: U.N. Fails............................................................................276Unipolarity Good: Multilateralism Fails: U.N. Fails............................................................................277Unipolarity Good: Multilateralism Fails: U.N. Fails............................................................................278Unipolarity Good: Multipolarity Increases Terrorism...........................................................................280Unipolarity Good: Multilateralism Wont Solve Proliferation..............................................................281Unipolarity Good: Multilateralism Wont Solve Proliferation..............................................................282Unipolarity Good: NATO Fails.............................................................................................................283Unipolarity Good: Alliances Fail..........................................................................................................284Unipolarity Good: Alliances Fail..........................................................................................................285Unipolarity Good: Alliances Fail..........................................................................................................287Unipolarity Good: Creates False Multipolarity ....................................................................................289Unipolarity Good: Creates False Multipolarity ....................................................................................290Unipolarity Good: Creates False Multipolarity ....................................................................................291Unipolarity Good: Creates False Multipolarity ....................................................................................292Unipolarity Good: Creates False Multipolarity ....................................................................................293Unipolarity Good: Creates False Multipolarity ....................................................................................295Unipolarity Good: Creates False Multipolarity ....................................................................................296Unipolarity Good: Creates False Multipolarity.....................................................................................297Unipolarity Good: Creates False Multipolarity ....................................................................................298Unipolarity Good: Creates False Multipolarity.....................................................................................299Unipolarity Good: Multilateralism Doesnt Make US Power More Effective......................................300Unipolarity Good: No Alternative: Multipolarity Fails Net Worse....................................................301Unipolarity Good: No Alternative: No European Alternative...............................................................302Unipolarity Good: No Alternative: No European Alternative...............................................................303Unipolarity Good: No Alternative: No European Alternative...............................................................304Unipolarity Good: No Alternative: No European Alternative...............................................................305Unipolarity Good: No Alternative: No Japan Alternative.....................................................................306Unipolarity Good: No Alternative: No NATO Alternative....................................................................307Unipolarity Good: No Alternative: No Asian Alternative.....................................................................308Unipolarity Good: No Islamic Alternative............................................................................................309Unipolarity Good: No Alternative: No U.N. Alternative......................................................................310Unipolarity Good: No Alternative: The U.N. Doesnt Increase Legitimacy.......... .............. ......... ...... .311

Unipolarity Good: No Alternative: The U.N. Doesnt Increase Legitimacy.......... .............. ............ ....312Unipolarity Good: No Alternative: War is Less Likely in Unipolar Worlds Than Any Other....... .... ...313Unipolarity Good: No Alternative: Soros Specific................................................................................314Unipolarity Good: AT: Multilateralism Solves Anti-Americanism......... .............. ......... ...... ...... .....315Unipolarity Good: Answers to: Hegemony Causes War....................................................................316Unipolarity Good: Answers to: Unipolarity Causes Terrorism..........................................................317*** Unilateralism & Bush Doctrine Good ***.....................................................................................318Unilateralism Good: Preemption Bad Answers (Defense)....................................................................319Unilateralism Good: Preemption Good: Frontline................................................................................320Unilateralism Good: Preemption Good: Regime Change Good...........................................................323Unilateralism Good: Preemption Good: Answers to: Pre-emption Sets a Precedent........................324



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Unilateralism Good: European Counterbalancing Answers..................................................................379Unilateralism Good: European Counterbalancing Answers..................................................................380Unilateralism Good: European Counterbalancing Answers..................................................................381Unilateralism Good: European Counterbalancing Answers..................................................................382Unilateralism Good: Soft Balancing Answers.......................................................................................383Unilateralism Good: Soft Balancing Answers.......................................................................................384Unilateralism Good: Soft Balancing Answers.......................................................................................385Unilateralism Good: Soft Balancing Answers.......................................................................................386Unilateralism Good: Soft Balancing Answers.......................................................................................387Unilateralism Good: Soft Balancing Answers ......................................................................................388Unilateralism Good: Soft Balancing Answers.......................................................................................389Unilateralism Good: Soft Balancing Answers.......................................................................................390Unilateralism Good: Soft Balancing Answers.......................................................................................391Unilateralism Good: Soft Balancing Answers: Opposition to the Iraq War Wasnt Driven by Counterbalancing.. .. .392Unilateralism Good: Soft Balancing Answers: Opposition to the Iraq War Wasnt Driven by Counterbalancing.. .. .393

.............................................................................................................................................................393Unilateralism Good: Answers to: Need Soft Power to Reduce Global Opposition and Terror Recruiting....... .... .394..............................................................................................................................................................395

Unilateralism Good: U.S.-European Relations Advantage Answers/AT -Turn.................. ............... ....395Unilateralism Good: U.S.-European Relations Advantage Answers/AT -Turn.................. ............... ....396Unilateralism Good: U.S.-European Relations Advantage Answers/ AT - Turn................... .......... ......397Unilateralism Good: U.S.-European Relations Advantage Answers/ AT -Turn..................... .......... .....398Unilateralism Good: Answers to: Intl Coop/Multilat Reduces Hatred/Terrorism Toward the U.S.. .399..............................................................................................................................................................400

Unilateralism Good: No Value to Anti-Terror Cooperation..................................................................400Unilateralism Good: No Value to Anti-Terror Cooperation..................................................................401Unilateralism Good: No Value to Anti-Terror Cooperation..................................................................402Unilateralism Good: Doesnt Hurt Democracy.....................................................................................403Unilateralism Good: Doesnt Hurt Democracy.....................................................................................404Unilateralism Good: No Value to Anti-Terror Cooperation..................................................................405Unilateralism Good: Answers to: Military Power Projection/War Triggers Animosity Toward the U.S....... ...... ...406Unilateralism Good: Answers to: Unilateralism Causes U.S.-China War.........................................407Unilateralism Good: Answers to: Unilateralism Causes U.S.-China War.........................................408Unilateralism Good: Answers to: Unilateralism Causes U.S.-China War.........................................409Unilateralism Good: Answers To: Hegemony = Militarism .............................................................410Unilateralism Good: Answers to: Hegemony Means Empire............. .............. .............. ........... ...... .411Unilateralism Good: Answers to: Hegemony Means Empire............. .............. .............. .............. ....412Unilateralism Good: Answers to: Hegemony Means Empire............. .............. .............. .............. ....413Unilateralism Good: Answers to: Hegemony Means Empire............. .............. .............. .............. ....414Unilateralism Good: Answers to: Hegemony Means Empire............. .............. .............. .............. ....415Unilateralism Good: Answers to: Hegemony Means Empire............. .............. .............. .............. ....416Unilateralism Good: Stops Terrorism....................................................................................................417Unilateralism Good: Stops Terrorism ...................................................................................................418Unilateralism Good: Answers to: Hegemony Means Empire............. .............. .............. .............. ....419Unilateralism Good: Answers to: Hegemony Means Empire............. .............. .............. .............. ....420Unilateralism Good: Doesnt Increase Terrorism..................................................................................421

Unilateralism Good: Doesnt Increase Capitalism................................................................................422Unilateralism Good: Answers to: Realism Flawed............. .............. .............. .............. ............. ...... .423Unilateralism Good: Multilateralism Decreases Soft Power................................................................424Unilateralism Good: No Isolationism....................................................................................................425Unilateralism Good: Unilateralism Leads to Effective Multilateralism................................................426Unilateralism Good: Global Nuclear War ............................................................................................427Unilateralism Good: Global Nuclear War.............................................................................................428Unilateralism Good: Global Nuclear War.............................................................................................429Unilateralism Good: Global Proliferation.............................................................................................430Unilateralism Good: Transition Wars....................................................................................................431Unilateralism Good: Global Peace .......................................................................................................432



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Unilateralism Good: Answers to: Need Soft Power for International Cooperation..........................433Unilateralism Good: Democracy Promotion.........................................................................................434Unilateralism Good: Democracy Promotion.........................................................................................435Unilateralism Good: Democracy Promotion.........................................................................................436Unilateralism Good: Democracy Promotion.........................................................................................437Unilateralism Good: Democracy Promotion.........................................................................................438Unilateralism Good: Shouldnt Kick Us Off the Planet............. .............. .............. ....... ...... ..... ...... .439

Unilateralism Good: U.S. Exceptionalism Bad Answers................ .............. ............ ..... ...... ..... ...... .440*** Hegemony Bad ***........................................................................................................................441Hegemony Bad: Frontline.....................................................................................................................442Hegemony Bad: Frontline.....................................................................................................................443Hegemony Bad: Frontline.....................................................................................................................444Hegemony Bad: Frontline.....................................................................................................................446Hegemony Bad: Frontline.....................................................................................................................448Hegemony Bad: Frontline.....................................................................................................................451Hegemony Bad: Frontline.....................................................................................................................452Hegemony Bad: Frontline.....................................................................................................................453Hegemony Bad: Frontline.....................................................................................................................454Collapse By 2030 2nd Line A2: Sustainable Collapse Inevitable (1/1).......................................455Hegemony Bad: Doesnt Solve Global War..........................................................................................456Hegemony Bad: Doesnt Solve Global War..........................................................................................457Hegemony Good Impact Answers.........................................................................................................458Hegemony Good Impact Answers.........................................................................................................459Hegemony Bad: War.............................................................................................................................460Hegemony Bad: Doesnt Solve Global War..........................................................................................461Hegemony Bad: Doesnt Solve Global War..........................................................................................462Hegemony Bad: Doesnt Solve Global War..........................................................................................463Hegemony Bad: Doesnt Solve Global War..........................................................................................464Hegemony Bad: Doesnt Solve Global War..........................................................................................466Hegemony Bad: Doesnt Solve Global War..........................................................................................467Hegemony Bad: Doesnt Solve Global War..........................................................................................469Hegemony Bad: Doesnt Solve Global War..........................................................................................470Hegemony Bad: Doesnt Solve Global War..........................................................................................471Hegemony Bad: Doesnt Solve Global War..........................................................................................472Hegemony Bad: Doesnt Solve Global War..........................................................................................473Hegemony Bad: Doesnt Solve Global War..........................................................................................474Hegemony Bad: U.S. Leadership Doesnt Avoid the Impacts..............................................................475Hegemony Bad: U.S. Leadership Doesnt Avoid the Impacts..............................................................476Hegemony Bad: U.S. Leadership Doesnt Avoid the Impacts..............................................................477Hegemony Bad: U.S. Leadership Doesnt Avoid the Impacts..............................................................478Hegemony Bad: U.S. Leadership Doesnt Solve Middle East Conflict................................................479Hegemony Bad: U.S. Leadership Doesnt Solve Global Environmental Problems..............................480Hegemony Bad: Extinction...................................................................................................................481Hegemony Bad: Extinction...................................................................................................................482Hegemony Bad: Threatens Global Peace..............................................................................................483Hegemony Bad: Threatens Global Peace..............................................................................................484

Hegemony Bad: Capitalism...................................................................................................................485Hegemony Bad: Proliferation................................................................................................................486Hegemony Bad: Proliferation................................................................................................................488Hegemony Bad: Proliferation ...............................................................................................................490Hegemony Bad: Proliferation...............................................................................................................491Hegemony Bad: Terrorism....................................................................................................................492Hegemony Bad: Terrorism....................................................................................................................493Hegemony Bad: Terrorism....................................................................................................................494Hegemony Bad: Terrorism....................................................................................................................495Hegemony Bad: Terrorism....................................................................................................................497Hegemony Bad: Terrorism....................................................................................................................499



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Hegemony Bad: Economy.....................................................................................................................501Hegemony Bad: Economy.....................................................................................................................502Hegemony Bad: Economy.....................................................................................................................504Hegemony Bad: Proliferation................................................................................................................506Hegemony Bad: Middle East War.........................................................................................................507Hegemony Bad: Middle East War.........................................................................................................508Hegemony Bad: Middle East War.........................................................................................................509Hegemony Bad: Counterbalancing.......................................................................................................510Hegemony Bad: Counterbalancing........................................................................................................511Hegemony Bad: Proliferation................................................................................................................512Hegemony Bad: Proliferation................................................................................................................513Hegemony Bad: Proliferation................................................................................................................514Hegemony Bad: Imperialism.................................................................................................................515Hegemony Bad: Democracy Promotion Bad........................................................................................516Hegemony Bad: U.S.-EU Relations......................................................................................................517Hegemony Bad: U.S.-EU Relations......................................................................................................518Hegemony Bad: U.S.-EU Relations: Russian Aggression....................................................................519Hegemony Bad: U.S.-EU Relations: Terrorism....................................................................................521Hegemony Bad: Space Weapons...........................................................................................................522Hegemony Bad: Global Economy.........................................................................................................523Hegemony Bad: Global Economy.........................................................................................................524Hegemony Bad: Japanese Rearmament................................................................................................525Hegemony Bad: Japanese Rearmament................................................................................................526Hegemony Bad: Iran Strikes.................................................................................................................527Hegemony Bad: AT: Empirically Denied..........................................................................................529Hegemony Bad: AT: Preemption Solves............................................................................................530Hegemony Bad: Counter-Balancing 2nd Line A2: U.S. Is A Benevolent Hegemon (1/2).............531Hegemony Bad: Counter-Balancing 2nd Line A2: U.S. Is A Benevolent Hegemon (2/2).............532Hegemony Bad: Counter-Balancing 2nd Line A2: U.S. Is A Status Quo Power (1/1)...................533Hegemony Bad: Counterbalancing.......................................................................................................534Hegemony Bad: Counterbalancing.......................................................................................................535Hegemony Bad: Counterbalancing.......................................................................................................536Hegemony Bad: Counterbalancing -- Europe Will Counterbalance.....................................................537Hegemony Bad: Counterbalancing -- Answers to: The U.S. is a Benevolent Power States Wont CounterbalanceThat......................................................................................................................................................538Hegemony Bad: Counterbalancing -- Answers to: Other States Wont Fear Us Because We are a Democracy.....539Hegemony Bad: Counterbalancing -- Answers to: U.S. Seen as Benevolent.................... .......... .....540Hegemony Bad: Counterbalancing Impacts.......................................................................................541Hegemony Bad: Counterbalancing Wolforth Answers......................................................................542Hegemony Bad: Khalizad Indites..........................................................................................................543Hegemony Bad: Ferguson Wrong About The Value of Empire/Imperialism....... .............. .............. .....544Hegemony Bad: Ferguson Wrong About The Value of Empire/Imperialism....... .............. .............. .....545Primacy Causes U.S.-Sino War 1st Line (1/2)...................................................................................546Primacy Causes U.S.-Sino War 1st Line (2/2)...................................................................................547Primacy Causes U.S.-Sino War 2nd Line Offshore Balancing Solves (1/1)...................................549Primacy Causes U.S.-Sino War 2nd Line U.S.-Sino War Impacts (1/1).........................................550

Primacy Causes U.S.-Sino War 2nd Line Most Probable Scenario For Conflict (1/1)...................551Primacy Causes U.S.-Iran War 1st Line (1/1)....................................................................................552Primacy Causes Demo Promo 1st Line (1/1).....................................................................................554Primacy Causes Demo Promo 2nd Line Demo Promo Causes War (1/2).......................................556Primacy Causes Demo Promo 2nd Line Demo Promo Causes War (2/2).......................................558Primacy Causes Demo Promo 2nd Line Next Wave Uniquely Bad (1/1).......................................560Primacy Causes Demo Promo 2nd Line Impact Chinese Demo Promo Causes War (1/1)......... .561Primacy Causes Demo Promo 2nd Line Impact ME Demo Promo Causes War (1/2)................562Primacy Causes Demo Promo 2nd Line Impact ME Demo Promo Causes War (2/2)................563Hegemony Ineffective 2nd Line Domestic Politics (1/1)................................................................564Hegemony Ineffective 2nd Line Paradox of Hegemony (1/1)........................................................566



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Offshore Balancing Good 2nd Line Solves Conflicts General (1/2)............................................567Offshore Balancing Good 2nd Line Solves Conflicts General (2/2)............................................568Offshore Balancing Good 2nd Line Solves Conflicts Regional (1/1)..........................................569Offshore Balancing Good 2nd Line Solves Conflicts Great Power (1/1)....................................570Offshore Balancing Good 2nd Line Solves Conflicts ME and Asia (1/1)...................................571Offshore Balancing Good 2nd Line Solves Conflicts U.S. Draw-In (1/1)...................................572Offshore Balancing Good 2nd Line Solves Conflicts A2: Countries Wont Start (1/1)......... ......573Offshore Balancing Good 2nd Line Solves Burden-Sharing (1/1).................................................574Offshore Balancing Good 2nd Line Solves Terrorism (1/1)...........................................................575Offshore Balancing Good 2nd Line A2: Isolationism Bad (1/3).....................................................576Offshore Balancing Good 2nd Line A2: Isolationism Bad (2/3).....................................................577Offshore Balancing Good 2nd Line A2: Isolationism Bad (3/3).....................................................578Offshore Balancing Good 2nd Line A2: Still Need Military (1/1)..................................................580Offshore Balancing Good 2nd Line A2: U.S. Still Needs Influence (1/1)......................................581Offshore Balancing Good 2nd Line A2: Too Modest / Pessimistic (1/1)........................................582*** Hegemony Bad Europe Turn Scenario *** ................................................................................583Hegemony Bad: Europe Turn -- 1NC....................................................................................................584Hegemony Bad: Europe Turn -- 1NC....................................................................................................585Hegemony Bad: Europe Turn: Europe is the Global Leader.................................................................586Hegemony Bad: Europe Turn: Europe is the Global Leader.................................................................587Hegemony Bad: Europe Turn: Europe is the Global Leader.................................................................588Hegemony Bad: Europe Turn: Europe is the Global Leader.................................................................589Hegemony Bad: Europe Turn: European Leadership Model Better.....................................................590Hegemony Bad: Europe Turn: Europe is the Global Leader: Soft Power.............................................591Hegemony Bad: Europe Turn: Europe is the Global Leader: Soft Power.............................................592Hegemony Bad: Europe Turn: Europe is the Global Leader: Soft Power.............................................593Hegemony Bad: Europe Turn: Europe is the Global Leader: Soft Power.............................................594Hegemony Bad: Europe Turn: Europe is the Global Leader: Economic Power...................................595Hegemony Bad: Europe Turn: Europe is the Global Leader: Soft Power.............................................596Hegemony Bad: Europe Turn: U.S. Decline Has Boosted Europe.......................................................597Hegemony Bad: Europe Turn: European Power Turn: U.S. Decline Has Boosted Europe........ ..... ....598Hegemony Bad: Europe Turn: Europe Supports Multilateralism Now................................................599Hegemony Bad: Europe Turn: Europe A Unified Global Power..........................................................600Hegemony Bad: Europe Turn: Europe A Unified Global Power..........................................................601Hegemony Bad: Europe Turn: Europe A Unified Global Power..........................................................602Hegemony Bad: Europe Turn: Zero-Sum Competition........................................................................604Hegemony Bad: Europe Turn: AT: Europe Doesnt Have Military Power............... ............... ......... .605Hegemony Bad: Europe Turn: AT: Europe Doesnt Have Military Power............... ............... ......... .606Hegemony Bad: Europe Turn: Europe Doesnt Need Military Power..................................................607Hegemony Bad: Europe Turn: Europe Can Resolve Global Conflicts.................................................608Europe Supports Multilateralism...........................................................................................................609Unilateralism Destroys U.S.-European Relations.................................................................................610U.S.-European Relations Impact: Iraq...................................................................................................611*** Multilateralism Good ***..............................................................................................................612Multilateralism Good: U.S. Leadership................................................................................................613Multilateralism Good: UN Is Effective/Good.......................................................................................614

Multilateralism Good: Key to Solving Global Problems......................................................................615Multilateralism Good: Solves War........................................................................................................616Multilateralism Good: Key to Global Survival.....................................................................................617Multilateralism Good: Key to US Hegemony.......................................................................................618Multilateralism Good: Solves counterbalancing...................................................................................619Multilateralism Good: Key to Solve Terrorism.....................................................................................620Multilateralism Good: Cosmopolitanism..............................................................................................622Multilateralism Good: Israeli Strikes....................................................................................................623Multilateralism Good: Sino-Franco Alliance........................................................................................625Multilateralism Good: Sino-Franco Alliance........................................................................................626Multilateralism Good: Sino-Russia Relations.......................................................................................627



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Multilateralism Good: Unilateralism Soft Balancing .......................................................................688Multilateralism Good: Bush Doctrine Soft Balancing .....................................................................689Multilateralism Good: Preventive War Soft Balancing ....................................................................690Multilateralism Good: Preventive War Bad: Deterrence Works...........................................................691Multilateralism Good: Preventive War Fails.........................................................................................692Multilateralism Good: Preventive War Fails.........................................................................................693Multilateralism Good: Preventive War Fails.........................................................................................694Multilateralism Good: Multilateralism Reduces Soft Balancing..........................................................695Multilateralism Good: Soft Balancing Bad: Readiness.............. .............. .............. .............. ............. ...696Multilateralism Good: Soft Balancing Hard Balancing ...................................................................697AT: International Institutions Constrain U.S. Hegemony......................................................................698Multilateralism Critical to Solve Global Problems...............................................................................700Multilateralism Good: Soft Balancing Bad: Readiness.............. .............. .............. .............. ............. ...701..............................................................................................................................................................701

*** Unilateralism Bad ***....................................................................................................................702Unilateralism Bad: Undermines Leadership.........................................................................................703Unilateralism Bad: Fails........................................................................................................................704Unilateralism Bad: Fails........................................................................................................................705Unilateralism Bad: Undercuts Democracy Promotion..........................................................................706Unilateralism Bad: AT- Multilateralism constrains US power..............................................................707Unilateralism Bad: AT- Multilateralism Constrains US Power.............................................................708..............................................................................................................................................................709

*** Military Readiness Good ***.........................................................................................................709Military readiness Advantage Answers.................................................................................................710Military Readiness Advantage Answers................................................................................................711Readiness Good: Troop Overstrech.................. .............. .............. .............. .............. ............... ........... ..712Readiness Good: Global Nuclear War...................................................................................................713Readiness Good: Readiness Key to Leadership....................................................................................717Readiness Good: Readiness Key to Leadership....................................................................................718Readiness Good: Readiness Key to War on Terror...............................................................................719Readiness Good: Deterrence.................................................................................................................720Readiness Good: Power Project Solves Nuclear War...........................................................................721Readiness Good: Power Project Solves Nuclear War...........................................................................722Readiness Good: Stops Allied Prolif, Deterrence.................................................................................723Readiness Good: Taiwan.......................................................................................................................725Readiness Good: Taiwan.......................................................................................................................726Readiness Good: Taiwan War Impact Extensions.................................................................................727Readiness Good: North Korea...............................................................................................................728Readiness Good: Iraq............................................................................................................................729Readiness Good: Iraq............................................................................................................................730Readiness Good: Iraq............................................................................................................................731Readiness Good: War on Terror............................................................................................................732Readiness Good: Diplomacy.................................................................................................................733Readiness Good: Global Democracy....................................................................................................734Readiness Good: Global Economy........................................................................................................735Readiness Good: U.S. Military Power Checks Global Aggression.......................................................736

Readiness Good: U.S. Military Power Checks Global Aggression.......................................................737Readiness Good: TROOPS Key to Readiness.......................................................................................738Readiness Good: US Military Action/WOT Effective: Afghanistan.....................................................739Readiness Good: US Military Action/WOT Effective: Afghanistan.....................................................740Readiness Good: Doesnt Threaten Soft Power....................................................................................742Readiness Good: Hard Power Key to Soft Power.................................................................................743Readiness Good: Deter WMD Use........................................................................................................744Readiness Useless: General...................................................................................................................745*** Military Readiness Bad ***...........................................................................................................746A2: Military Power Good 1st Line (1/1)............................................................................................747A2: Military Power Good 2nd Line - A2: Key To War On Terrorism (1/1)............ .............. ......... ....748



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A2: Military Power Good 2nd Line - A2: Key To U.S. Interests (1/1)..............................................749A2: Military Power Good 2nd Line - A2: Key To Allied Defense (1/1)............................................750A2: Military Power Good 2nd Line - A2: Forward Deployment Good (1/2)....................................751A2: Military Power Good 2nd Line - A2: Forward Deployment Good (2/2)....................................752A2: Military Power Good 2nd Line Drawdown Of Armed Forces Solves (1/1)............................753Military Power Bad: Useless (No Wars, Mandlebaum-Style)...............................................................754Military Power Bad: Useless (Wont Solve).........................................................................................755Military Power Bad: Useless.................................................................................................................756Military Power Bad: Useless.................................................................................................................757Military Power Bad: Useless.................................................................................................................758Military Power Bad: Useless.................................................................................................................759Readiness Useless: Terrorism................................................................................................................760Readiness Useless: Terrorism................................................................................................................761Military Power Bad: Terrorism.............................................................................................................762Military Power Bad: Middle East..........................................................................................................763Military Power Bad: Overstretch..........................................................................................................764Readiness Bad: US Military Action/WOT Fails Military success in Afghanistan Irrelevant............765Readiness Bad: US Military Action/WOT Fails Military success in Afghanistan Irrelevant............766Readiness Bad: US Military Action/WOT Fails Military success in Afghanistan Irrelevant............767Readiness Bad: AT: WOT Successful No Attacks on the US Since 9/11...........................................768Readiness Bad: Undermines Soft Power...............................................................................................769Readiness Bad: Undermines Soft Power...............................................................................................770Readiness Bad: Undermines Soft Power...............................................................................................771Readiness Bad: Undermines Soft Power...............................................................................................772*** Supwerpower Syndrome Kritik ***...............................................................................................773Superpower Syndrome Kritik................................................................................................................774Superpower Syndrome Kritik................................................................................................................775Superpower Syndrome Link Extensions...............................................................................................776Superpower Syndrome Alternatives......................................................................................................777Superpower Syndrome Alternatives......................................................................................................778Superpower Syndrome Impacts.............................................................................................................779Definition of Superpower Syndrome.................................................................................................780*** No Solvency for Anti-Americanism ***........................................................................................781

No Solvency for Anti-Americanism........... .............. ............... .............. .............. .............. ............. ...... .782Anti-Americanism Solvency Answers..................................................................................................782Plan Cant Solve U.S. Unilateralism.....................................................................................................783Can Solve Anti-Americanism By Changing Policies............................................................................784Can Solve Terrorism By Changing Policies..........................................................................................785The U.S. Needs to Follow International Norms and Rules...................................................................786Answers to: Terrorism Proves Realism Useless................................................................................787..............................................................................................................................................................787

Cant Solve Unilateralism Bad..............................................................................................................788*** Etc ***............................................................................................................................................789Pivotal Power Cooperation Good..........................................................................................................790Pivotal Power Cooperation Good..........................................................................................................791

Naval Power Counterplan................ .............. ............... .............. .............. .............. .......... ...... ...... ...... ..792

Sea Power Emphasis Solves Hegemony Bad Arguments.....................................................................793China is a Threat....................................................................................................................................794China is A Threat...................................................................................................................................795China Threat Answers...........................................................................................................................796China Threat Answers...........................................................................................................................797Soft Power Answers..............................................................................................................................798Western Decline.....................................................................................................................................799U.S. Hard Power Increases Chinese Soft Power...................................................................................800U.S. Hard Power Increases Chinese Soft Power...................................................................................802China Threatens Hegemony..................................................................................................................803Allies are Bad Hurt the U.S................................................................................................................804



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Alliances Are Bad..................................................................................................................................805Alliances Are Bad..................................................................................................................................806*** Author Indicts ***..........................................................................................................................807Indict: Kristol........................................................................................................................................808Indict: Brooks & Wohlforth...................................................................................................................809Indict: Brooks & Wohlforth...................................................................................................................810Indict: Brooks & Wohlforth...................................................................................................................811Indict: Kagan.........................................................................................................................................812Indict: Ferguson.....................................................................................................................................813A2: Thayer 1st Line (1/1)...................................................................................................................815A2: Thayer 2nd Line Extension Unwarranted (1/1).....................................................................816A2: Thayer 2nd Line Extension Offshore Balancing Solves (1/1)...............................................817A2: Thayer 2nd Line Extension Schmitt Evidence (1/1).............................................................818A2: Mandelbaum 1st Line (1/2).........................................................................................................819A2: Mandelbaum 1st Line (2/2).........................................................................................................821A2: Mandelbaum 2nd Line Extension Not Specific To Primacy (1/1)..................... ...... ...... ......823A2: Mandelbaum 2nd Line Extension Rieff Evidence (1/1)........................ .............. ............ .....824A2: Mandelbaum 2nd Line Extension Doesnt Assume Offshore Balancing (1/1)......... ...... .....825A2: Mandelbaum 2nd Line Extension Lieven Evidence (1/1)............. .............. ............... ....... ...826A2: Mandelbaum 2nd Line Thesis Is Wrong (1/1)..........................................................................827A2: Mandelbaum 2nd Line Iraq Disproves (1/1)............................................................................828A2: Mandelbaum 2nd Line Doesnt Assume Bush (1/1)................................................................829A2: Mandelbaum 2nd Line Economic Assumptions Wrong (1/1)..................................................830A2: Khalilzad 1st Line (1/1)...............................................................................................................831A2: Khalilzad 2nd Line Extension Unwarranted (1/1)................................................................832A2: Khalilzad 2nd Line Extension Doesnt Assume Offshore Balancing (1/1)...........................833A2: Khalilzad 2nd Line Extension Neo-Conservative Hack (1/1)...............................................834A2: Khalilzad 2nd Line Extension Seaver Evidence (1/1)...........................................................835*** Soft Power & Smart Power***......................................................................................................836Smart Power Good................................................................................................................................837Soft Power Solvency Answers..............................................................................................................838Soft Power Solvency Answers..............................................................................................................839..............................................................................................................................................................839

*** Soft Power Good ***.....................................................................................................................840Soft Power Good 1AC Card...............................................................................................................841Soft Power Good -- Multiple Scenarios................................................................................................842Soft Power Good Multiple Scenarios.................................................................................................843Soft Power Good Multiple Scenarios.................................................................................................844Soft Power Good Multiple Scenarios.................................................................................................845Soft Power Good Multiple Scenarios.................................................................................................846Soft Power Good Multiple Scenarios.................................................................................................847Soft Power Good Russia Scenario......................................................................................................848Soft Power Good Russia Scenario......................................................................................................849..............................................................................................................................................................849

Soft Power Good Russia Scenario.

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