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Tag Archives: Latin America
R&D from Prepd: Central and South America
Today’s R&D is brought to you by Prepd (pronounced “prepped”). Prepd is building debate technology that helps extempers and congressional debaters research, practice, and compete. Visit www.prepd.in to learn more. As part of the leadup to the 2021 National Speech and … Continue reading
The Decline of Leftism in Latin America
[fblike] For the past decade and a half, leftist politicians in Latin America were elected at a higher rate than their conservative counterparts. These leftist leaders, which included Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez, Brazil’s Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva, Bolivia’s Evo Morales, … Continue reading
Posted in Topic Brief
Tagged Latin America, Latin American politics, premium content, Topic Brief
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R&D: The Decline of Leftism in Latin America
[fblike] Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on the decline of leftism in Latin America. Latin America’s Left is faltering, and not just in Brazil. 10 free articles from WPR: https://t.co/OemEum6y3G — WorldPoliticsReview (@WPReview) May 16, 2016 … Continue reading
R&D: Juan Williams Firing Riles Conservatives, the DCCC Takes Out $17 Million, and Latin Americans See Entrepreneurship Barriers
Here is your R&D for October 22nd: NPR, Juan Williams: Did firing put network smack in tea party’s crosshairs? from the Christian Science Monitor National Public Radio’s firing of Juan Williams for comments about Muslims has created a conservative firestorm, … Continue reading
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Tagged DCCC, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Juan Williams, Latin America, Latin American economy, Mike Huckabee, National Public Radio, North Korea, North Korean nuclear program, NPR, nuclear proliferation, South Korea, tea party, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-Pakistani relations
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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of December 7th-11th, 2009
1. Will Japan’s stimulus package help it stave off deflation? 2. Can Afghanistan build an effective army within the next two years? 3. Will Iran arrest Mousavi? 4. Can a Palestinian boycott on Israeli products from the West Bank cause … Continue reading
Posted in Int'l Extemp, Weekly Questions
Tagged Afghanistan, Bolivia, December 2009 extemp questions, EU, European Union, Evo Morales, extemp, extemp central, extemp central questions, extemp questions, extemp topics, Honduras, international extemp questions, iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Japanese economy, Latin America, Manuel Zelaya, Palestinians, practice extemp questions, practice extemp topics, Romania, Turkey, West Bank
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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of November 24th-November 30th, 2009
1. Does the massacre in Mindanao pose an immediate threat to Filipino democracy? 2. Was the EU’s selection of Rompuy as its first president a missed opportunity? 3. Would a prisoner swap with Hamas make Israel appear weak in the … Continue reading
Posted in Int'l Extemp, Weekly Questions
Tagged Cambodia, climategate, Copenhagen, EU, European Union, extemp, extemp central, extemp central questions, extemp questions, extemp topics, Hamas, India, international extemp questions, iran, Iraq, Israel, Latin America, November 2009 extemp questions, practice extemp questions, practice extemp topics, Romania
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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of November 17th-23rd, 2009
1. Has the UN food summit been a failure? 2. Does the status of Franco-German relations dictate the direction and power of the EU? 3. Should Brown back Blair for EU president? 4. Does Uribe need to do more to … Continue reading
Posted in Int'l Extemp, Weekly Questions
Tagged Alvaro Uribe, Cambodia, China, Colombia, EU, extemp, extemp central, extemp central questions, extemp questions, extemp topics, France, Germany, Gordon Brown, Hugo Chavez, international extemp questions, Iraq, Kurds, Latin America, Middle East peace, November 2009 extemp questions, nuclear weapons, practice extemp questions, practice extemp topics, Russia, Sino-U.S. relations, Thaksin Shinawatra, Tony Blair, UN, Venezuela
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Extemp Questions for the Week of October 13th-19th, 2009
1. Is David Patraeus the new Eisenhower? 2. What is the best way to solve the unemployment problem in America? 3. How can the Czech Republic be compelled to ratify Lisbon? 4. Has Abbas ruined his standing with the Palestinian … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly Questions
Tagged British politics, Charlie Rangel, Congress, constitutional issues, Czech Republic, EU, European Union, extemp, extemp central, extemp questions, Gordon Brown, gun control, Israel, Latin America, Lisbon Treaty, Mahmoud Abbas, Nobel Peace Prize, Obama, questions, Supreme Court, Syria, U.S. economy, U.S. Foreign Policy, unemployment
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Topic Brief: Leftism in Latin America
By Sarah Anand[1] The term leftism itself has been used quite frequently (especially in relation to Latin American politics) to characterize the state of a country’s affairs. However, there is a tendency to ascribe the particular adjective without fully understanding … Continue reading