Tag Archives: Sino-U.S. relations

R&D from Prepd: U.S. Foreign Policy

Posted on June 13, 2021 by Logan Scisco

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 Debate … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D, U.S. Extemp | Tagged Biden foreign policy, Iran-U.S. relations, Israel-Palestinian conflict, NATO, R&D, Russo-U.S. relations, Sino-U.S. relations, Turkish-U.S. relations, U.S. Foreign Policy, Venezuela-U.S. relations, Vladimir Putin, War in Afghanistan | Comments Off

R&D: Japan’s Non-proliferation Future, U.S. Support for Euthanasia, The Failures of Legalized Prostitution in Germany, and More

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Logan Scisco

Can Japan Remain Committed to Nonproliferation by The Washington Quarterly This academic article, from the Spring 2013 edition of the Washington Quarterly, provides an interesting overview of whether Japan can afford to not have a nuclear weapons program. However, the … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Al Shabab, cyber warfare, euthanasia, FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Germany, hacking, human trafficking, James Comey, Japan, Kenya, libertarianism, military issues, nuclear issues, prostitution, R&D, Robert Mueller, Sino-U.S. relations, Somalia, Syria, Syrian civil war, terrorism, U.S. Foreign Policy | Comments Off

R&D: Krugman Urges America to Get Tough on China, Boehner Hints at Tax Concession, and South Korea Issues Final Report on Warship Sinking

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for September 13th: China, Japan, America from the New York Times America’s trade relationship with China has been a contentious political issue for quite some time. In this New York Times op-ed piece, Paul Krugman writes … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Bush tax cuts, China, Chinese economy, Japan, John Boehner, media, North Korea, Pakistan, Pakistan flooding, Paul Krugman, President Obama, Republican party, Sino-U.S. relations, South Korea, South Korea-North Korea relations, taxes, U.S. economy, yuan | Comments Off

CFL Nats R&D: Labor, Treasury, Commerce

Posted on May 23, 2010 by Logan Scisco

California’s Budget Crisis: Greece is the Word from the Economist Financial Overhaul Bill Poses Big Test for Lobbyists from the New York Times Taming debt? It’s easy. Until you try from the Christian Science Monitor Banker knives out for House-Senate … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged auto industry, Barack Obama, budget, California, China, financial regulation, General Motors, GM, Greece, national debt, Obama administration, R&D, Sino-U.S. relations, state economies, top news stories, yuan | Comments Off

R&D: Top Five News Stories/Reports You Want to Read Today

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D top five for December 3rd: U.S. Seen as Less Important, China as More Powerful from the Pew Research Center New York state Senate rejects gay marriage, focus turns to N.J. from The Christian Science Monitor France … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Afghanistan, China, education, France, gay marriage, Germany, Honduran presidential election, Honduras, media, New York, R&D, Sino-U.S. relations, top five, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy | Comments Off

R&D: Top Five News Stories/Reports You Will Want to Read Today

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D top five for November 18th: The U.S.-China Economic Relationship: Separating Facts from Myths from the Council on Foreign Relations She’ll Be Back: Sarah Palin and the State of the Republican Party from the Economist 3 Democrats … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged GOP, healthcare, healthcare debate, Iraq, R&D, Sarah Palin, Sino-U.S. relations, top five, top five news stories, U.S. economy, unemployment | Comments Off

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of November 17th-23rd, 2009

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Logan Scisco

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 | Comments Off