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Over the next month and a half, Extemp Central will provide R&Ds on the topic areas for the 2022 NSDA National Tournament. USX topic areas will have R&Ds posted on Tuesday & Thursday and IX topic areas will have R&Ds posted on Tuesday & Friday. This is meant to help extempers assemble resources to prepare for the competition in Louisville. This week we tackle IX topic area #7 on Europe.
Europe can often look more fractious than it is. Where it matters, however, the EU has shown unity, as a new sanctions package against Russia demonstrates https://t.co/aCsHWrTf4Z
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) June 2, 2022
Russia’s war in Ukraine has created a new sense of urgency for Europe to invest in defense. But is Europe really serious about its defense?@Judy_Dempsey asks, 14 experts weigh in: https://t.co/xr4qsBQlNk pic.twitter.com/my2ZsWF06q
— Carnegie Endowment (@CarnegieEndow) June 2, 2022
“The war in Ukraine has undoubtedly tarnished Russia’s standing as a great power,” write @AKendallTaylor and @KofmanMichael. “But it’s far too soon to write Russia off.” https://t.co/WzWadvQoGn
— New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) June 2, 2022
France’s Macron could lose lower house majority, polls show https://t.co/9xD0zJqAmb pic.twitter.com/DO5W4QxNFK
— Reuters (@Reuters) June 1, 2022
Earlier this week, EU leaders agreed to a partial ban on Russian oil imports, leaving open an exemption for oil imported by pipeline to appease Hungarian PM Viktor Orban. @DaveKeating has the details in this week’s Europe Decoder:https://t.co/5a4SiESJwl
— World Politics Review (@WPReview) June 2, 2022
Even before the Russia-Ukraine war, economic growth in the Western Balkans was slowing and inflation was rising. https://t.co/gXeCOY7Jcp
— The Brookings Institution (@BrookingsInst) May 30, 2022
Spain to reform secret services after hacking of top politicians’ phones, says PM Pedro Sanchez https://t.co/s38h1mTxJA pic.twitter.com/xE2BJ4oo6B
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) May 26, 2022
Unilateral suspension of the Brexit treaty cannot solve the trilemma that led to its creation: the impossibility of leaving the single market but having no border controls with Ireland nor Great Britain https://t.co/TrASaUxTAj
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) May 12, 2022
With almost all the votes counted, Denmark appears poised to join the European Union’s common defense network. It’s the latest example of a European nation seeking closer ties with allies after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. https://t.co/RZ6NddSKRu
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 2, 2022
There are good reasons to support Ukraine and resist Russia, but the future of democracy does not hang in the balance, argues FP’s @stephenWalt. https://t.co/A44uymS4Os
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) June 2, 2022
‘We were all wrong’: how Germany got hooked on Russian energy https://t.co/AquQmLRiLO
— The Guardian (@guardian) June 2, 2022