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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 Thursday and IX topic areas will have R&Ds posted on Friday. This is meant to help extempers assemble resources to prepare for the competition in Louisville. This week we tackle IX topic area #2 on Central & South America.
An OPEC-style lithium pact in South America is a “far-fetched prospect” because of “key differences between the oil and lithium industries.”https://t.co/CJOYEiaVQm
— World Politics Review (@WPReview) April 16, 2022
China is South America’s top trading partner and a major source of both foreign direct investment and lending in energy and infrastructure.
But Beijing’s growing sway in the region has raised concerns in Washington and beyond. More in this explainer ⬇️ https://t.co/wq4I0rae7U
— Council on Foreign Relations (@CFR_org) April 28, 2022
South America’s breadbasket is also balancing on precarious ecosystems https://t.co/hT1nPmZHzg
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) April 30, 2022
Colombia votes