We just finished the day's manipulation of topics. Here are the final topics proposed for voting tomorrow. A reminder of tomorrow's procedure:
-Each state/organization gets to vote for the 5 topics they desire.
-We will go from 13 to 7 (first ballot)
-We will go from 7 to 6 (second ballot)
-We will go from 6 to 5 (final ballot).
This post will have just the final wordings. In a subsequent post, I will have the notes from discussions. In a third post, I will have my comments on the ranking of the topics:
Lethal Force
The United States federal government should substantially curtail its use of deadly force in other countries.
International Organizations
The United States federal government should substantially increase its support of one or more of the following: United Nations Environment Programme, World Bank, World Health Organization.
Supreme Court and Foreign Policy
The Supreme Court of the United States should overturn one or more of its decisions in at least one of the following areas: unlawful enemy combatants, enforcement of treaties, customary international law, extraterritorial application of United States law.
Arctic
The United States federal government should substantially increase its support of international cooperation in the Arctic.
Human Trafficking
The United States federal government should substantially increase sanctions against human trafficking on one or more of the following: Germany, India, the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia.
Russia
The United States federal government should substantially increase its economic and/or military engagement with the Russian Federation.
Nuclear Weapons
The United States federal government should substantially change its nuclear weapons strategy.
Cryptocurrencies
The International Monetary Fund should establish regulation of cryptocurrencies.
Treaties
The United States federal government should ratify or accede to, and implement, one or more of the following: Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, Trans-Pacific Partnership, United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
Arms Sales
The United States federal government should substantially reduce Direct Commercial Sales and/or Foreign Military of arms from the United States.
India
The United States federal government should substantially increase its development and/or military assistance to the Republic of India
Water
The United States federal government should substantially increase its water resources management assistance to one or more of the following: Egypt, Iraq, Niger, Pakistan, Somalia, South Sudan.
Middle East
The United States federal government should substantially increase its constructive engagement with one or more of the following: Iran, Saudi Arabia, Sudan.
-Each state/organization gets to vote for the 5 topics they desire.
-We will go from 13 to 7 (first ballot)
-We will go from 7 to 6 (second ballot)
-We will go from 6 to 5 (final ballot).
This post will have just the final wordings. In a subsequent post, I will have the notes from discussions. In a third post, I will have my comments on the ranking of the topics:
Lethal Force
The United States federal government should substantially curtail its use of deadly force in other countries.
International Organizations
The United States federal government should substantially increase its support of one or more of the following: United Nations Environment Programme, World Bank, World Health Organization.
Supreme Court and Foreign Policy
The Supreme Court of the United States should overturn one or more of its decisions in at least one of the following areas: unlawful enemy combatants, enforcement of treaties, customary international law, extraterritorial application of United States law.
Arctic
The United States federal government should substantially increase its support of international cooperation in the Arctic.
Human Trafficking
The United States federal government should substantially increase sanctions against human trafficking on one or more of the following: Germany, India, the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia.
Russia
The United States federal government should substantially increase its economic and/or military engagement with the Russian Federation.
Nuclear Weapons
The United States federal government should substantially change its nuclear weapons strategy.
Cryptocurrencies
The International Monetary Fund should establish regulation of cryptocurrencies.
Treaties
The United States federal government should ratify or accede to, and implement, one or more of the following: Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, Trans-Pacific Partnership, United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
Arms Sales
The United States federal government should substantially reduce Direct Commercial Sales and/or Foreign Military of arms from the United States.
India
The United States federal government should substantially increase its development and/or military assistance to the Republic of India
Water
The United States federal government should substantially increase its water resources management assistance to one or more of the following: Egypt, Iraq, Niger, Pakistan, Somalia, South Sudan.
Middle East
The United States federal government should substantially increase its constructive engagement with one or more of the following: Iran, Saudi Arabia, Sudan.