Matthew Hamilton Eeveready

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Jackson-Vanik

A. WTO

1. Inh: Russia Resolving Issues Preventing Admission to WTO

The Voice of Russia(Site info at end of brief), November 27, 2010, “No more barriers in the way of
Russia’s joining WTO”, http://english.ruvr.ru/2010/11/27/35747968.html [Brackets added]

Almost all issues have been generally agreed, he[Putin] said. Before that, Putin told German
businessmen during a meeting that Russia had covered its part of the path and had agreed all basic
problems with the European Union in practical terms.

2. Inh: EU Endorsing Russia's Accession to the WTO

RIA Novosti[Russia's leading news agency in terms of multimedia technologies, website audience
reach and quoting by the Russian media. Integrated multimedia newsroom, vast network covering over
45 countries of the world and the Russian regions allow RIA Novosti to deliver news and information
in all possible formats, including video, animated infographics and cartoons to professional clients and
the end user in 14 languages. ], November 29, 2010, “Russia to sign WTO accession document with
EU next week - EU official”, http://en.rian.ru/business/20101129/161545133.html

Russia and the European Union will sign a document next week on Russia's accession to the World
Trade Organization (WTO), following the results of bilateral negotiations on the issue, EU delegation
to Russia head Fernando Valenzuela said on Monday.

3. Inh: Russia and EU Have Settled Disputes Relating to WTO Admission

RIA Novosti[Russia's leading news agency in terms of multimedia technologies, website audience
reach and quoting by the Russian media. Integrated multimedia newsroom, vast network covering over
45 countries of the world and the Russian regions allow RIA Novosti to deliver news and information
in all possible formats, including video, animated infographics and cartoons to professional clients and
the end user in 14 languages. ], December 17, 2010, “Russia moves one step closer to joining WTO
(Update 1)”, http://en.rian.ru/business/20101207/161669287.html

Russia, the only major economy outside the World Trade Organization (WTO), moved one step closer
to joining the trade bloc on Tuesday when it signed a memorandum of understanding on economic
issues with the European Union.
"We have reached an agreement on all key bilateral issues, including export duties on timber and
railway tariffs," European Commissioner for Trade Karel De Gucht told a Russia-EU summit.

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4. WTO Solvency: Products From WTO countries Are Entitled to Non-Discriminatory Treatment
Richard Schaffer[is Professor of Business Law, Department of Finance, Walker College of Business,
Appalachian State University. His primary teaching responsibilities have been in the area of business law, and the
law of international trade and investment. Professor Schaffer received his J.D. from the University of Mississippi and his
LL.M. from New York University. A former practicing attorney, he has served as visiting consultant to the United Nations
Department of International Economic and Social Affairs (CSDHA/CRIMP), New York, San Jose, and Vienna, on projects
related to multinational corporations, corrupt practices, and socioeconomic development and as an expert member and
rapporteur of international working groups on international economic criminality. Schaffer has acted as Director for
Education of the 1,000-industry-member North Carolina World Trade Association. He also has served as consultant to
business schools on the internationalization of the curriculum. He consults regularly with industry on topics related to the
international home-textile industry.] Filiberto Agusti[is a partner in the international law firm of Steptoe &
Johnson, LLP, where he has practiced law since 1978. He represents governments, multinational corporations,
manufacturers, and investors in international arbitrations, lawsuits between multinational enterprises, and transactional
negotiations. His work involves disputes and negotiations over international infrastructure, power generation facilities,
cross-border corporate acquisitions, international joint ventures, and bankruptcy reorganizations. Mr. Agusti has authored
articles for the Harvard Law Review and other legal publications, is a frequent speaker at professional seminars around the
world, and regularly comments on legal issues on camera for Univision, Telemundo, and CNN en Espanol. Mr. Agusti was a
law clerk to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and received his law degree from Harvard Law School, where
he was a senior editor of the Harvard Law Review.] Beverley Earle[is a Professor and Chair of the Law,
Taxation and Financial Planning Department, at Bentley University, Waltham, Massachusetts where
she has been on the faculty since 1983. She teaches international business law at the undergraduate and graduate
level as well as courses on the legal environment of business and law and society. She graduated with a B.A. from the
University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. from Boston University and is admitted to practice in Massachusetts. Her law review
articles have been published by universities including U.C. Berkeley, Northwestern, Cornell and University of Iowa
(forthcoming) to mention a few. She has received numerous awards including the Academy of Legal Studies in Business
Holmes-Cardozo award as well as Bentley?s Scholar of the Year, Innovation in Teaching Award and Outstanding Scholarly
Contribution Award. She is past President of the International Section of the ALSB. Since 2006, she has been an appointee
to the Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers Hearing Committee on Attorney Discipline.]
International Business Law and it's Environment | Seventh Edition(Book), Copyright 2009 South
Western, a part of Cengage Learning, ISBN: 13 978-0-324-64967-3 , Page 306
[Bold and italics in original]

Unconditional MFN Trade. Unconditional MFD is different from conditional MFN trade. Conditional treatment
requires that a trading partner give something in a return for a tariff concession. Conditional MFN trade was used by
the United States in its first trade pact made in 1778 with France and continued through the end of World War I. Then
the United States found out that conditional MFN trade allowed other countries to discriminate against U.S. exports,
and the practice was phased out. MFN trade today is unconditional for all WTO members. Unconditional MFN trade
requires that if a nation negotiates a reduced tariff rate on a certain product imported from one WTO member, that rate
of duty automatically becomes applicable to like products imported from any and all other WTO members. This
means that if nation A negotiates a reduced tariff rate on a particular product imported from WTO nation B, that new
rate become applicable to like products imported from all WTO member countries. Unconditional treatment is
granted because the products from WTO countries are entitled to be treated equally and without
discrimination.

Impact: The trade restrictions imposed by Jackson-Vanik will no longer apply to Russia after they join
the WTO.

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Health Diplomacy

1. Inh: Russia Improving Health Care

The Voice of Russia(Site info at end of brief), January 18, 2011, “Putin wants better regional health
care”, http://english.ruvr.ru/2011/01/18/40221219.html

Russia’s PM Vladimir Putin has urged the ruling United Russia party to arrange public control over
health care programs being implemented in the regions. He stated this when meeting the party’s leaders
in Moscow on Tuesday.
Putin said that other political parties, professional medical unions and doctors should be involved in the
process. Putin also touched upon the modernization of health care noting that it should begin with the
reconstruction and re-equipment of hospitals and then to be followed by higher wages for doctors and
medical workers. The government will allocate 460 bn rubles to this program.

Bio-Terrorism

1. Inh: U.S. and Russia Saving Smallpox Stocks for Vaccine Use in Case of a Bio-Terrorist Attack
Alex Spillius[is the Telegraph’s Washington Correspondent. He covered the 2008 campaign in its
entirety and has since documented the tribulations of the Obama administration and the rise of the tea
party. During eight earlier years in Asia he reported extensively from Afghanistan, Pakistan, India,
Iraq, East Timor and Indonesia, among other places, before returning to London for a stint as a foreign
desk editor and a spell as a roving reporter. In 1997 he won the Amnesty International Award for
newspaper reporting, for work in Afghanistan.], The Telegraph, January 18, 2011, “'We must keep
smallpox stocks' US and Russia tells World Health Organisation”,
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/8267370/We-must-keep-smallpox-stocks-US-and-
Russia-tells-World-Health-Organisation.html

Washington and Moscow are joining forces to prevent an international effort to destroy their remaining
stocks of smallpox, arguing that the supplies could be needed develop a vaccine in the event of a bio-
terror attack.

2. AT: Terrorist Potential: Terrorists Aren't Capable of Synthesizing Smallpox

Alex Spillius[is the Telegraph’s Washington Correspondent. He covered the 2008 campaign in its
entirety and has since documented the tribulations of the Obama administration and the rise of the tea
party. During eight earlier years in Asia he reported extensively from Afghanistan, Pakistan, India,
Iraq, East Timor and Indonesia, among other places, before returning to London for a stint as a foreign
desk editor and a spell as a roving reporter. In 1997 he won the Amnesty International Award for
newspaper reporting, for work in Afghanistan.], The Telegraph, January 18, 2011, “'We must keep
smallpox stocks' US and Russia tells World Health Organisation”,
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/8267370/We-must-keep-smallpox-stocks-US-and-
Russia-tells-World-Health-Organisation.html
[Brackets added]

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American officials fear that a lethal strain of smallpox could be obtained or synthesised and used in a
weapon, although terrorists currently do not have the specialists or the large laboratories needed to
synthesise the [smallpox]virus.
"At the moment it requires a pretty sophisticated scientific team," said Craig Venter, who was one of
the first geneticists to map the human genome.

3. Inh: U.S. Taking Action on Bio-Threats - WARNING: Affirmative could turn this card around to
show that bio-terrorism really is a threat. But you can always just point out that the card shows that
the current system is dealing with it, therefore, no need for Aff plan.
Mike Pflan, The Telegraph, November 9, 2010, “US sends team to East Africa to crack down on 'germ
terrorism' threat”,
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/kenya/8120232/US-sends-team-to-
East-Africa-to-crack-down-on-germ-terrorism-threat.html

A team of Pentagon arms control experts is being sent to East Africa to warn of growing threats that al-
Qaeda could make biological weapons with deadly germs stolen from insecure laboratories.

Credentials/Info

-The Voice of Russia (Taken from the “About Us” page)

was the first radio station to broadcast internationally. On the air since October 29th 1929, VOR has
been shaping Russia’s image worldwide and introducing Russia to the world and highlighting its
opinions on global events.
Today VOR broadcasts to 160 countries in 38 languages for a total of 151 hours per day, on short and
medium waves, in the FM band, via satellite and through global mobile communications network. In
2003 VOR was among the major international radio broadcasters to launch daily broadcasts to Europe
in Digital Radio Mondiale.
VOR programs are broadcast to the USA through satellite channels of the global network, by cable, in
the FM band, and through mobile communicatiion links in 16 states. VOR is among the world's top
five radio broadcasters which include the BBC, the Voice of America, Deutsche Welle and Radio
France International. According to a survey carried out by International Media Help (Switzerland)
among radio listeners in 50 countries, VOR is the third in popularity after the BBC and the Voice of
America .
VOR broadcasts on the Internet in 33 languages and on its Website which boasts over 500 sections
and is visited by people from 140 countries. Visitors can choose from on-line reports, audio, video and
multimedia material.
VOR has 109 million listeners in 160 countries. In their opinion Voice of Russia provides a convenient
and democratic channel to obtain information about Russia.
VOR is a member of the National Association of Television and Radio Broadcasters, the European
Broadcasting Union, Digital Radio Mondiale and the Conference of International Broadcasters’
Audience Research. Many Voice of Russia programs have won the Radiomania national award. In 2008
Voice of Russia won the Runet Prize.

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