Middle East Debate Guide

Middle East

Is peace in the Middle East possible?
What are the important geopolitical factors in the future of the Middle East? Oil? Water? Religion?
What will the Middle East look like in 5 years? In 10 years?
Is reducing oil dependence viable?

Was the creation of Israel justified? What is its impact on Middle East affairs?
Who has rights to land in Israel? How should the land be partitioned?
Is there an occupation? Is it legitimate?
What should have been the fate of the Jewish refugees? The Palestinian refugees?
Should Israel continue building a security barrier?
Is the targeting of Israeli civilians by the Palestinians justified? Are the revenge attacks by the Israelis justified?
Can the Palestinians govern a future state?
What is the impact of the Israel-Hezbollah War?
What is Hezbollywood?

Should the US have gone to war in Iraq in 1991?
Should the US have gone to war in Iraq in 2003?
Were the Iraq wars 'blood-for-oil'?
Where are the weapons of mass destruction (if any)? Did Bush lie? Did Democrats believe there were WMDs?
What are the future prospects of Iraq? Were the wars worth it?

How have US policies impacted the Middle East, Iran and Afghanistan (e,g, coup against the Mossadegh government in Iran in 54, support for the mujahedeen in Afghanistan, US policy towards Iraq in the 80s)?
What is the War on Terror? Is it real? Is this the proper name? Is it winnable?
Is preemptive war a reasonable doctrine?
Is the threat of nuclear terror real?
Does Europe follow a tendency to appeasement?
Is the United Nations an effective organization?
How do we reduce the level of anti-Americanism in the world?
Do we have too many/not enough civil liberties as we conduct the War on Terror?
What will history say of Bill Clinton? Of George W. Bush?