The National Policy Debate Resolution for 2013-14 is  Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its economic engagement toward Cuba, Mexico or Venezuela.
 
The NFHSA provides this insight into the resolution: Emerging from a 19th century dominated by European colonialism and a late 20th-century existence as a proxy battlefield for the Cold War, Latin America is arriving on the world scene in ways that are likely to reshape the international political landscape. This resolution focuses on the nations of Cuba, Mexico and Venezuela, each having its own unique dynamic which provides fertile ground for a year of debating. Cuba features a long-standing leftist government that will undergo a transition in the not too distant future, while Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez is fighting to hold onto power in his country. Mexico has a long-standing relationship with the United States but has seen a power shift back to the Institutional Revolutionary Party, which had run the country as effectively a single-party state for seven decades. Because of the prevalence of Mexico in the news and Cuba in the study of American history, novice debaters should be able to make their entry into the topic relatively easily, while issues related to indigenous peoples and deeper discussions of capitalism will provide fertile educational ground for advanced and kritik-oriented debaters. Affirmative cases may examine the role of embargoes and sanctions, remittances from immigrants, foreign assistance and issues regarding the drug economies. Negative arguments may address the efficacy of foreign assistance, non-economically oriented solutions to issues raised by the affirmative, kritiks of capitalism, the state and the United States specifically and the effects of these policies on United States hegemony.
 
See the NFHSA's website here http://www.nfhs.org:  
 
Note: We will no longer be providing Forensic Quarterly. It's not that we don't like the publication. We still think it is great, but you can get it directly from the publisher for the same price and we can get out of the middle of the process. Order your copies here: Forensic Quarterly http://www.nfhs.com/c-227-materials.aspx  
 
Post your 2013-14 invitational policy/legislative/public forum debate tournament on the MIFA website for *FREE*, if you are or intend to be a member of MIFA. Simply send an email with all the appropriate information to mifa@themifa.org
SPEECH ACTIVITIES for all MIFA events can be found under the "About Us" tab. http://themifa.org/content/speech-activities That is what serves as a rule book for the activity.