Question
Before his ouster as chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Bob Menendez strongly opposed the sale of F-16s to Turkey as a concession for Sweden’s accession to this alliance. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this military alliance currently led by Jens Stoltenberg. Finland joined this alliance in April 2023 after a swing of popular opinion following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
ANSWER: NATO [or North Atlantic Treaty Organization]
[10m] This country was the latest to join NATO before Finland. Bulgaria has blocked this country’s accession to the European Union due to claims of state-supported hate speech.
ANSWER: North Macedonia [or Republic of North Macedonia or Republika Severna Makedonija or Macedonia or Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia or FYROM]
[10h] North Macedonia’s NATO accession plan faced a naming challenge that was resolved by this agreement. This agreement added the qualifier “North” and stipulates that North Macedonia will not publicly use the Vergina Sun.
ANSWER: Prespa Agreement
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Summary
| 2023 ARCADIA at Duke | Emory, Duke, Yale | Y | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at Emory | Emory, Duke, Yale | Y | 4 | 12.50 | 100% | 25% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at Imperial | Imperial | Y | 5 | 18.00 | 100% | 60% | 20% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at Maryland | Maryland, Online | Y | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 75% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at Ohio State | Ohio State, Texas | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA Online | Maryland, Online | Y | 2 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at Texas | Ohio State, Texas | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
Data
| Johns Hopkins | George Washington A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| George Washington B | Georgetown | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Georgetown | George Washington A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Maryland A | Maryland B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |