Extemp Questions 2017 January

• Is Turkey the next major target for ISIS?
• What should be the EU global strategy post Brexit?
• Will Democrats in Congress seek to find common ground to work on with the Trump Administration?
• Will the EU migration crisis see improvement in 2017?
• What can be done to resolve Puerto Rico’s public debt crisis?
• Should Therisa May push to trigger Article 50 sooner rather than later?
• Is the UK ready for Brexit?
• Will Russian intervention in the 2016 Presidential race impede the confirmation of Trump’s cabinet picks?
• Will 2017 see the Brazilian economy start to recover?
• Is China poised to take global leadership on green energy development?
• Will the Chinese government face political consequences for failing to curb environmental pollution?
• Will the post-Brexit UK dramatically reduce its foreign aid spending?
• Will the government of Turkey start to pay a political price for ongoing terrorist violence?
• Will the fight against ISIS drag Russia into an unwinnable quagmire?
• Can the Trump administration negotiate a bipartisan deal to replace Obamacare?
• Would a move to repeal Obamacare without a clear plan to replace it backfire on the Republican majority Congress?
• Should the US be doing more internationally to support moderate Islam?
• What consequences would the US face if its embassy was moved to Jerusalem?
• Should Congressional Democrats put more focus onto potential conflicts of interest for Donald Trump’s appointees?
• Should the US take a firm stand against Russian encroachment in South Ossetia?
• Will Gambia have a peaceful transition of power?
• What do the ideological differences between Trump and Congressional Republicans mean for the future of the GOP?
• Should President Trump divest is business interests?
• Will Trump be forced to take more steps to disentangle himself from his business interests?
• Is reunification of Cyprus on the horizon?
• Should Germany take steps to deter Russian interference in upcoming elections?
• Will congressional Democrats gear up for a big fight over Trump’s Supreme Court pick?
• Is Trump gearing up for a trade war with China early in his Presidency?
• Will issues around Trumps business conflicts and ethics change how future Presidential campaigns are run?
• Will President Trump be forced to take further steps to avoid business conflicts and ethics violations?
• How steps should Donald Trump take to improve his relationship with US intelligence agencies?
• How much have Prime Minister Modi’s demonetization policies hurt the Indian economy?
• Will the government of Narendra Modi face political consequences for demonetization policies?
• Does Donald Trump have a responsibility to do more to heal the partisan divide?
• Should FBI Director James Comey resign?
• Can the government of Brazil being gang related violence in prisons under control?
• Will the decision to push for a clean break with the EU have negative consequences for the British economy?
• Will trade imbalance mean the EU will have the upper hand in Brexit negotiations?
• Will other African nations need to intervene to effect a transition of power in Gambia?
• What does the future hold for labor unions under the Trump presidency?
• What role will the UK Parliament play in BREXIT?
• Will BREXIT trigger a new vote for Scottish independence?
• Will liberal progressive groups unite as an anti-Trump movement?
• What should be done to improve urban air quality in China?
• Will the fight over the Dakota Access Pipeline escalate in 2017?
• Is the Trump Administration lumbering towards a trade war with China?
• Will the UK Parliament stop BREXIT?
• How much will President Trump’s supporters hold him to campaign promises?
• Will the US and Russia cooperate more in the war on terror under the new Trump Administration?
• Is China edging towards an economic crisis?
• Is North Korea gearing up to provoke an engagement with the new Trump Administration?
• Will federal courts negate Trump’s executive order on immigration?
• Is America headed towards a trade conflict with Mexico?
• Will the relationship between the Trump Administration and the press continue to degrade?
• Have political purges in the wake of the failed coup attempt critically weakened the Turkish military?
• Will immigration policy changes in President Trump’s executive order cost America critical allies in the international war on terror?
• Am I the only one who's got "Welcome to the Jungle" ominously playing in the back of my mind now?