Thursday, May 3, 2018

Extemp Questions 2018 April


  • Can Modi speed India’s economic growth?
  • Would American military withdrawal from Syria significantly increase the changes of an ISIS resurgence?
  • What should the UK’s Labour Party do to rebuild its connection with the Jewish community?
  • Can new leadership make real strides in reforms for Ethiopia?
  • What are the next steps for the Catalonian independence movement in Spain?
  • Will Narendra Modi’s economic reforms be able to deliver the promised growth for India?
  • Does the Irish border pose an existential threat to the plans for Brexit?
  • Should a global effort be made to track and clean up space junk?
  • Has President Trump given up trying to expand his support base?
  • How long will Scott Pruitt last as the head of the EPA?
  • Can Democrats find a politically successful message around immigration for the 2018 midterms?
  • Does the West have the political resolve to stand up to Vladimir Putin?
  • Will protests in Gaza strengthen the political support for Prime Minister Netanyahu?
  • Is the effectiveness of the Trump administration being hamstrung by ethics violations at the higher levels?
  • Will President Trump make a push to increase medical privatization at the VA?
  • Will politicizing the US census backfire on President Trump?
  • Is President Trump undercutting his own economic agenda?
  • Will retaliatory Chinese tariffs compel President Trump to back off his trade rhetoric and policies?
  • How combustible is the face-off between between Palestinian protesters and Israeli troops in Gaza?
  • Has America lost its leverage in the Israel-Palestine peace talks?
  • Are bitcoin and the blockchain a passing fad?
  • Is the decision to jail Lula da Silva bad for democracy in Brazil?
  • Will China’s tech giants overtake silicon valley?
  • How successful has President Trump been so far at draining the swamp?
  • Will China’s decision to block the import of scrap plastic force the world to cut down on plastic pollution?
  • Does the threat of trade war with China show the risk to America of withdrawing from the TPP?
  • Is the progress in defeating ISIS slowing?
  • Can the Modi government make real progress in curbing discrimination against India’s Dalit population?
  • Will the tax cut be a winning message for Republicans in the 2018 midterms?
  • Should Congress be doing more to prevent Russian interference in the 2018 midterm elections?
  • Will the growing cloud of ethics violations make it more difficult for Scott Pruitt to be effective at his job?
  • What role America play in a post-war Syria?
  • Has John Kelly been sidelined in the Trump White House?
  • Why doesn’t election fraud generate more public outcry in Russia?
  • Will his economic rhetoric start to cost President Trump political support in the red states?
  • How soon should America withdraw its military forces from Syria?
  • Is Europe’s management of the migrant crisis improving?
  • How will Mexico respond to President Trump’s use of military forces at the US border?
  • Will the Trump Administration pull out of the Iran nuclear deal?
  • Has Russia overplayed its hand with the Skripal poisoning in the UK?
  • How should the US respond to the continued use of chemical weapons in Syria?
  • Does Brexit pose a risk to the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland?
  • Will deficit spending force Congress to make cuts to entitlement programs?
  • Has the GOP tax cut put federal deficit spending into crisis?
  • Will Facebook rebound from the Cambridge Analytica scandal?
  • Has fan trust in cricket around the world been permanently damaged?
  • Can President Trump rally international support for action against the Syrian government?
  • Will Hungary’s election of Viktor Orban push Europe further towards the nationalist right?
  • Can President Rouhani get economic inflation in Iran under control?
  • Should Congress pass legislation protecting Robert Mueller’s investigation?
  • Is America stumbling towards a trade war with China?
  • What legacy does Paul Ryan leave in the House?
  • Has Jeremy Corbyn failed the UK’s Labour Party?
  • Would firing Rod Rosenstein be political suicide for President Trump?
  • Is Mick Mulvaney undermining the CFPB?
  • How much will American airstrikes change President Assad’s behavior in Syria?
  • Does President Trump’s reversal on engagement in Syria show a willingness to confront human rights abuses globally?
  • Is President Trump serious about re-joining the TPP?
  • Are growing trade tensions between the US and China already having an effect on the global economy?
  • Does the passing on Winnie Mandela mark an inflection point for South Africa?
  • Is greater international cooperation needed to properly combat cybercrime?
  • How much responsibility does Facebook bear for the plight of the Rohingya?
  • Is self regulation sufficient to keep Facebook in line?
  • Does China pose a serious threat to the future of America innovation?
  • Does Paul Ryan’s retirement mark a turning point for the future of the Republican Party?
  • Will Russia stay engaged in Syria for the long term?
  • Is a new Cold War brewing between the US and Russia?
  • Can President Putin continue to use the international fight with the West to successfully distract the Russian public from domestic problems?
  • Will Russia be a moderating influence on Syria’s Bashar al-Assad?
  • How will Brexit reshape the future of Northern Ireland?
  • What can labor unions do to remain relevant in American politics?
  • Will labor strikes prove to be a successful tactic for public sector workers in France?
  • Will US airstrikes have any effect on the course of the conflict in Syria?
  • Is America’s rail transportation network safe?
  • Should federal regulators more strictly enforce safety standards on American transportation companies?
  • Should dark money be blocked from American political campaigns?
  • Is President Trump undercutting his own foreign policy apparatus?
  • Is Donald Trump morally unfit to be President?
  • What more can America do diplomatically to change the situation on the ground in Syria?
  • Should the federal government be doing more to aid the recovery of Puerto Rico?
  • Can the government of Theresa May find a solution to the immigration problems of the Windrush generation?
  • Should America have a federal right-to-die law?
  • Has America lost all diplomatic influence in Syria?
  • Does Paul Ryan’s decision to retire signal that Republica control of Congress is nearing an end?
  • Will new leadership bring political and economic reforms to Cuba?
  • Will the change in Cuban leadership improve its relationship with the US?
  • Has the Bitcoin bubble burst?
  • What more should be done to combat coca production in Colombia?
  • Is the relationship between the US and Japan being strained by President Trump?
  • What would be a success for the meeting between Kim Jong-un and President Trump?
  • Would US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal have a negative effect on talks with North Korea?
  • Should federally funded programs combating the opioid epidemic focus more on harm reduction?
  • If America pulls out of the JCPOA will Europe follow?
  • Is it time for the US to end the mortgage tax deduction?
  • Has America’s relationship with the rest of the world fundamentally changed under President Trump?
  • Does the legacy of war crimes still haunt Bosnia?
  • Is the royal family still important to UK society?
  • What more can be done to improve the security situation in Afghanistan?
  • How much will terrorist attacks influence Afghanistan’s elections process?



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