Extemp Questions 2018 Nov

• Will ethics investigations into members of his cabinet have any political consequences for President Trump?
• Does withdrawal from the INF pose a serious risk to US national security?
• Does the killing of Jamal Khashoggi have greater implications for the Middle East regionally?
• Is the US alliance with Saudi Arabia in jeopardy?
• What effect will the Khashoggi case on the relationship between Turkey and Saudi Arabia?
• Is President Trump’s rhetoric fueling political violence?
• What steps should the DOJ take to curb the recent rise in antisemitism?
• Will the fraying relationship between Japan and South Korea have a measurable effect on regional stability?
• Will the election of Jair Bolsonaro erode the progress made under Democratic rule in Brazil?
• Will growing international pressure to end the war in Yemen find success?
• Has the Trump Administration made real progress on North Korean denuclearization?
• Will US withdrawal from the INF trigger a new arms race?
• Can Jair Bolsonaro fulfill his campaign promise to stamp out government corruption in Brazil?
• Cann Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman still implement his plans to modernize Saudi Arabia?
• What will Angela Merkel's retirement mean for the future of Europe?
• Will debt obligations to China be disastrous for African nations?
• Should Congress move to restrict dark money spending on political campaigns?
• Should the US be doing more to alleviate famine conditions in Yemen?
• Will imposing new sanctions bring Iran back to the negotiating table?
• Can Germany continue to lead Europe after Merkel?
• Is a military solution in Afghanistan still possible?
• Are conditions for women in the American workplace improving?
• Will Evangelical voters continue to support President Trump?
• Does Sri Lanka’s political crisis risk sparking new rounds of violence?
• Will the US push for a peace deal in Yemen succeed?
• Will Iran stick with the JCPOA?
• Is an end to the war in Syria on the horizon?
• What does Bolsonaro’s election mean for the future of politics in Brazil?
• Does the growth of the Hindu Nationalist movement pose a threat to the future of India?
• Is the dismantling of the secular state in Turkey a reversible trend?
• Can peace in Syria hold while Assad remains in power?
• Do the false claims of President Trump damage the credibility of the US government on the global stage?
• Will President Trump’s escalating rhetoric on immigration backfire?
• Does President Trump still have an opportunity to unite the country?
• How much is the new Social Credit system reshaping Chinese society?
• What will the removal of Jeff Sessions mean for Robert Mueller’s investigation?
• Can President Trump work with a Democratic majority in the House?
• Will Congress pass legislation to protect the Special Counsel investigation?
• Can the President and a divided Congress cut a deal on infrastructure spending?
• Will a divided Congress lead to legislative gridlock?
• Will the contentious relationship between the President and the press continue to escalate?
• What will be the legislative priority for the new Democratic majority in the House?
• Will the American public continue to accept the occurrence of mass shootings?
• Will the acting Attorney General recuse himself from the Mueller investigation?
• Can the Trump Administration secure the global support needed to broker a new deal with Iran?
• Have American political parties permanently realigned along the urban and rural divide?
• Has the time come for Congressional Democrats to select a new generation of leadership?
• Has progress towards North Korea’s denuclearization stalled?
• Is America angling towards regime change in Iran?
• Is the news media getting better at covering President Trump?
• What should the GOP do to regain independent voters?
• Will US sanctions weaken the position of reformers within the Iranian government?
• Will US markets continue to see significant volatility in 2019?
• What can be done to diffuse the escalating hostility between Israel and Hamas in Gaza?
• What additional steps should the Trump Administration take to counter North Korea’s missile program?
• Will Democrats make a push for gun control in the new Congress?
• Are federal law enforcement agencies doing all they can to combat white nationalist violence in America?
• What’s behind the growing popularity of the Green Party in Germany?
• Can the new split Congress avoid partisan gridlock?
• Did the Supreme Court’s decision in Shelby County v Holder have negative effects on the midterm elections?
• What can President Trump do to regain the support of suburban voters?
• What more can Modi’s government do to improve air quality in Indian cities?
• Will more states move to restore the voting rights of convicted felons?
• Is the increased scrutiny on Saudi Arabia over the death of Jamal Khashoggi abating?
• Are the European nations getting better at combatting Russian disinformation campaigns?
• Should the Trump Administration take stronger action against the Saudi Arabian government?
• Will Theresa May survive Brexit?
• Will Britons get a second Brexit referendum?
• Can Prime Minister May get her Brexit deal through Parliament?
• Is it safe for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh to return to Myanmar?
• What effect will sanctions have on the US-Saudi relationship?
• Is a new global charter to better regulate the Internet needed?
• Is John Kelly on the way out as White House Chief of Staff?
• Will midterm staff shake-ups make it more difficult for President Trump to govern effectively?
• Will Nancy Pelosi become the next Speaker of the House?
• Is the presence of US military personnel a political win for the Trump Administration?
• Are the FDA’s actions to limit underage access to nicotine too little, too late?
• Is the problem of staffing key government positions getting worse for the Trump Administration?
• How much damage will Brexit do to the UK economy?
• What can Congress do to better regulate commercial access to citizens’ personal information?
• Can anything be done to bring Taliban violence in Afghanistan under control?
• Should Congress do more to close the gender pay gap?
• Can individual states pick up the federal government’s slack when it comes to combating climate change?
• Can President Trump cut a deal with China to end his trade war?
• Has President Trump lived up to his 2016 campaign promises so far?
• What should Congress do to combat the rising costs of prescription medications?
• Should Congress restrict the role of Pharmacy Benefit Managers in setting prescription drug prices?
• Should Medicare be allowed to negotiate for lower prescription drug pricing?
• Should federal law enforcement dedicate more resources to cracking down on hate crimes? 
• Is the Trump White House taking appropriate action against Saudi Arabia over the Khashoggi killing?
• Will the addition of work requirements onto Medicaid put an undue burden on low-income Americans?
• Should the midterm elections be seen as an national rebuke of President Trump?
• Can social media companies be trusted to adequately police content on their platforms without government regulation?
• Is the US economy headed towards a recession?
• Should the federal minimum wage be raised?
• Was the deployment of US military personnel to the southern border unnecessary?
• Will scandals over White House staff using personal email for government work hang over the Trump Administration?
• Can the government of Emmerson Mnangagwa bring Zimbabwe’s economic crisis under control?
• Are Saudi humanitarian efforts in Yemen a failure?
• Is President Trump undermining the institution of an independent judiciary?
• Will Congress force President Trump to take a stronger stance against Saudi Arabia?
• Will the midterms mark a major turning point for the Trump White House?
• Can Bibi Netanyahu keep his government together?
• Will President Trump’s handling of the Khashoggi killing give cover to other human rights abuses around the world?
• Should European museums return art and artifacts acquired under colonial rule?
• Has self-regulation of social media companies failed?
• What measures should the Nigerian government take to reform and improve their health care system?
• Is Nigeria’s health care system in crisis?
• Can a Medicare-for-all System work in America?
• How much of global development problems can be solved through large-scale philanthropy?
• Can GMO crops save Africa?
• Has the Trump Administration failed the American public in its response to natural disasters?
• What will it take to end Venezuela’s migration crisis?
• Can Maduro end hyperinflation in Venezuela?
• Is the hard-fought peace between the Colombian government and rebel factions on the brink of collapse?
• Can AMLO change Mexico?
• What measures will AMLO take to crack down on corruption in Mexico?
• Can President Trump cut a deal on immigration with Mexico’s new President?
• Is Robert Mueller’s investigation nearing an end?
• Does Europe have a major problem integrating immigrants into their societies?
• Are the Mexican public’s expectations of AMLO too high?
• Are lawsuits against the drug manufacturers a key part of the solution to America’s opioid epidemic?
• Is a lack of effective policing an existential threat to global fisheries?
• Is North Korea really willing to denuclearize?
• Does the Trump White House have realistic expectations for North Korean denuclearization?
• Has the Trump Administration significantly reduced the threat from North Korea?
• What will the new Iraqi government for the US-Iraqi relationship?
• What will Mexico’s new leadership mean for the relationship with the US?
• What can be done in Iraq to make a real dent in government corruption?
• Will a new Congress force the Trump Administration to take more action in addressing the threat from climate change?
• What should the international community do to stave off a famine crisis in Yemen?
• Is a political solution to end the fighting in Yemen still impossible?
• Should the Trump Administration increase development aid to Latin America?
• Will funding for President Trump’s border wall force a government shutdown?
• What can be done to increase how much Americans recycle?
• Is America starting to more forcefully challenge China’s role in the South China Sea?
• Will the Khashoggi case improve the relationship between Turkey and the west?
• What can be done to overcome the stalled progress in eradicating Malaria around the world?
• Is the poor relationship between Vladimir Putin and the west stifling the Russian economy?
• Is support for Putin among the Russian public starting to fall away?
• Will there be an upside for the UK from Brexit?
• Is technology making it significantly more difficult for financial crimes investigators to stop global money laundering?
• Are bitcoin and the blockchain the future of banking?
• Is the federal government doing enough to ensure the cybersecurity of critical national infrastructure?
• Is Amazon’s HQ2 selection a good deal for the winning cities?
• What should be done to improve America’s transportation infrastructure?
• Are the effects of demographic change starting to be a drag on China’s economic growth?
• What more can be done to cleanup unexploded landmines around the globe?
• Will the appointment of Matthew Whitaker as Acting Attorney General put America on a path towards a constitutional crisis?
• Can backlash against Saudi Arabia over the Khashoggi killing be leveraged to end the war in Yemen?
• What should federal and state governments do to mitigate the damage from wildfires in the west?
• Will President Trump push Congress to break up the Ninth Circuit?
• Should the FDA mandate better tracking of perishable foods shipped across state lines?
• Is the federal government taking all appropriate steps to prevent medical outbreaks from contaminated foods?
• Has the Trump Administration helped revitalize American manufacturing?
• How long will global oil prices remain low?
• What does the growth of online retail shopping mean for long-term American consumer trends?
• Will violent protests topple the government in Haiti?
• Is the Trump Administration making fundamental and lasting changes to how America handles international asylum seekers?
• Are President Trump’s trade tariffs working against his promises to bring back jobs?
• Will growing tensions between the Ukraine and Russia draw action from Europe to intervene?
• Should the number of US Immigration Court judges be increased?
• What should be done to improve America’s system for processing and handling asylum seekers?
• What more should the DOD do to prevent white supremacist groups from recruiting from within military ranks?
• Is the drama of the Trump White House corrosive to the Republican Party?
• Do GM’s job losses hurt President Trump’s political brand?
• Will the lame duck Congress pass legislation to protect the Mueller investigation?
• What will be accomplished in the lame-duck Congress?
• What action should the US take to check Russian aggression in Crimea?
• Does the national rise in student debt pose a long-term risk to America’s economic health?
• Will divisions within the Democratic Party prevent Congressional Democrats from being successful in the new session?
• Can the US and China cut a trade deal before tariffs doing lasting economic damage?
• What will developments in automation technology mean for the future of the American workforce?