Saturday, January 4, 2020

Extemp Questions 2019 Dec


  • What will it take for the Indian government to adequately deal with air quality issues in its major cities?
  • Is the Trump Administration doing lasting damage to America’s relationships with international allies?
  • Can France’s President Macron get the pension system reforms that he wants?
  • Will political difficulties at home stymie President Macron’s international agenda?
  • How will Brexit change the UK’s place in the global community?
  • Should the US continue to maintain such close ties to Saudi Arabia?
  • Has the Trump Administration’s strategy towards North Korea failed?
  • What moves should Congress make to combat online extremism?
  • How much will impeachment damage President Trump’s chances for re-election in 2020?
  • Is Mexico’s AMLO making progress in combatting government corruption?
  • What will the public IPO of ARAMCO mean for the future of Saudi Arabia?
  • Can anything be done to stabilize the Venezuelan economy
  • Is Argentina’s new President well positioned to rebuild the economy?
  • Has President Trump’s maximum pressure campaign against Iran backfired?
  • Does Turkey still belong in NATO?
  • Has the Trump Administration doe lasting damage to the NATO alliance?
  • What steps should Congress take to reverse America’s trend of decreasing life expectancy?
  • Will “deep fake” videos be a major problem in he2020 elections?
  • Will the Prime Minister’s resignation quell growing protests in Iraq?
  • Is Zimbabwe beginning to emerge from the shadow of Robert Mugabe?
  • Can Ukraine’s President Zelensky find an acceptable deal to end hostilities with Russia?
  • How long will it take for Argentina’s economy to recover?
  • Will Argentina default on its IMF loans?
  • Is the Italy’s Five Star movement dying out?
  • Is India’s handling of sexual violence against women improving?
  • How successful will the new government in Lebanon be at stabling the economy?
  • Has Nigeria’s program of deradicalizing Boko Haram militants been successful?
  • Has time run out for Bibi Netanyahu?
  • Is the Modi government turning India into a Hindu nationalist state?
  • What will elections mean for Algeria’s future?
  • Is the international community ignoring the risks posed by drought in southern Africa?
  • Is climate change too big of a problem for the international community to solve?
  • What role should the federal government play in regulating America’s global tech companies?
  • Will global extreme poverty soon be a thing of the past?
  • What measures should the global community take to improve the humanitarian situation in Syria?
  • Can Boris Johnson unite a still politically fractured United Kingdom?
  • Is it past time for Congress to revisit the AUMF?
  • Will the UK elections bring renewed calls for Scottish independence?
  • Has SoftBank’s Vision Fund lost its magic?