Friday, June 4, 2021

Extemp Questions 2021 May

  • Has the US lost its international credibility on the issue of climate change?
  • Is American law enforcement getting better at handling cybercrime?
  • Should Bitcoin be outlawed?
  • Will India’s BJP party face backlash from voters over its handling of COVID?
  • Is Somalia falling back into a state of civil war and anarchy?
  • Will Mario Draghi’s recovery plan for Italy succeed?
  • Has Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs been a net positive for the Philippines?
  • Has the Repbulican Party come to terms with losing the White House?
  • Has COVID exposed the risks of global supply chains?
  • Will the semiconductor shortage delay the global economic recovery from COVID?
  • Has Brexit put the UK’s union at risk of breaking up?
  • Is the war in Yemen nearing an end?
  • Have the progressives taken control of the Democratic Party?
  • What can be done to revive local journalism?
  • Will anti-protest violence in Colombia continue to escalate?
  • What should the US do to push for de-escalation of violence in Jerusalem and Gaza?
  • What more should the federal government be doing to regulate cryptocurrencies?
  • Should the federal government regulate private companies’ cybersecurity?
  • How soon will the US reach herd immunity for COVID?
  • Is the escalating violence between Israel and Gaza turning into an all-out war?
  • Will Ethiopian leadership be held accountable for human rights violations in Tigray?
  • Will Lula run again for Brazil’s presidency?
  • Will Congress take up Section 230 reform?
  • Is there more the Suga government should be doing to increase Japan’s fertility rate?
  • How much would lifting patent protections speed the global COVID vaccination effort?
  • Has COVID effectively put an end to anti-monarchy protests in Thailand?
  • Will Israel be forced to send ground forces into Gaza?
  • Should the Summer Olympics be cancelled?
  • Is Congress finally ready to overhaul the way the military handles sexual assault cases?
  • Should the International Olympics Committee move the upcoming games out of China?
  • Is there any hope for a reset in the relationship between the US and Russia?
  • Is the global COVAX scheme doomed to fail?
  • Will the Gaza cease-fire hold?
  • When will Palestine hold elections?
  • Is the QAnon movement gaining a permanent foothold within American evangelical churches?
  • Is support for Hamas growing among the Palestinian people?
  • Is a bipartisan January 6’th commission still possible?
  • Should the US create its own version of the Eu’s GDPR?
  • Will Apple’s cooperation with the Chinese government tarnish its international brand?
  • Should the US establish a vaccine passport program?
  • Are America’s businesses getting better at cybersecurity?
  • Is the US at serious risk of falling technologically behind China?
  • Have the Abraham Accords made it more difficult to find a lasting peace deal for the Palestinians?
  • Will California recall Gavin Newsom?
  • Does American foreign policy rely too heavily on economic sanctions?
  • Can the Biden administration build an international coalition to counter the behavior of China?
  • Should the US devote more resources to getting COVID vaccines distributed around the world?
  • Is the US economy facing imminent long-term inflation woes?
  • Will the Biden administration’s approach to North Korea yield any success?
  • Will legal challenges against Big Tech firms lead to changes in American antitrust laws?
  • Will Biden use Temporary Protected Status to bypass Congressional inaction on immigration reform?
  • Is unequal distribution of vaccines prolong the global COVID pandemic?
  • Is anti semitism in the US growing?
  • Are Western nations powerless to change the behavior of Belarus’ President Lukashenko?
  • Should the Biden White House be directing more resources towards investigating Havana Syndrome?
  • Should Beiden call off the summit with Putin?
  • How long can Lukashenko remain in power in Belarus?
  • How long will it take for the global economy to recover fully from COVID?
  • Will Congressional Republican’s decision to kill the bipartisan January 6’th commission backfire politically/
  • Is the Supreme Court ready to overturn Roe v Wade?
  • Is the Sahel becoming the next major front in the global war on terror?
  • Can the Biden administration save Afghan citizens who worked with coalition forces before leaving Afghanistan?
  • Should EU nations deploy more military forces to the Sahel?
  • How significant is the global undercount of COVID deaths?
  • Is Netanyahu’s grip on power slipping away?
  • A year after the killing of George Flyod have race relations in America changed?
  • Will culture war issues return the GOP to Congressional majority status in 2022?
  • Can bipartisan police reform make it through Congress?
  • Will Joe Manchin kill Biden’s infrastructure plan?


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