Extemp Questions - 2023 February

• Should there be stronger penalties for doping in international athletics?
• Will the US take any steps to rein in Israel’s actions in the West Bank?
• Will Nigeria’s currency changes drive more people into poverty?
• Will striking workers garner the support of the British public?
• Should Europe be doing more to get to net zero carbon emissions?
• Is President Zelenskyy doing too little to curb government corruption in Ukraine?
• What should the US do to restore stability in Haiti?
• Will Congressional Democrats cave on spending cuts to pass a debt ceiling increase?
• Can Rishi Sunak fix the NHS?
• Has the Palestinian Authority lost control of the West Bank?
• Will an expanded US military presence in the Philippines further strain America’s relationship with China?
• Should the debt ceiling be abolished?
• Has Brexit turned Great Britain into Little England?
• Can Congress find bipartisan agreement on regulating social media companies?
• Will Peru hold early elections?
• Will the deadly earthquakes mean a change in Turkey’s relationship with Russia?
• What can South Africa do to solve its deepening energy crisis?
• Will tech sector layoffs accelerate in 2023?
• Will the tragedy of the earthquake end the presidency of Recep Tayyip Erdogan?
• Did the US overreact to the Chinese spy balloon overflight?
• Has the State of the Union Address become pointless theater?
• Should the EU fast-track Ukraine’s membership?
• How much competition will Trump face for the 2024 Republican nomination?
• Will President Biden run for reelection?
• Can Speaker McCarthy get House Republicans in alignment on a plan for the debt ceiling?
• Will conservative’s culture war issues drive the 2024 election cycle?
• What can the federal government do to address America’s growing crisis of homelessness?
• Can any type of policing reform make it through the Republican-led House?
• Will escalating tensions between Israelis and Palestinians spill over into a larger regional conflict?
• Will humanitarian aid groups get sustained access to rebel held areas of Syria?
• Can Pakistan stave off a debt default?
• Is Imran Khan making Pakistan’s economic instability worse?
• Can there be social reconciliation between the Ethiopian government and the TPLF?
• Will Italy’s new laws make the EU migrant crisis worse?
• What can stop the conflict in Congo from spiraling into large-scale ethnic violence?
• Should China face international sanctions over it’s ongoing support for Myanmar’s military junta?
• Can anything be done to break the stalemate between the Myanmar military and rebel forces?
• Is the Somali government turning the tide against Al-Shabaab?
• How durable is the relationship between Russia and China?
• Will Donald Trump’s legal issues impair his 2024 campaign?
• Can the Biden White House find a way to open a dialogue with North Korea?
• Is America’s legal bankruptcy system in need of major legislative reforms?
• What will the resignation of Nicola Sturgeon mean for the Scottish independence movement?
• Is the Pakistani Taliban getting bolder?
• Should the DOD be doing more to root out far-right extremists from within military ranks?
• Do new advances in artificial intelligence pose a long-term threat to the US economy?
• Is a continent-wide African free trade agreement achievable?
• Who will succeed President Buhari as Nigeria’s leader?
• Has Nigeria been making real progress in the fight against Boko Haram militants?
• Have economic sanctions become ineffective as a tool for international diplomacy?
• Does the international community need to be more forceful with the Ortega government in Nicaragua?
• What should be done to hold Russia accountable for crimes against humanity committed in Ukraine?
• Has America become complacent with the occurrence of mass shootings?
• Will the Congress take up entitlement spending reforms this session?
• Will the House Committee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government backfire politically on Speaker McCarthy?
• Will the crackdown on political dissidents keep Nicaragua’s Daniel Ortega in power?
• Can Brazil’s President Lula reverse the environmental damage done under his predecessor?
• Is China in a position to broker a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine?
• Will China provide lethal aid to Russia for the war in Ukraine?
• Should the EU open more legal pathways for migration?
• Will Putin use Transnistria to expand his war in Ukraine?
• Will the growing effects of climate-related natural disaster hasten the adoption of green energy?
• Are Republican voters ready to turn the page on Donald Trump?
• Are the protests in Iran losing steam?
• Will President Biden’s visit to Ukraine harden western resolve?
• Will Europe continue to support Ukraine?
• Does the Supreme Court still face a major crisis of legitimacy?
• What will Russia’s suspension of the New START treaty mean for global nuclear proliferation?
• Will the Supreme Court make maor changes to Section 230?
• What should the Biden White House do to ease rising tensions with China?
• Has the momentum of the #MeToo movement stalled?
• Will more African nations move to strengthen international ties to Russia?
• Will attempts to calm the rising violence in Gaza find success?
• Should the US permanently station troops in former Warsaw Pact countries?
• Is America prepared for a new era of great power conflict?
• What can China’s President Xi do to brace China’s economy against coming demographic changes?
• Is the violence in the West Bank escalating into a third intifada?
• What can the Palestinian Authority do to control escalating violence in the West Bank?
• Will Netanyahu push forward with judicial changes despite public protest?
• Should the US be more engaged with the Taliban government in Afghanistan?
• What should be done to address pandemic-era learning loss in American schools?
• Will the Supreme Court strike down Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan?
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• Will hazardous chemical contamination in East Palestine trigger new rail safety regulations?
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