Extemp Questions - 2023 March

•  Will anger over pension reforms disrupt the remainder of Emmanuel Macron’s time in office?
• Is AMLO rigging future Mexican elections?
• Does the US need to significantly increase its military production capacity?
• Will China send arms to Putin?
• Will public anger over Netanyahu’s government revitalize the political left in Israel?
• Will public unrest take down Israel’s current governing coalition?
• Will violent protests take down Macron’s government in France?
• How important is it to determine the real origins of COVID-19?
• Is the US headed over the fiscal cliff?
• Will Italy be the weak link in Europe’s support for Ukraine?
• Will Sweden be allowed to join NATO?
• What will happen to the Rohingya refugees at Cox’s Bazar?
• What more should Congress do to help the military meet its recruitment goals?
• Should President Bidne step aside for a new generation of Democratic candidates?
• Can public protests i Georgia stop authoritarian being pushed by the pro-Russia government?
• Can Congress do more to close the gender pay gap?
• What will it take for the US to closer the gender pay gap?
• What can China expect from Xi Jinping’s third term in leadership?
• Will anyone be held accountable for the poisoning of Iranian schoolgirls?
• What will the new Windsor trade deal mean for the future of Northern Ireland?
• Can Prime Minister Sunak deliver on the promised benefits of Brexit?
• Will the diplomatic thaw between Saudi Arabia and Iran lead to an end to the war in Yemen?
• Should the DOJ be doing more to proactively monitor state and local police?
• Does the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank signal major trouble coming for America’s financial sector?
• Can Pakistan negotiate a bailout deal with the IMF?
• Will China’s military spending increases further damage regional stability?
• Where should Bangladesh relocate displaced Rohingya refugees?
• Will the Turkish government’s response to the earthquakes cost Erdogan te presidency?
• What can Maduro do to rebuild the Venezuelan economy?
• What can Nigeria’s new President do to solve the nation’s widespread security problems?
• Should Congress do more to insulate the Federal Reserve from partisan political pressure?
• Will stresses on the banks slow the Fed’s interest rate hikes?
• Is more regulatory oversight needed on financial institutions?
• Would a large candidate field advantage Donald Trump in his 2024 primary campaign?
• Should the US reconsider further military support for Ukraine?
• Will labor union strikes force Macron to back off his pension changes?
• How much long-term damage have economic sanctions done to the Russian economy?
• What lessons has China learned from the international reaction to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine?
• What will it take to convince Putin to reverse course in Ukraine?
• How effective has the international community been at enforcing sanctions against Russian oligarchs?
• Can China be an honest broker for peace between Russia and Ukraine?
• Will the new High Seas Treaty be effective at protecting ocean life?
• Do recent troubles in banking signal coming instability in the world’s financial industry?
• Can the US still solve inflation without triggering an economic recession?
• What will it take for Congress to make a serious push at comprehensive immigration reform?
• What would criminal indictment mean for Donald Trump’s 2024 Presidential run?
• What more can US businesses do to build the pipeline for more women to enter senior management roles?
• Has the Fed moved too fast in trying to curb inflation?
• Can the European Central Bank get inflation under control?
• What will the ICC issuing an warrant for Vladimir Putin mean for his war in Ukraine?
• Does the downing of an American drone aircraft significantly increase the risk of armed conflict between the US and Russia?
• Will a shaky banking sector drive the US into recession?
• Will India legalize same-sex marriage?
• How effective will the AUKUS agreement be at rebalancing regional power with China?
• What will China’s decision to increase military spending mean for the regional balance of power?
• What should be done to turn around America’s rise in maternal mortality?
• What changes should the FAA make to ensure American aviation remains safe?
• What can be done to shrink the influence of dark money in American poitics?
• Can more be done to prevent the use of cryptocurrencies in global money laundering?
• Will Congress pass a debt ceiling increase in time to avoid a default?
• Will Congress take up Section 230 reforms?
• Has the Mexican government lost the fight against the drug cartels?
• Will Uganda’s new anti-LGBTQ legislation find its way to other African nations?
• Can Social Security keep up with high inflation?
• Is Netanyahu still in the driver’s seat of his coalition?
• Has India’s BJP abused the court system to silence its political opposition?
• Will the release of Paul Rusesabagina help rebuild the relationship between the US and Rwanda?
• Should the US have a more active role in stabilizing Haiti?
• Will the Yazidis ever see justice for atrocities committed under the Islamic State?
• What’s stopping world leaders from taking the action necessary to tackle climate change?
• What role should the US be playing in Iraq?
• What lessons has the west learned from the invasion of Iraq?
• What more should the Biden Administration be doing to ensure America’s energy security?
• Will the IMF bailout put Sri Lanka’s economy back on the right track?
• Has Netanyahu woken up Israel’s political left?
• Will Putin’s decision to position nuclear weapons in Belarus elicit an escaatory response from the West?
• Can anything be done to break Lebanon’s economic freefall?
• Will conflicting budget priorities between the White House and the Republican-led House block a deal on the debt ceiling?
• Does the US need a national data privacy law?
• Is democracy still on the backslide in Israel?
• Should Netanyau’s decision to delay judicial changes be seen as a win for Israeli democracy?
• What should be done to depoliticize the Supreme Court?
• Can Japan and South Korea set aside historical conflicts and work together on regional security issues?
• Will criminal indictment derail Trump’s 2024 campaign?
• Will the strikes in France continue to escalate in violence?