Extemp Questions 2023 June

• Will Chief Justice Roberts be forced to launch an investigation into ethical breaches on the Supreme Court?
• Will federal indictment hurt Trump’s chances at winning the 2024 Republican nomination?
• Does US debt held by China pose a significant national security risk?
• What more can be done to block the actions of Wagner mercenaries operating in Africa?
• Can Kevin McCarthy keep the slim Republican House majority united?
• What will Nicola Sturgeon’s arrest mean for the future of the Scottish National Party?
• What more can be done to better regulate police misconduct in America?
• Should Congress rein in qualified immunity for law enforcement?
• Will Section 702 be renewed?
• Will attacks by anti-Kremlin paramilitaries work against the long-term interests of Ukraine?
• Is Thai society ready to grant equal rights to LGBTQ+ people?
• Can America’s economy continue to keep running with low unemployment?
• Has Japan’s low birthrate reached a crisis level?
• What pressure can be put on the RSF to end the fighting in Sudan?
• How much will access to water limit economic growth in the American west?
• Should more federal funding be directed at pediatric cancer research?
• What steps should Chief Justice Roberts take to rebuild the public’s trust in the Supreme Court?
• Will South Africa’s failing infrastructure oust the ANC from power?
• Will NATO need a new military intervention in Kosovo?
• Is foreign military intervention necessary to stabilize Haiti?
• What will Trump’s indictment mean for the shape of the 2024 presidential race?
• Will President Bukele be able to end gang violence in El Salvador?
• How strong is the federal case against Donald Trump?
• Can Rishi Sunak keep the UK’s Tories in power?
• Is America’s banking sector headed for another big fall?
• How much has brinksmanship over the debt ceiling hurt America’s economy?
• Can the Fed bring down inflation without triggering a recession?
• Should Congress move to strengthen the Voting Rights Act?
• Will Republican Party leadership continue to stand behind Donald Trump?
• How quickly will Donald Trump face trial in the Mar-a-Lago documents case?
• What can be done to improve maternal mortality rates in America?
• What would a successful counteroffensive look like for Ukraine?
• Will Putin walk away from the Ukraine grain deal?
• Can anything be done to improve racial disparities in American policing?
• Is there anyone besides Trump with a real path forward in the 2024 GOP primaries?
• Will the Partygate report in the UK bring any real accountability for Conservative leadership?
• Should America have a universal basic income?
• Have public protests made France ungovernable?
• Is there more the UN can do to prevent the diversion of international food aid?
• Should the UN deploy peacekeeping forces to Sudan?
• How long can Myanmar’s military junta continue to hang onto power?
• What can Rishi Sunak do to break through the UK’s sticky inflation?
• What will it take to get Turkey to lift its block on Sweden’s NATO membership?
• Will Bolsonaro be prevented from running for Brazil’s presidency again?
• Should Congress be doing more to address America’s affordable housing shortage?
• Who should finance the changes needed to address the problem of global carbon emissions?
• How much progress has the British government made in reckoning with the Windrush generation?
• Has Secretary Blinkin’s visit made progress on stabilizing the relationship between the US and China?
• Will Boris Johnson try to make a political comeback in the future?
• What should the US do to reduce the risks from economic ties to China?
• What more should the international communit do to crack down on North Korea’s criminal activities abroad?
• Has the world stopped caring about what’s going on in North Korea?
• Is North Korea getting better at avoiding sanctions?
• Is famine in North Korea reaching crisis levels?
• Has the fringe independent state legislature theory finally been put to rest?
• Is Russia getting better at avoiding international sanctions?
• Will Burlesconi’s passing weaken Italy’s coalition government?
• Is foreign military intervention necessary to stabilize the security situation in Haiti?
• How will the end of affirmative action change college admissions?
• What will Prigozhin’s aborted mutiny mean for Putin’s war in Ukraine?
• Will Wagner’s mutiny strengthen Putin’s control of Russia in the long run?
• Can anything be done to keep the violence in the West Bank from spiralling out of control?
• Will Lukashenko take a more active role in Russia’s war on Ukraine?
• Has South Korea become desensitized to the threat posed by North Korea?
• What more should be done to reduce the global demand for palm oil?
• Is an international convention needed to regulate the development of AI?
• Will the violence in Kosovo continue to escalate?
• What can be done to prevent genocide in Sudan?
• Should the federal government ban TikTok?
• Is China’s economy recovery faltering?
• Is Turkey still a reliable NATO member?
• Is the United Nations still fit for purpose?
• How long can Putin continue to prosecute his war in Ukraine?
• What can be done to prevent the escalation of political violence in the 2024 election cycle?
• Can American students recover the learning lost during the pandemic?
• Does the US need to fundamentally reshape how it deals with online misinformation?
• Is there a path forward for Ukraine membership into NATO?
• Will Trump’s growing legal troubles matter in the Republican primaries?
• Can the federal government do more to make America’s major cities more environmentally sustainable?
• Will the Wagner group be able to continue operating in Africa?
• Will Syria take real action to stop the trade in Captagon across the Middle East?
• Will the thawing relationship between Saudi Arabia and Iran lead to greater stability across the region?
• Will Donald Trump face further indictments from the Special Counsel?
• What will  Boris Johnson’s resignation mean for the government of Rishi Sunak?