Extemp Questions - July 2023

• Will the military coup in Niger isolate the country from western security support?
• Will House Republicans seek a vote on impeachment of President Biden?
• Has Canada made progress on addressing the historical mistreatment of First Nations peoples?
• Will the Biden administration still be able to make good on promises for student debt relief?
• Is the Supreme Court becoming a threat to American democracy?
• Is Vladimir Putin’s grip on power slipping?
• Does the west fundamentally misunderstand the Chinese economy?
• What can the EU do to derisk from ties to the Chinese economy?
• Will the Biden White House try to push for Supreme Court reforms in this session of Congress?
• How much will infrastructure spending help Pres. Biden’s reelection bid in 2024?
• Does RFK Jr. pose a serious threat to Biden in the Democratic primaries?
• What should President Biden do to improve Democratic voter enthusiasm in 2024?
• Can the EU come to a consensus over how to deal with the ongoing migrant crisis?
• What policy changes can the EU make to better deal with the influx of asylum seekers?
• Does the Fed need new tools better control inflation?
• Does the Biden White House have a winning economic message or the 2024 campaign?
• Will military operations in Jenin escalate the violence between Israelis and Palestinians?
• How much responsibility does social media bear for America’s political polarization?
• What can be done to bridge Americas’ partisan political divide?
• Is West Bank violence turning into a third intifada?
• How quickly will entitlements spending force Congress to deal with the national debt?
• Can President Biden get his Bidenomnics messaging through to voters in 2024?
• Is Russia’s influence in Africa waning?
• Can China continue to grow it’s soft power influence around the world?
• Will the end of the Ukraine grain deal bring about a global food crisis?
• Will Senator Tuberville face any consequences over holding up military appointments?
• Should the US close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay?
• Is President Gustavo Petro delivering on his promises for peace in Colombia?
• Have Palestinians given up on a two-state solution?
• Is the support for armed militant groups growing among Palestinian youth?
• Is Cuba’s fuel shortage reaching a crisis level?
• Can the global south continue to remain neutral between Russia and the west?
• Are critiques of the war in Ukraine starting to get through to the Russian public?
• What would a Russia without Putin look like?
• Is holding together the Ukraine coalition distracting the US from strategic risks posed by China?
• Will state-level abortion restrictions work against Republican election campaigns in 2024?
• Can the Supreme Court be trusted to self-regulate its own ethics practices?
• Is America’s economic confidence on the upswing?
• Has America become desensitized to mass shootings?
• Will the inclusion of poison pill amendments put the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act in jeopardy?
• Will violent protests force police reforms in France?
• How worried should Democrats be about a third-party spoiler in the 2024 Presidential election?
• Can Prime Minister Kishida’s plans revive Japan’s floundering birth rate?
• Will Donald Trump be able to delay federal trial until after the 2024 elections?
• Can Thailand’s Move Forward party find a way to build a coalition government?
• What does the future hold for Thailand’s monarchy?
• Can the global south lead the green energy transition?
• How long will Hollywood stay out on strike?
• Will Meta’s new Threads app kill Twitter?
• How much will multiple trials interfere with Donald Trump’s campaigning for 2024?
• Does America still face the threat of a serious economic recession?
• What changes should be made to reform the H2-A guest worker visa program?
• What can Argentina do to counter skyrocketing inflation?
• Will Biden push Congress to pass Supreme Court ethics reforms?
• What’s the Biden White House’s best strategy for implementing Supreme Court reforms?
• What impact will the No Labels political movement have on the 2024 elections?
• Does Ukraine have a future as a NATO member?
• Will Ukraine be able to rely on continued American support for the long run?
• Has the national 988 crisis hotline been a success?
• Is Ukraine committed to meeting the qualifications for eventual NATO membership?
• Are the actions of the Netanyahu government threatening the relationship between the US and Israel?
• Is the fighting in Ukraine redefining the future of modern warfare?
• What more can the Modi government do to stem the violence against India’s women?
• What should President Erdogan do to bring foreign investment back to Turkey?
• How much will the Private Travis King incident complicate the relationship between North and South Korea?
• Will Columbia’s President Maduro survive the next election?
• Will public protests force Netanyahu to back away from further judicial reforms?
• Will Spain’s elections strengthen the Catalonian independence movement?
• Will the UK’s Conservative Party call for an early election?
• Can the US and China find ways to cooperate on countering climate change?
• Are the Federal Reserve’s tools for managing inflation becoming obsolete?
• Will snap elections in Spain see the far right return to power?
• What comes next for Thailand’s Move Forward Party?
• How big of a problem will deep fakes ein the 2024 elections?
• Is violence against India’s minorities occuring with the tacit approval of the BJP?
• What should Georgia Meloni’s government be doing to better integrate migrants into Italian society?
• Is Netanyahu pushing Israel into an existential crisis?
• What more should the US be doing to address the threat of cyberespionage?
• How well is the Russian economy weathering the international sanctions?
• Is the era of economic globalization coming to an end?
• How much will Netanyahu’s judicial changes damage the relationship between Israelis and Palestinians?
• Does the coup in Niger put the fight against militant jihadists in jeopardy?
• Should members of Congress be prohibited from owning and trading stocks?
• What can Erdogan do to turn around Turkey’s economy?
• Can anything be done to bring Lebanon’s economy back to life?
• How important is Sweden’s membership to the future of NATO?
• How much will the end of the Ukraine grain deal affect global food prices?
• Will the end of the Ukraine grain deal significantly impede the UN’s ability to provide food aid around the world?
• How successful has Europe been at reducing its dependence on Russian gas?
• Does the US need a national data privacy protection law?
• Is the US headed towards an economic recession?
• Has Congressional brinkmanship over the debt ceiling damaged the credibility of the dollar as the international reserve currency?
• Can the damage to Florida’s coastal reefs be reversed?
• Has the pandemic permanently changed the service industry labor market in America?
• How quickly will Niger return to civilian rule?
• Will India’s BJP face any political consequences over failing to protect the rights of minorities?
• Has Secretary Yellen’s trip to Beijing has a positive impact on the US-China relationship?
• Can the global shipping industry meet its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050?
• Is India ready to recognize same-sex marriage?
• What can the international community do to stop the flow of arms to Myanmar’s military Junta?
• How quickly can America’s colleges and universities adapt to the end of affirmative action?
• How effective has Attorney General Garland been at removing politics from the daily work of the DOJ?
• Is America entering a new era of police reforms?
• Is climate change damaging the long term economic prospects of the American west?