Extemp Questions 2025 April

• Is the Netanyahu government doing long-term damage to the rule of law in Israel?
• Will the Netanyahu government force through proposed judicial reforms?
• Are American colleges and universities caving too easily to the demands of the Trump White House?
• Will the civil war in Myanmar make earthquake recovery impossible?
• Will Myanmar’s military junta use the earthquake response to strengthen their grip on power?
• Do the Democrats have a plan to counter the executive overreach of the Trump Administration?
• Will President Trump’s reciprocal tariff gamble pay off?
• How should the EU react to the Trump tariffs?
• Do Alawite communities still have a future in Syria?
• Will President Trump’s tariffs push the US economy into a recession?
• Will Trump’s new tariffs bring manufacturing jobs back to the US?
• Will Marine Le Pen’s conviction for embezzlement reshape France’s political future?
• Can France’s National Rally survive without Le Pen as its leader?
• Will the Trump tariffs trigger a U.S. recession?
• Will President Trump’s new trade tariffs jeopardize the status of the dollar as the global reserve currency?
• Will the resumption of Israeli military action in Gaza turn the Palestinian people away from Hamas?
• Does President Trump’s rhetoric make his strategic objectives harder to achieve?
• Can China still meet its economic growth targets for this year?
• Will the economic hardships imposed by President Trump’s tariffs matter to Republican voters?
• Does Marine Le Pen still have a political future in France?
• Will nuclear talks between the US and Iran find success?
• How quickly can the Trump White House get a trade deal with China?
• How much will the trade war between the US and China slow the global economy?
• Can Europe do more to improve Ukraine’s air defense?
• Are long-term problems building in the Russian economy?
• Can President Trump find a way to keep tariff-related inflation under control?
• Is the Trump administration’s patience with Russia starting to wear thin?
• Can Netanyahu keep his governing coalition together?
• Can Sudan return to a civilian-led government?
• Will the EU member states stick together in dealing with Trump’s new tariffs?
• How much more can Putin do to crack down on political dissent in Russia?
• Is Trump doing irreparable damage to American democracy?
• Can President Trump cut a successful trade deal with China?
• Will Trump back down from his tariffs?
• Will President Trump try to remove the Chairman of the Federal Reserve before the scheduled end of his tenure?
• Will the Trump tariffs bring manufacturing back to the US in the long run?
• What legacy will Pope Francis leave on the Roman Catholic Church?
• Should Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth be fired?
• How much responsibility does Secretary Hegseth bear for reports of chaos in the Pentagon?
• Will the Trump Administration’s decision to revoke student visas do lasting damage to America’s colleges and universities?
• How much will President Trump’s tariffs cost American consumers?
• Will the Trump tariffs do long-term damage to the American economy?
• What will the antitrust decision against Google mean for the company’s future?
• Will Israel move to permanently occupy Gaza?
• Can China increase its domestic spending enough to offset the worse effects of the trade war with America?
• Can anyone rebuild political unity in South Korea?
• Will President Trump’s trade war successfully rebalance US trade with China?
• How will the actions of Donald Trump affect Canada’s national elections?
• Will the Trump White House force a bad peace deal on Ukraine?
• Are India and Pakistan headed towards war over Kashmir?
• Is public protest in Gaza against Hamas boiling over?
• Is Hamas’ grip in power in Gaza slipping?
• Can Syria’s provisional government be trusted to protect the rights and freedoms of minorities?
• What can Congress do to increase organ donation in the US?
• How quickly will the Trump White House be able to cut a trade deal with the EU?
• Will Italy’s Georgia Meloni be able to act as an honest broker in trade talks between the US and the EU?
• Is the second Trump term making it more difficult for right-wing politicians to get elected around the world?
• Is the Israeli blockade of Gaza a violation of international human rights laws?
• Does President Trump have the clout to keep India and Pakistan from going to war?