Extemp Questions April/May 2014

April

• What doe the future hold for former Pakistani leader Pervez Musharraf?
• How should the international community be reacting to Russia’s annexation of Crimea?
• Should the US do more to alleviate poverty in Afghanistan?
• How can the Afghan government develop the economy
• What can the international community do to curb the violence in the Central African Republic?
• Will Obamacare be a losing issues for Democrats in the midterm elections?
• Can Republicans win back the majority?
• Should NSA domestic surveillance programs be curbed?
• Should America be doing more to aid Syrian refugees?
• What does the failure of the international community to stabilize Syria say about the state of international diplomacy?
• What will the EU’s Sentinel satellite help us discover about the Earth?
• Can the international community end the ongoing death and human suffering in the Central African Republic?
• Are American police forces overly militarized?
• Is the international community reacting appropriately to Russian action in the Ukraine?
• Will economic sanctions be sufficient to deter Russia from further intervention in the Ukraine?
• When will the Internet revolution reach the Cuban economy?
• Will the trial of Abu Hamza al-Masri mean for the war on terror?
• How should NATO countries react to continued Russian action in the Ukraine?
• What can Russia do to make it’s economy attractive to foreign investors?
• Are American tech stocks overvalued?
• Does the Eurozone  require additional quantitative easing?
• Can upcoming elections provide a real political solution for Syria?
• What risk does the ongoing crisis in Ukraine pose to the NATO alliance?
• What should be done to stop the killings in South Sudan?

May

• Will Russia Invade Ukraine?
• Should sanctions be targeted against Russian President Vladimir Putin?
• Will the peace deal in South Sudan hold?
• Are women in positions of power held to a different standard than men?
• What does new leadership mean for the future of India?
• Is the political influence of the Tea Party waning?
• Will anger and frustration ignite much needed reform in the Department of Veterans Affairs?
• What does a military coup mean for the future of Thailand?
• How long will the military remain in control of Thailand?
• Will the “Right to be Forgotten” decision in the European court change the way tech and Internet companies operate in the US?
• Will the staggering number of General Motors recall’s have an impact on the larger US economy?
• Should the federal government push for a national data breach notification law?
• Should western nations push Saudi Arabia for greater political rights for women?
• Can President Obama’s foreign policy shift towards soft-power diplomacy successfully redefine America’s international role?