Extemp Questions Aug / Sept 2014

August

• What’s needed to establish a functioning democracy in Thailand?
• Should the US threaten to pull military support for Israel?
• Should America provide additional aid to Syrian rebel forces?
• Can a new government bring stability to Iraq?
• Should NATO use force to block Russian intervention into eastern Ukraine?
• Can continued attacks by Islamic State militants in Iraq be curtailed by American military force?
• What more should be done to halt the spread of Ebola in west Africa?
• Should NATO send military arms to Kurdish forces to combat Islamic State militants?
• Are Islamic State militants a significant threat to the US?
• Should NATO forces seek to join with Syrian President Assad’s forces to combat Islamic State militants?
• What does the future hold for the Eurozone economies?
• Can airstrikes meet US objectives for combating Islamic State militants?

Sept

• What can be done to hold back Russia from encroachment in the Ukraine?
• Are further sanctions needed against Russia?
• Is public support from Arab nations necessary to fight back effectively against Islamic State militants?
• What long term effects will the Ebola outbreak have on Africa economies?
• Can rival nations in the Middle East find common ground in combatting the Islamic State militants?
• Do sanctions against Russia help or hurt the Ukraine peace process?
• What long term effects would Scottish Independence have on tthe United Kingdom?
• Should the EU do more to help bolster Eurozone economies?
• Can UN peacekeeping forces stabilize the crisis in the Central African Republic?
• How much has quantitative easing helped the US economy?
• Can Syrian rebels backed by America be an effective force against Islamic State militants?
• Is active US military support needed in the Ukraine?
• Is it time for the US to change federal laws against marijuana?
• Should the European Central Bank provide more quantitative easing?
• Should the Fed raise interest rates?
• Has the militarization of America’s police forces gone too far?
• Will new leadership bring much needed stability to Afghanistan?
• Will ongoing clashes between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian separatists create an energy crisis for Europe?
• Have European austerity measures gone too far?
• Are the goals of pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong achievable?