Extemp Questions 2016 July

July

• What effect will the Brexit have on the NATO alliance/
• Will the scandal around her State Department emails be an albatross around the neck of Hillary Clinton’s campaign?
• Will the release of the Chilcot report create any political fallout in the UK?
• Will the relationship between race and police use of force be a key issue for the 2016 election?
• How should the Bank of England best support the British economy post-Brexit
• How will the British exit changge the EU?
• Should the UN do more to combat international human trafficking?
• Should the UK delay invoking Article Fifty as long as possible?
• Is Bipartisanship in the US Senate dead?
• How much will “Emailgate” hurt the Clinton campaign?
• Should Congress do more to address racial disparity among America’s incarcerated populations?
• Should the federal government enact stricter regulations on private prisons and jails?
• Is the rampant mistreatment of inmates at Riker’s Island a problem that New York City can solve?
• Will Italy be the next to leave the EU?
• How will the special relationship between the US and the UK change with Brexit?
• Is the low price of oil slowing the adoption of renewable energy sources in the US?
• Is progress on global climate change being slowed by the low cost of oil?
• Will the growing Chinese middle-class push the government for democratic reforms?
• Will continued economic problems end the reign of the Zanu PF in Zimbabwe?
• Does Zimbabwe face imminent economic collapse?
• What should be done to solve Italy’s banking crisis?
• What steps should the European Central Bank take after Brexit to ensure economic stability?
• Are important constitutional changes on the horizon for Japan?
• Has “Abe-nomics” been successful for Japan?
• How soon will the new British PM push forward with Brexit negotiations?
• Are Italy’s economic woes about to get a lot worse?
• Is the American justice system incapable of adequately dealing with drug users?
• Is it time for federal laws on marijuana to change?
• Is South Africa in need of major political reform?
• Will political turmoil in Turkey encourage Kurds to declare an independent state?
• Should the UN impose sanctions on South Sudan?
• Can the US and Russia find a way to cooperate against ISIS forces in Syria?
• Is the US facing the rise of a new Civil Rights Movement under the mantle of the black lives matter movement?
• Does the failed coup in Turkey risk worsening the crisis in Syria?
• What should China do to get a handle on the air pollution in its major cities?
• Will Turkey’s President Erdogan use the failed coup attempt to strengthen his grip on power?
• How can Prime Minister Theresa May make Brexit successful?
• Can Hillary Clinton unite the factions of the Democratic Party?
• Is Robert Mugabe’s time near an end?
• Where do Bernie Sanders’ supporters go from here?
• Does the record unfavorable numbers of the nominees signal a failure of the two-party system in the US?