Extemp Questions 2018 June

• Is the center permanently gone from American politics?
• Can America and North Korea find a mutually agreeable deal in Singapore?
• Should the federal government play a larger role in managing the use of force by state and local law enforcement?
• What would a successful outcome be from the summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un?
• Can Europe keep the Iran nuclear deal alive?
• What does the Eighth Amendment vote signal about the role the Catholic Church plays in Ireland?
• Can the FARC successfully integrate into Colombia’s political system?
• Is the Colombian public ready to receive the FARC as a legitimate political entity?
• Will slow progress jeopardize the peace deal between the Colombian government and the FARC?
• Should state and local governments require de-escalation training for law enforcement officers?
• Has mandatory sentencing been a failure in America’s drug war?
• Can protesters force changes from Nicaragua’s President Ortega?
• Will Italy’s political turmoil put a strain on the Euro?
• Is the Greek economy on the path for sustained growth?
• How far will trade tariffs between the US and its international allies escalate?
• Should other world leaders play a larger role in nuclear discussions between Trump and Kim?
• Will new changes to Dodd-Frank significantly increase the risk of another bank related financial crisis?
• Is peace any closer for South Sudan?
• Should land reforms in South Africa e expedited?
• Can Democrats surge voter turnout enough to win back Congress in the 2018 midterms?
• Will American tariffs successfully force changes to China’s trade practices?
• Will new tariffs spark lasting volatility in America’s markets?
• Is President Trump’s use of pardons turning into an abuse of power?
• Would the collapse of the Iran nuclear deal spark a nuclear arms race in the Middle East?
• Are IMF-backed austerity measures in Jordan too steep?
• Is it time for Congress to pass paid family leave?
• Will requiring sales tax on Internet purchases slow America’s e-commerce?
• What steps should law enforcement take to improve the relationship with minority communities?
• Should Congress pass strong online data protection legislation?
• Are cryptocurrencies the future of money?
• Are migrants successfully integrating into European society?
• Should Congress be doing more to address the effects of automation on the future of the US labor market?
• Is Syria ready to accept the return of refugees from EU?
• Will Congress be able to pass immigration reform before the midterms?
• Should Social Security and Medicare benefits be means tested?
• Should economic inequality be given a higher priority in the Congressional policy agenda?
• Will the truck driver strike in Brazil make it more difficult to enact necessary economic reforms?
• How can political moderates win back American voters?
• What steps should Congress take to shore up Social Security?
• Will American tariffs push global trade into a new era of protectionism?
• How long will it take for Raqqa to recover after the Islamic State?
• Can Secretary Pompeo successfully rebuild the State Department?
• Is there a military solution for Afghanistan?
• What steps should President Trump take to restore America’s relationship with the EU?
• Will the summit between Trump and Kim result in substantive policy?
•  Was the Singapore summit between the US and North Korea successful?
• Can the Russian government adequately cope with the growing AIDS epidemic?
• Will trade tariff disputes escalate into other areas of America’s foreign alliances?
• Is the Trump administration’s response to the opioid epidemic inadequate?
• How will tariffs imposed by the Trump administration affect the American economy?
• Will the rollback of federal Net Neutrality rules hurt rural access to Broadband Internet connectivity?
• What more should the federal government do to prevent abuse against Native American women?
• Is America abandoning the message of international human rights protection?
• Can Kim Jong-un be trusted to negotiate with America in good faith?
• Has FIFA moved on from its earlier corruption scandals?
• Should America intervene in Yemen?
• Can political violence in Mexico be brought under control ahead of scheduled elections?
• Are President Trump’s policies isolating America from the rest of the world?
• Are Congressional Republicans beginning to stand up to President Trump?
• Will President Trump pay a political price for his trade tariffs?
• Should human rights play a significant role in the negotiations between the US and North Korea?
• Will retaliatory tariffs force President Trump to back away from his aggressive trade policies?
• Will President Trump’s trade tariffs benefit American workers in the long run?
• Will President Trump’s unconventional diplomacy be able to chart a new course in the relationship between the US and North Korea?
• How much does the political future of South Korea’s President Moon rest on the outcome of the summit between Trump and Kim?
• Is reunification of the Koreas still an impossible long term goal?
• Will Kim Jong-un keep his commitment to denuclearization?
• Will US regional allies see the Singapore meeting between Trump and Kim as successful?
• What steps should the DOD take to improve the handling of sexual harassment and sexual assault cases in the US military?
• Will the Trump-Kim summit lead to meaningful change on the Korean peninsula?
• Does student loan debt in America represent an impending financial crisis?
• Should the federal government restrict the non-medical use of antibiotics?
• Has the Department of Justice lost the will to adequately prosecute white collar crimes?
• Was the Singapore summit between Trump and Kim a win for South Korea?
• Do traditional conservatives still have a place in the Republican Party?
• Should the international community do more to hold Saudi Arabia responsible for the humanitarian crisis in Yemen?
• Is time running out for Houthi rebel forces in Yemen?
• Is the US abandoning the cause of human rights on the international stage?
• Will accusations of corruption continue to dog FIFA?
• Does North Korea still represent a significant cybersecurity threat to the United States?
• Will China blink first in a trade war with the United States?
• Will the Trump Administration continue to escalate its trade war?
• Can the EU find a workable agreement on how to handle immigration?
• Has the Trump Administration weakened the alliance between the US and South Korea?
• Is government corruption in Brazil an intractable problem?
• Has Operation Car Wash strengthened democracy in Brazil?
• Is the Trump Administration permanently damaging the trans-Atlantic alliance?
• Is American drug policy turning Mexico into a failed state?
• What steps should America take to deter cyberattacks from foreign nations?
• Is suspending joint military exercises with South Korea too big of a concession to make at this stage of negotiations with Kim Jong Un?
• Is President Trump’s foreign policy losing him the support of top Pentagon leadership?
• Will America’s creation of a Space Force spark a new international arms race?
• Is separating parents and children at the border an effective deterrence policy for US immigration?
• Can leadership in Congress cut a deal to end family separation at the border?
• Will President Trump’s Executive Order end the policy of family separation trigger a new immigration crisis at the order?
• Will the issue of immigration turn out voters in the 2018 midterms?
• Will Kurdish voters end up as winners in the upcoming Turkish elections?
• Will Bibi Netanyahu be indicted?
• Will sex abuse scandals damage the effectiveness of Medicins Sans Frontieres?
• Would EU passage of Article 11 and Article 13 fundamentally change the Internet?
• Will upcoming elections in Mexico further strain its relationship with the US?
• Is the civil war in South Sudan nearing an end?
• Should the international community do more to condemn Saudi Arabia over its treatment of women's’ rights activists?
• Will Canada’s legalization of marijuana spark similar legal changes in other countries?
• Does the Trump Administration have adequate plans for reunification of families separated at the order?
• Should the UK hold a second Brexit once the final plan is negotiated?
• Should the rebuilding and recovery of Puerto Rico be given more attention by Congress?
• Has America permanently lost the ability to find the political middle ground?
• Will bringing back the IMF do further long-term damage to Argentina’s economy?
• Is America facing a crisis of immigration on the southern border?
• How will the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy impact the 2018 midterms?
• Is the Democratic Party being drawn towards the far left?
• Does the retirement of Justice Kennedy put the Roe v Wade decision at risk of being overturned?
• What does the Justice Kennedy mean for the future of the US Supreme Court?
• Has India’s demonetization policy been successful at curbing corruption?