Extemp Questions 2019 Dec

• What will it take for the Indian government to adequately deal with air quality issues in its major cities?
• Is the Trump Administration doing lasting damage to America’s relationships with international allies?
• Can France’s President Macron get the pension system reforms that he wants?
• Will political difficulties at home stymie President Macron’s international agenda?
• How will Brexit change the UK’s place in the global community?
• Should the US continue to maintain such close ties to Saudi Arabia?
• Has the Trump Administration’s strategy towards North Korea failed?
• What moves should Congress make to combat online extremism?
• How much will impeachment damage President Trump’s chances for re-election in 2020?
• Is Mexico’s AMLO making progress in combatting government corruption?
• What will the public IPO of ARAMCO mean for the future of Saudi Arabia?
• Can anything be done to stabilize the Venezuelan economy
• Is Argentina’s new President well positioned to rebuild the economy?
• Has President Trump’s maximum pressure campaign against Iran backfired?
• Does Turkey still belong in NATO?
• Has the Trump Administration doe lasting damage to the NATO alliance?
• What steps should Congress take to reverse America’s trend of decreasing life expectancy?
• Will “deep fake” videos be a major problem in he2020 elections?
• Will the Prime Minister’s resignation quell growing protests in Iraq?
• Is Zimbabwe beginning to emerge from the shadow of Robert Mugabe?
• Can Ukraine’s President Zelensky find an acceptable deal to end hostilities with Russia?
• How long will it take for Argentina’s economy to recover?
• Will Argentina default on its IMF loans?
• Is the Italy’s Five Star movement dying out?
• Is India’s handling of sexual violence against women improving?
• How successful will the new government in Lebanon be at stabling the economy?
• Has Nigeria’s program of deradicalizing Boko Haram militants been successful?
• Has time run out for Bibi Netanyahu?
• Is the Modi government turning India into a Hindu nationalist state?
• What will elections mean for Algeria’s future?
• Is the international community ignoring the risks posed by drought in southern Africa?
• Is climate change too big of a problem for the international community to solve?
• What role should the federal government play in regulating America’s global tech companies?
• Will global extreme poverty soon be a thing of the past?
• What measures should the global community take to improve the humanitarian situation in Syria?
• Can Boris Johnson unite a still politically fractured United Kingdom?
• Is it past time for Congress to revisit the AUMF?
• Will the UK elections bring renewed calls for Scottish independence?
• Has SoftBank’s Vision Fund lost its magic?