Extemp Questions 2021 January

• What steps should the Biden administration take to counter the national security threats posed by Russia?
• Should Biden reverse Trump’s tariffs on trade with China?
• Can Biden rebuild international trust in America?
• Has the end of Trump’s presidency finally pushed the Republican Party past the breaking point?
• How long will it take for the US to reach herd immunity for COVID?
• Should Israel provide COVID vaccinations for the Palestinians?
• Can Putin stifle the growing discontent of the Russian public?
• How long will the military coup in Myanmar last?
• Should the US do more to support pro-democracy protests in Myanmar?
• Is it time for the US to establish a national carbon tax?
• Can the Biden administration find a way to cooperate with China on climate change?
• Can President Biden revive bipartisanship in America?
• Will the 21’st century be the Chinese century?
• What will it take for Uganda to have free and fair elections?
• Will Brexit renew the movement for Scottish independence?
• How should the incoming Biden administration change America’s strategy towards Russia?
• What should President Biden to do find a permanent solution for Israel and Palestine?
• What can be done to restore civility to American national politics?
• Should the Biden White House expand sanctions against China over Hong Kong?
• What steps should the incoming Biden administration take to push back on China’s actions in Hong Kong?
• Should Mynamar’s military leadership face trial for genocide against the Rohingya?
• Are baby-boomers being replaced as the key generation in American politics?
• Has the office workspace become obsolete?
• Is police reform on the way in Colombia?
• Has COVID hastened the arrival of a post-American world?
• Will the terms of the Brexit deal make it more difficult for the UK economy to recover from COVID?
• Should President Trump be impeached a second time?
• Will the Capitol Hill insurrection permanently stain the legacy of President Trump?
• Is Fin-Tech poised to disrupt global financial markets?
• How much worse can the security situation in Yemen get?
• How long will it take for American unemployment to recover from the coronavirus?
• How long will the shadow of Donald Trump remain over the Republican Party?
• What does the future hold for private enterprise in China?
• Is Biden’s plan to release reserves of COVID vaccine a gamble worth taking?
• Is America facing a double-dip recession on the horizon?
• Has President Duterte’s war on drugs in the Philippines been successful?
• What will it take to restore respect for human rights norms in the Philippines?
• Does the US need a broader federal strategy for COVID vaccinations?
• What will a second impeachment mean for the post-Trump Republican Party?
• Can the Democratic Party remain unified?
• What immediate steps should the Biden administration take to get America’s COVID response on the right track?
• Has the use of the filibuster killed democracy in the Senate?
• How much will invoking the Defense Production Action improve America’s COVID-19 response?
• Is new leadership taking Japan’s economy in the right direction?
• Can China become a global leader in electric car manufacturing?
• Will the use of forced labor drive global supply chains away from China?
• Will a global food crisis follow on the heels of the COVID pandemic?
• Will there be enough votes to convict Donald Trump in the Senate?
• Will the arrest of Navalny mark a turning point for Russia’s political future?
• Will protests force the Modi government to backtrack on India’s new farming laws?
• Should new leadership at the DOJ prioritize combatting far-right extremist groups?
• What will a Democratic majority in Congress mean for the the Biden administration’s legislative agenda?
• Can party leadership keep the slim Democratic majority in Congress in line?
• Will Senate Democrats end the filibuster?
• How will history remember the Presidency of Donald Trump?
• Is Museveni’s grip on power in Uganda tightening?
• Can traditional conservatives continue to live in the same party as the Trump wing of the GOP?
• How will Germany’s international role change after Merkel leaves?
• What are the long-term prospects for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh?
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