Extemp Questions 2021 August

• Have international sanctions become ineffective against the Lukashenko government in Belarus?
• Can Israel’s new government keep lang disputes between Palestinians and Israeli settlers from escalating into widespread violence?
• What kind of international regulation is needed for cryptocurrencies?
• Is the Supreme Court making too many exceptions for religious freedoms?
• Should US efforts focus on widespread global vaccination before implementing booster shots for Americans?
• Is the global community getting better at dealing with COVID variants?
• Will the return of the Taliban in Afghanistan trigger a wave of Islamic extremist violence in China?
• How should India deal with the Taliban’s return to power?
• What does the future hold for the role of Women in Afghanistan?
• Will Biden be able to complete the withdrawal from Afghanistan by the end of August deadline?
• Is there a future for centrism in American politics?
• Will Congressional Democrats pass their human infrastructure package?
• Will America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan straing its relationship with Pakistan?
• How much responsibility do social media companies bear for the spread of vaccine disinformation?
• Will Hong Kong’s national security law lead to a mass exodus?
• Will anti-LGBTQ policies in Hungary elicit a strong reaction from other EU nations?
• Will Newsom lose the California recall election?
• Can anything be done to stop the Taliban on their tear across Afghanistan?
• Are promised deliverables on climate change getting left out of Congress’ infrastructure plans?
• Is the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan inevitable?
• What can be done to curb America’s epidemic of gun violence?
• Can anything be done to reverse Lebanon’s economic collapse?
• Is America’s housing market facing another bubble?
• Should the Fed change course on its handling of inflation?
• Is Trump’s influence over the Republican Party starting to slip?
• Will Trump run again in 2024?
• Will the Biden Whitte House pay a political price for the fall of Afghanistan?
• Will Omar al-Bashir be tried by the ICC?
• Did America underestimate the Taliban?
• Can the international community prevent further deterioration of security and stability in Ethiopia?
• Should the International Olympic Committee move the upcoming games out of Beijing?
•  Has Russia be appropriately punished for years of state-sponsored doping in athletics?
• How much will the Delta variant impede America’s economic recovery?
• What will the return of the Taliban mean for regional stability across the Middle East?
• Will turning the handling of COVID into a culture war issue backfire politically on Republicans in 2022?
• Will the IPCC’s new report incite any real global action on climate change?
• Has America failed in its responsibilities to Afghans that worked with the US government and NGOs?
• Is bipartisanship in American damaged beyond saving?
• How long can the Taliban remain in power in Afghanistan?
• Will the American public have the political will to re-engage militarily in Afghanistan if needed?
• How likely is a NATO return to Afghanistan?
• Can Taliban promises of a more tolerant Afghanistan under their control be trusted?
• Are there steps the US should take to improve its relationship with China?
• How has the Taliban changed since they last controlled Afghanistan?
• Is the way that Americans think about their own racial identity changing?
• What will the redistricting mean for the 2022 midterm elections?
• What will the return of the Taliban mean for America’s regional security interests?
• Will Canada’s Prime Minister Trudeau be able to build a stronger governing mandate by holding snap elections?
• Does Biden still have an opportunity to revive the JCPOA?
• Should the US have stayed in Afghanistan?
• Is there a viable way for the international community to restore stability in Haiti?
• What can be done to bridge political polarization in American?