Extemp Questions 2022 March

• How much will sanctions against Russia impact the Western economies?
• Will Putin continue to pursue the war in Ukraine until he achieves regime change?
• How will the war in Ukraine change the relationship between Russia and other former Soviet states?
• What measures should Congress take to address America’s affordable housing shortage?
• Should the US draw a red line in Ukraine over the use of chemical, biological or nuclear weapons?
• Can the Republican Party grow its support among Lantino voters in the midterms?
• Will senior Russian leadership be held to account for war crimes related to the invasion of Ukraine?
• Has the United Nations become useless in the face of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine?
• Will economic sanctions against Russia force an international reexamination of financial secrecy laws?
• Would a Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v Wade change the calculus of the midterm elections?
• Can weapons from EU nations arrive in time to make a difference for Ukraine?
• Has Putin become immune to economic sanctions from Western nations?
• Can support for Ukraine help bridge the partisan political divide in America?
• What steps should President Biden take to mitigate the economic effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine?
• Will growing isolation from the rest of the world threaten Putin’s control over Russia?
• Is the focus on Ukraine providing a distraction for other authoritarian moves around the globe?
• Do international NGOs have the capacity to provide humanitarian support to Ukraine without sacrificing support for other international crises?
• Will new laws on disinformation trigger a mass exodus from Russia?
• Will growing casualties in Ukraine chip away at the Russian public’s support for Vladimir Putin?
• How much will the undercounting of minorities in the 2020 census affect American politics?
• Can Venezuela leverage sanctions on Russia to restore its international relationships?
• Will former President Trump be able to avoid federal criminal charges?
• Can the war in Ukraine end with Vladimir utin still in power?
• Should US policy towards regime change in Russia be changed?
• Will the war in Ukraine change the trajectory of the Biden Presidency?
• Will Putin take Kyiv?
• Will Putin use unconventional weapons in Ukraine?
• Is the Russian public starting to turn against Putin?
• How will the war in Ukraine end?
• Will Germany maintain an increased level of defense spending for the long term?
• Have we entered a new era of great power conflict?
• Does US foreign policy fundamentally misunderstand China?
• How long can Ukraine keep supply lines open?
• Should NATO enforce some sort of no-fly area over Ukraine?
• What role will China play in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine?
• Is the Fed acting too slowly to curb inflation?
• How will Putin respond to escalating sanctions against Russia?
• Will Judge Ketanji Brown-Jackson garner bipartisan support for confirmation to the Supreme Court?
• Will Russia prevent the revival of the JCPOA nuclear deal with Iran?
• Should the Biden Administration take a harder stance towards America’s relationship with Saudi Arabia?
• What action should President Biden be taking to increase domestic oil production?
• Should America be using Russian aggression in Ukraine to motivate the expansion of green energy projects across the country?
• Does the auto industry need stricter fuel efficiency standards?
• Can the US and China find a way to work together to resolve international issues?
• Has the US entered a new phase of the pandemic?
• What will crackdowns on independent media mean for the Russian public?
• Is Libya on the brink of renewed armed conflict?
• Will South Korea’s new President take a more aggressive stance towards the North?
• How much will China support Russia’s war in Ukraine?
• Does President Biden’s State of the Union mark a shift back towards the political center?
• Will Putin’s invasion of Ukraine draw Russia and China closer together?
• Will Russia’s war in Ukraine redefine America’s role on the global stage?
• Will Justice Clarence Thomas recuse himself from any cases related to January 6’th that come before the Supreme Court?
• Will the DOJ indict former President Trump?
• How long can Ukraine hold off Russian ground forces?
• Can Turkey’s President Erdogan rebuild his reputation by facilitating talks between Russia and Ukraine?
• Can the Biden Administration get a deal to revive the JCPOA?
• How much will Donald Trump’s endorsement mean for Republican candidates in the midterms?
• Is Ron DeSantis the future of Trumpism?
• Should Congress decriminalize marijuana at the federal level?
• How much will Russia’s war in Ukraine shock global food supply chains?
• Why is Ted Cruz?