Extemp Questions 2022 August

• Will the Abraham Accords prove to be an effective check against Iranian influence in the Middle East?
• Will public protests against Iranian influence bring down the Iraqi government?
• Will supporters of Imran Khan turn to violence in Pakistan?
• Can Andrew Yang build Forward into a viable third party in America?
• Will the Forward Party be a spoiler in the 2024 Presidential elections?
• How much higher will the Fed raise the interest rate?
• What will the killing of Ayman al-Zwahiri mean for the future threat posed by Al Qaeda?
• Can anyone be trusted to fight the problem of corruption in Kenya?
• Will rising tensions over the future of Taiwan put other diplomatic efforts between the US and China at risk?
• Has the progress made in the wake of the Arab Spring been reversed?
• Will Mario Draghi’s resignation usher Italy’s far right into power?
• Will Viktor Orban push Hungary into closer ties with Russia?
• Will Myanmar’s military leadership be held accountable for human rights violations?
• Is the Five Star movement gaining ground with the Italian public?
• Did Speaker Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan bring America closer to war with China?
• Will the Alex Jones defamation trial open new avenues for the January 6’th Committee’s investigation?
• Is America’s public health system repeating the early mistakes of COVID with the spread of Monkeypox?
• Will the DOJ indict former President Trump?
• Will the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago strengthen Trump’s grip on the Republican Party?
• What can be done to remove the disparities in America’s healthcare system?
• Will protests over Kenya’s elections escalate to widespread violence?
• Will Donald Trump’s pull on the Republican Party turn off independent voters in the midterms?
• Will Trump announce a 2024 Presidential run ahead of the midterms?
• Can anything be done to improve the treatment of Afghan women under Taliban rule?
• Can the international community provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan without strengthening the Taliban?
• Will the attack on Salman Rushdie escalate tensions between the US and Iran?
• Will Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro keep his office in October?
• What can the Taliban do to regain international support for Afghanistan?
• Will tensions between Serbia and Kosovo escalate into armed conflict?
• Can the government of Somalia deal with the security threat posed by al-Shabab?
• Can American wages keep up with inflation?
• How well is the UK economy coping with Brexit?
• Has Putin’s invasion of Ukraine sparked an exodus of Russian Jews?
• Is the Russian public starting to drop their support for the war in Ukraine?
• Should the UK make major reforms to financial regulations to crack down on Russian oligarchs?
• Will the rush to implement abortion restrictions backfire on Republicans in the midterm elections?
• Is regime change in Myanmar necessary for Rohingya refugees to return home?
• How much will improper retention of classified documents are Mar-a-Lago damage former President Trump’s reputation?
• Should President Biden be doing more to reach across the political aisle?
• Will younger voters turn out for Democrats in the midterm elections?
• Has Putin’s war in Ukraine made Russia stronger?
• How much responsibility does the international community bear for the ongoing chaos and violence in Libya?
• Is Ethiopia falling back into all-out conflict?
• Will the Biden Administration’s student loan forgiveness program survive legal challenges?
• What steps should Congress take to curb the rising costs of college education?
• Has the lack of access to traditional finance markets fueled the growth of cryptocurrencies?
• Will Democrats retain control of the Senate?
• What more should the US be doing to alleviate the global food crisis?
• Can Ukraine continue to rely on western support for the duration of Putin’s war?
• Will nuclear power need to be a larger part of the solution for meeting global carbon emission goals?
• What should be done to address America’s teacher shortage?
• Will new regulations on abortion exacerbate America’s healthcare worker shortage?
• Should the EU ban travelers from Russia?
• Will the Chilean people approve the new constitution?
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