Extemp Questions 2023 May

• Will Turkey’s President Erdogan win reelection?
• What steps can the Biden White House take to deter the practice of Americans being unlawfully detained abroad?
• Will India be able to ensure food security for its growing population?
• How much have sanctions damaged the Russian economy?
• Have sanctions been successful at slowing Russia’s military progress in Ukraine?
• What should India do to overcome the challenges of gender inequality?
• What should the international community do to address the rampant violence and insecurity in Haiti?
• Is the Special Counsel’s investigation into Donald Trump nearing an end?
• Can Speaker McCarthy keep House Republicans united over the debt ceiling?
• Can Peru still be called a democracy?
• What can China do to better navigate the middle income trap?
• What does the future hold for Turkey’s relationship with the rest of NATO?
• Will the ongoing war in Ukraine strengthen Turkey’s role as a regional power?
• When will Congress take up Section 230 reform?
• Will the US default on its debt?
• What can be done to make the debt ceiling less of a political football in the future?
• Can Congress do more to ensure greater police accountability at the state and local level?
• Should the US revoke China’s Most Favored Nation trading status?
• Is America prepared for a war in cyberspace?
• Should the federal government more tightly regulate the use of AI?
• Should the UK abolish the monarchy?
• Has the DOJ been effective at prosecuting the crimes from January 6, 2021?
• Will the Biden administration take unilateral action to sidestep the debt ceiling?
• Has America learned the right lessons from the COVID pandemic?
• What should America do to prepare for the next pandemic?
• What should America’s schools do to adapt to the widespread use of AI?
• What should the Biden administration do to better adjust to the end of Title 42?
• Will the arrest of Imran Khan bring violence to the streets of Pakistan?
• How worried should the rest of the world be about the health of the US economy?
• Will America’s credit rating be downgraded?
• How important is rejoining the Arab League for the Assad regime in Syria?
• Will Putin drag Belarus deeper into his war on Ukraine?
• Will Imran Khan’s arrest force a showdown between the Pakistani public and the army?
• Will the fighting in Sudan expand into a larger regional and tribal conflict?
• Can modern aircraft turn the tide of the war in Ukraine?
• How should King Charles III change the institution of the British monarchy?
• Should Europe be doing more to better prepare for future droughts and water shortages?
• How likely is a truce between the warring sides in Sudan?
• Can China broker a deal for the repatriation of Myanmar’s Rohingya refugees?
• Does the US copyright system need major reforms?
• How long will violent protests against the government continue in France?
• What should be done to mitigate the long-term risks posed by artificial intelligence?
• What more should the US be doing to stop the influx of fentanyl?
• Is there still a way forward for Sudan?
• What will elections mean for the future of Thailand’s political leadership?
• Can anything save Haiti?
• Will mishandling Turkey’s economy cost Erdogan the presidency?
• Will the final Durham Report force changes at the FBI and DOJ?
• Was the Durham investigation a waste of time?
• Is America’s influence in the Middle East being supplanted by China?
• How much is European energy policy to blame for financing Russia’s war in Ukraine?
• Will John Durham’s failure to successfully prosecute crimes damage William Barr’s legacy as Attorney General?
• How successful has Attorney General Garland been at taking the political partisanship out of the DOJ?
• Is America’s banking crisis over?
• How long can Ukraine hold out in a war of attrition against Russia?
• Is anti-abortion legislation doing damage to healthcare systems in red states?
• Are mass arrests making El Salvador safer?
• Should Europe be doing more to prepare for the long-term effects of climate change?
• How quickly will Congress move to regulate artificial intelligence?
• What more should Congress do to rebuild American manufacturing?
• Is providing aid to Ukraine drawing down US military stockpiles too quickly?
• Will Greece’s far-left party be trusted to continue running the government?
• Will Greece’s economic problems force a coalition government in upcoming elections?
• Will the surge of culture war legislation in red states turn off swing voters in 2024?
• What’s behind Erdogan’s enduring popularity with Turkey’s voters?
• What can be done to bring Argentina out of its economic crisis?
• Will dissolving Ecuador’s national assembly save Guillermo Lasso's presidency?
• Can India’s reformist parties build a viable coalition government?
• Is an international peacekeeping force needed in Sudan?
• Does the acrimony between Wagner and Kremlin leadership show cracks in Putin’s control of Russia?
• Is the regional threat posed by Iran growing?
• Has the school choice movement gone as far as it can?
• Should private, parochial and home schools curriculum be held to the same standards as public schools?
• Will Biden’s new border policy stem the tide of migrants?
• Should Congress be enlarged?
• Do local election results signal a change coming for Northern Ireland’s relationship to the UK?
• Should Thailand’s burgeoning cannabis industry be more tightly controlled?
• How big will the Republican field for President get?
• Can President Lula push his legislative agenda through Brazil’s National Congress?
• What measures can Congress take to make America’s schools safer?
• Are geopolitical forces driving closer ties between India and Australia?
• What will recent Supreme Court rulings mean for the EPA’s ability to protect America’s wetlands?
• Is Ukraine doing enough to curb government corruption?
• Will Erdogan’s reelection drive younger Turks out of the country?
• Will snap elections see the far-right rise to power in Spain?
• Has the end of Title 42 significantly degraded the federal government’s ability to deal with the migrant crisis?
• What should Congress do to alleviate teacher shortages across the nation?
• Can Turkey’s democracy survive another Erdogan term in office?
• How much does a larger candidate field help Donald Trump in the 2024 Republican primaries?
• How effective are China’s efforts to crack down on dissidents living abroad?
• Should the Biden administration move to strengthen protections for labor unions?
• Should the US accelerate military aid to Ukraine?
• Can the international community do more to condemn anti-LGBT laws in Uganda?
• What comes next for Imran Khan and his PTI party?
• Can the new Thai government find a way to break the cycle of military coups?
• Has Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter been a success or a failure so far?
• Will EU fines be enough to change the practices of American big tech companies?
• Has meaningful political dissent been made impossible in Hong Kong?
• Has the debt ceiling fight weakened Speaker McCarthy’s control of the House?
• Is sportswashing working for Saudi Arabia?