Extemp Questions - 2023 Sept.

• What steps can the Biden administration take to make the US a better partner to the global south?
• Can Speaker McCarthy stop GOP hardliners from shutting down the government?
• Can this Congress get anything big accomplished before the 2024 election?
• Should Senator McConnell resign over health concerns?
• Will Congress pass the Afghan Adjustment Act?
• Has climate change become a major national security issue?
• Do economic sanctions still make any difference against North Korea?
• How much is the environmental protest movement reshaping EU policy?
• Will Bangladesh push forward with the legal case against Muhammad Yunus?
• Has the pandemic permanently changed the role of women in the workplace?
• Will the Biden administration be able to close the gun show loophole through executive action?
• Can Congress avoid a government shutdown?
• Are Macron’s policies making it more difficult for immigrants to integrate into French society?
• What more should Japan be doing to adapt to its aging population?
• What steps should the Japanese government take to address the low birth rate?
• Can the enhanced child tax credit make it into the next Congressional budget?
• Will his legal troubles impact Donald Trump’s ability to win the Republican nomination?
• Will the AUW’s strike end successfully?
• Will the 14th Amendment be used to block Trump from the ballot in 2024?
• Is Ireland on a path towards unification?
• Is there more the US can do to bring the warring sides in Sudan to the negotiating table?
• Is the American market for legal marijuana oversaturated?
• Is America facing a child care crisis?
• What will a comprehensive partnership with the US mean for Vietnam’s future?
• Are major police reforms needed in France?
• Should there be a global tax regime to fund developing nations’ actions to combat climate change?
• Is Ukraine’s counteroffensive progressing too slowly to be effective?
• Will Thailand’s coalition government be able to actually govern?
• What comes next for Gabon?
• Should EU nations be doing more to ensure their own long-term energy security?
• Will Congressional Republicans force the cutoff of aid to Ukraine?
• How big of an issue will age be for President Biden’s campaign?
• Will the right people be held responsible for the Greek migrant boat disaster?
• Has the security situation in Haiti become unsolvable?
• Can anyone act as an honest broker for peace between the warring sides in Sudan?
• Will Zelenskyy’s decision to replace the defense minister make Ukraine’s ongoing counteroffensive more difficult?
• Is global poverty driving up child sexual exploitation around the world?
• How strong is Speaker McCarthy’s control over House Republicans?
• Will Republicans in the House strip Kevin McCarthy of the Speaker’s gavel?
• Can Ecuador’s upcoming elections bring it back from the brink?
• Does Venezuela’s raid on a gang-run jail mark a turning point in the fight against criminal gangs?
• Does social media have too much influence over American elections?
• Should museums be forced to return artifacts acquired as a result of colonialism?
• Will South Korea’s education system be reformed?
• Has Brexit permanently changed the culture of UK politics?
• Should the US reconsider the size of its overseas military troop presence?
• Should the US hold back aid to Egypt?
• Will the US cut back aid to Ukraine?
• What does Senator Romney’s retirement signal about the future of the Republican Party?
• Can the global south lead the way on climate change action?
• Will Israel and Saudi Arabia normalize diplomatic relations?
• What would diplomatic relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia mean for the future of Palestine?
• What can the international community do to make military coups less common in Africa?
• Is China facing an economic fall?
• How long will the UAW strike last?
• Will artificial intelligence tools create more new problems than it helps solve?
• Will Google’s antitrust lawsuit mean big changes coming for big tech?
• Will Bosnia’s Serbs move towards secession?
• Will education be a willing issue for Republicans in 2024?
• Will the tragic flooding in Libya force government unity?
• Will greater cooperation with Russia increase the threat posed by North Korea?
• Can the US auto industry adapt quick enough for the switch to electric vehicles?
• Is candidate age a bigger problem for Biden than it is for Trump?
• What can the Biden White House do to drive up Democratic voter enthusiasm?
• Will Congress restore the expanded child tax credit?
• What role should the federal government play in recovering student learning loss from the pandemic?
• Should the federal government dedicate more resources to the investigation of UAPs?
• Is the ANC doing enough to address public outcry against migrants in South Africa?
• Has the Biden administration given up trying to police the southern border?
• What comes next for Iran’s protests over the compulsory hijab wearing?
• What can be done to reverse the growing trend of gun suicides in America?
• Will Prime Minister Modi face any political consequence for failing to adequately protect India’s minorities?
• Where will the growing tensions between Canada and India go next?
• Are disruptive protests hiring the green political movement in Europe?
• Should international organizations play a bigger role in rooting out government corruption in Africa?
• What should be done to get Chile’s economy back on the right track?
• Has Rishi Sunak damaged the UK’s leadership role in the global fight to curb carbon emissions?
• Is America’s security umbrella becoming less effective at countering China’s actions in the South China sea?
• Will the violence in Nagorno Karabakh escalate into a full-blown war between Azerbaijan and Armenia?
• Is a long-term peace in Nagorno Karabakh still possible?
• Will the retirement of Rupert Murdoch damage the role Fox News plays in the conservative media ecosystem?
• Will Senator Menendez resign?
• Has the Biden administration been too soft with MBS over Saudi Arabia’s human rights practices?
• Is reform of the UN Security Council needed?
• Will the killing of migrants by border guards have any consequences for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia?
• Has China’s Belt and Road Initiative been a success?
• Should Lula be doing more to revitalize Brazil’s economy?
• Are sanctions and war casualties starting to have an effect on the Russian public?
• Does the center-left still have a future in Israeli politics?
• Are we in the middle of a new global space race?
• Is far-right ideology on the rise once again in Germany?
• Will the impeachment inquiry into President Biden blow back on swing state Republicans?
• Will Evergrande’s financial problems spill over into the larger Chinese economy?
• What does victory look like for Ukraine?
• What will France’s withdrawal from Niger mean for anti-terrorism efforts in the Sahel?
• Is the Thai public ready to make reforms to the monarchy?
• Does the return of Travis King signal hope for the relationship between the US and North Korea?
• Is foreign military intervention necessary to avoid complete civil war in Haiti?
• Will regulators be able to put sufficient safeguards around AI before it gets out of control?
• Will environmental lawsuits brought by youth force governments to take more climate change action?
• Will the New York summary judgment mean an end to the Trump business organization?
• Is there anything left of Hong Kong’s autonomy?
• Can anything be done to reverse Afghanistan’s economic collapse?
• Will a government shutdown blow back harder on Democrats or Republicans?
• Is a 45 day continuing resolution enough time for Congress to finalize an agreement on appropriations?
• Can the Supreme Court be trusted to police its own ethics?
• Will President Biden’s new Office of Gun Violence Prevent find success?
• Is international aid and support starting to fall victim to Ukraine fatigue?