Extemp Questions 2024 June

•  Has partisan polarization made the Presidential debates irrelevant?
• Is an all out war between Israel and Hezbollah on the horizon?
• Has Narendra Modi’s star begun to fade?
• Will a third term in office for Modi see India become even more authoritarian?
• Is the UN still fit for purpose?
• How closely will Mexico’s new President follow AMLO’s policy programs?
• Does the international community have any leverage to improve conditions for Afghan women?
• Should Ukraine be worried about fatigue setting in among its European allies?
• Does Labour have a realistic plant to grow the UK economy?
• What can Mexico’s new President do to bring drug and gang violence under control?
• Will Hunter Biden’s legal troubles cast a shadow over his father’s campaign?
• Have House Republicans overplayed their hand in continuing to pursue President Biden’s impeachment?
• Should the US be doing more to regulate cryptocurrencies?
• Will labor strikes in Nigeria result in higher wages?
• What kind of coalition will replace the ANC’s majority in South Africa?
• What can President Ruto do to calm the protests in Kenya?
• What will Modi’s reelection mean for India’s global relationships?
• Will President Biden’s executive order on immigration stand up to legal challenges?
• What can the Democrats do to build enthusiasm and voter turnout in November?
• Is the Trump campaign winning over swing voters?
• Will delays in Donald Trump’s pending trials work to his political advantage in November?
• Is the American public ready to make climate change a key voting issue?
• Can the international community build the political will to adequately tackle climate change?
• Will a coalition government moderate the BJP’s political goals going forward?
• What more can the US do to pressure Nigeria into addressing online fraud and sextortion?
• Can anything be done to curb the rampant government corruption in South Africa?
• Should the US require some form of national service?
• Did Rishi Sunak make a mistake in calling for new elections now?
• What will the death of Ebrahim Raisi mean for Iran’s political future?
• Should Congress take steps to address ethics issues on the Supreme Court?
• Is there more the Biden campaign should be doing to win over never-Trump Republican voters?
• Is Netanyahu prolonging the war in Gaza for his own political survival?
• Will Hunter Biden’s convection matter to voters in November?
• Will Donald Trump’s conviction matter to voters in November?
• Has the war in Gaza done long-term damage to Israel’s standing on the international stage?
• Can the world achieve net-zero carbon emissions in time?
• Does the EU face an existential crisis?
• Will Macron’s gamble in calling snap elections pay off?
• Will the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the Trump-era bump-stock ban trigger Congress to take any new steps on gun control?
• Will Benny Gantz’s resignation from the war cabinet push Israel further to the right?
• What will gains by the far-right mean for the future of the EU parliament?
• Is a major political shift to the right on the horizon for the EU?
• Will Macron’s decision to call snap elections empower the far-right in France?
• Will Trump face prison time in New York?
• What can be done to increase enforcement of international sanctions against Russia?
• Has the war in Ukraine already done long-term damage to the Russian economy?
• Is the war in Ukraine distracting Putin from more important security threats?
• What can Congress do to ease the skyrocketing cost of childcare in the US?
• Is Congress doing enough to keep up with AI?
• Does Biden need to change his strategy for dealing with Bibi Netanyahu?
• Will the future of the Supreme Court be a key voting issue in November?
• What is the best path forward for South Africa’s ANC Party?
• What’s driving younger voters towards the populist right in Europe?
• Will cuts to bread subsidies lead to violence in the streets of Egypt?
• Can anything be done to bring the warring sides in Sudan to the negotiating table?
• Has Donald Trump completed his takeover of the Republican Party?
• How strong is the alliance between Russia and North Korea?
• Is China’s treatment of the Uyghur minority getting worse?
• Can Myanmar’s military junta continue to hold onto power?
• What can South Africa’s coalition government do to tackle unemployment?
• Would a second Trump presidency follow through on the Project 2025 plans?
• Should the US expand legal pathways for migrant labor?
• Should the federal government do more to protect American business from cyberattacks?
• Has Congress given up on addressing the problem of homelessness?
• Does the new treaty with Russia increase the threat posed by North Korea?
• Will the UK’s Labour Party secure a landslide electoral win?
• Has Marine Le Pen successfully de-demonized France’s far-right?
• Should Social Media platforms have a warning label?
• Will Nigel Farage’s decision to stand for office hurt the Tories’ electoral changes?
• Will Turkey’s Erdogan move to restore diplomatic ties with Syria?
• Will Turkey continue to pursue EU membership?
• What can the Democrats do to build voter enthusiasm and turnout in November?
• What can be done to improve the distribution of aid in Gaza?
• Will the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Chevron bring an end to the administrative state?
• What steps can President Ruto take to address Kenya's growing debt problems?
• What does Modi 3.0 signal for India’s future?