Extemp Questions - 2026 May

•  Would a change in leadership change the political fortunes for the Labour Party? 
• Has the Trump administration’s intervention in Venezuela delivered on promises for stability?
• Will US pressure force major concessions from the Cuban government?
• Is Israeli settler violence in the West Bank getting worse?
• Is the Netanyahu government emboldening Israeli settlers to commit violence in annexed West Bank territory?
•  Has the UAE’s departure from OPEC decreased the cartel's influence on global oil markets?
• Does the withdrawal of US troops from Germany signal that the US commitment to NATO is breaking?
• Can Netanyahu survive Israel’s next election?
• Will the UK’s Labour Party out Keir Starmer?
• Has the UK become ungovernable?
• Has President Trump’s visit to China accomplished anything of substance?
• What will the Supreme Court’s decision weakening the Voting Rights Act mean for the 2026 midterms?
• Will the Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v Callas ignite a new push for mid-census redistricting?
• Is the Russian public growing weary of the military operation in Ukraine?
• Has the war in Iran started to give Republican voters buyer’s remorse over Trump’s second term?
• Will public protests make a difference to state legislatures pursuing early redistricting?
• Does Europe need to create an alternative to NATO?
• Will the Trump administration abandon US support for Taiwan?
• Will the Trump IRS settlement fund be implemented?
• Will South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa be impeached? 
• Can the Labour Party deliver on its promises to the UK public?
• Is Trump’s ceasefire with Iran unravelling?
• Has the Trump White House given up on a peace deal for Ukraine?
• Is international regulation over the development of AI necessary?
• Has the Trump brand become toxic internationally?
• Is Brexit holding back the UK economy?
• What should the Labour Party do to win back UK voters?
• Will Reform UK continue to grow its public support? 
• Where do Viktor Orban and the Fidesz Party go from here? 
• Has America’s competitive position with China been weakened by the war in Iran? 
• Is the US pressure campaign on Cuba working? 
• Does military action in Nigeria signal a growing US involvement in the Sahel?
• Is President Trump’s foreign policy strategy making the US unreliable on the international stage? 
• Does the Trump administration have achievable strategic objectives in Cuba? 
• What steps should the international community take to bring the spread of Ebola under control? 
• Are the Enhanced Games being held in the US bad for international athletics? 
• Will the US take military action against Cuba? 
• What can be done to get the Iran ceasefire talks back on track? 
• Is the Trump administration’s shift in focus to Iran weakening the chances for peace in Ukraine?
• What can be done to break through the impasse in the Gaza peace process? 
• Is there anything that can be done to bring Sudan’s warring sides to the negotiating table? 
• Will NATO survive Trump’s second term?
• Will the Trump administration cut arms sales to Taiwan?
• How far is President Xi willing to go to reunify Taiwan?
• Will Israel be willing to withdraw from Lebanon?
•  What effect have American strikes against suspected drug boats had on the flow of narcotics into the US?
• Will the Fed be forced to raise interest rates despite President Trump’s desire to see them lowered?