Extemp Questions - 2026 August

•  Will US intervention be enough to stabilize the Japanese Yen?
• Has the issue of immigration split Spain from the rest of the EU?
• How much will President Trump’s performance on the economy impact Republican’s chances in the midterms?
• Is the Trump White House showing signs of desperation to end the war in Iran?
• How will the ongoing hostilities in Iran impact the midterm elections in the US?
• How will President Trump’s second term reshape the long-term relationship between the US and Israel?
• Will new rounds of US sanctions bring Putin to the table for Ukraine peace talks?
• Are international controls needed for regulating the development of AI?
• Will joint efforts by the US and Japan to stabilize the yen be successful?
• Is the Argentinian public fed up with President Milei’s austerity measures?
• Is President Milei taking the right steps to get Argentina’s economy back on the right track?
• Can President Trump get Israel on board with his peace plan for Gaza?
• Can President Trump’s Board of Peace deliver on peace for Gaza?
• Will the spate of lawsuits against social media companies force them to change harmful practices? 
• Have efforts to restrict youth access to social media been successful?
• Is the Magyar government in Hungary weaponizing the government against its political opponents?
• Is Peter Magyar moving too quickly in making structural changes to Hungary’s government?
• Are President Trump’s attacks labeling Democrats as socialists and communists sticking in the minds of American voters?
• How much will partisan redistricting matter for control of the Congress in the midterms?
• Have the earthquakes slowed Venezuela’s democratic transition?
• Should more of its oil revenue be returned to Venezuela to aid in earthquake recovery and rebuilding?
• Is the Trump administration’s continued use of the Supreme Court’s ‘shadow docket’ undermining the rule of law in America?
• Is the Ukrainian public hungry for fresh elections?
• Is Yemen slipping back into full-scale civil war?
• How will President Trump's fight with Canada over trade impact the US economy?
• Can President Trump get China on board with his economic actions against Iran?
• Will federally mandated cuts to the use of Colorado River waters be enough?
• Will Lula win re-election in Brazil?
• Will Brazil’s upcoming election remain free of violence?
• Will the global economy have to adapt to the long-term closure of the Hormuz strait?
• Is President Trump turning America into an international pariah state in his second term?
• Should Congress remove the Social Security tax cap?
• Does America have a K-shaped economy?
• Has President Trump’s approach to foreign policy been successful in his second term?
• Will President Trump’s trade war do lasting damage to the relationship between the US and Canada?
• Will further economic sanctions against Iran succeed where military strikes have not?
• Should the Netanyahu government do more to hold Israeli settlers accountable for violence in the West Bank?
• Is the Israeli government enabling West Bank settler violence?
• Does escalating settler violence pose a political threat to Netanyahu’s re-election?
• How much will the issue of compulsory military service matter for Netanyahu’s reelection bid?
• Will the Trump administration’s plans to take Venezuelan oil create backlash against US interest in the region?
• Will President Trump’s Plan B around birthright citizenship survive legal scrutiny?
• What steps can be taken to de-escalate President Trump’s trade war with China?
• Does the Supreme Court have a problem with partisan bias in its decisions about use of executive power?
• Is this the year Democrats win statewide in Texas?
• Is President Trump’s anti-weaponization fund really dead?
• A year on, has the National Guard deployment to Washington DC been successful?
• Is Iran America’s next forever war?
• What measures should the Pentagon take to address concerns over troop welfare and morale on extended deployments for the war in Iran?
• Is the Trump administration doing long-term damage to the US relationship with South Korea?
• How much of a threat does the partnership between Russia and North Korea pose to NATO?