Extemp Questions - 2022 February

• Will Putin’s actions turn Ukraine even further against Russia?
• Will ongoing civil and criminal lawsuits against the former President turn out Republican voters in the 2022 midterms?
• Should Apple pull more of its business out of China?
• Is there still a chance to renew the JCPOA deal with Iran?
• Have Democrats abandoned the push for major climate change legislation?
• Is the threat of far-right extremism growing within Germany’s military ranks?
• Will the expansion of China’s nuclear arsenal spark a new international arms race?
• What more should the federal government be doing to deter Chinese cybercrime?
• Should Germany cancel the Nord Stream 2 pipeline?
• What can Democrats do to motivate their voters to turn out in the 2022 midterms?
• Is it too late for Boris Johnson to save his political future?
• Should President Biden make a push to restart talks with North Korea?
• Can Boris Johnson survive as Prime Minister?
• Will the Olympics undermine China’s “zero COVID” strategy?
• Will Beijing for new restrictions on Hong Kong over it’s COVID cases?
• What can be done to reverse the trend of political polarization in America?
• Does America need more political parties?
• Should Congress have term limits?
• Is the US military too reliant on Special Operations forces?
• Will mishandling of classified documents by former President Trump open new avenues of legal liability?
• How effective can economic sanctions be against Russia?
• Does the US need federal legislation to address online content moderation?
• Can the Fed rein in inflation?
• Will the Supreme Court nomination help the Biden White House regain momentum on it’s legislative agenda?
• Should members of Congress be barred from trading stocks?
• Will infighting in the Republican Party harm their changes in the 2022 midterms?
• Has the First Step Act delivered on promised justice reforms?
• What will it take to get real immigration reform through Congress?
• Will President Biden deliver on his promises for student loan debt relief?
• What should the IOC do to stop Russian doping at the Olympic Games?
• Will the end of forced arbitration in sexual assault and harassment cases change the American workplace?
• What more should the Biden Administration be doing to stop the illegal importation of fentanyl?
• Should US drug policy be putting more emphasis on medical intervention and less on incarceration?
• What more should the US be doing to combat Mexico’s drug cartels?
• Have drug cartels become too powerful for the Mexican government to handle?
• Has Prime Minister Trudeau overstepped in his actions against the Canadian trucker protests?
• How much will Trump’s endorsement mean for a candidate’s success in the 2022 midterms?
• Has Russian aggression against Ukraine exposed deep divisions within the NATO alliance?
• What should the NFL do to address allegations of racial discrimination?
• Will the Ukrainian public rally around President Zelenskyy’s leadership?
• Will economic sanctions be enough to convince Russia to reverse course on Ukraine?
• Is Vladimir Putin still a rational actor on the world stage?
• Does the US have the leverage needed if Russia ignores economic sanctions imposed over the Ukraine conflict?
• How large private equity firms done lasting damage to the affordable housing market in America?
• What should the federal government do to address the shortage of affordable housing in America’s major cities?
• Has the problem of online content moderation become too big to solve?
• Is there still a path for a diplomatic resolution between Russia and Ukraine?
• Can Putin find a way to divide the NATO alliance over Ukraine?
• How well has America’s education system coped with COVID?
• Is America ready to start treating COVID as endemic?
• Will climate change kill off the Winter Olympics?
• Will the International Court of Justice hold Myanmar’s military leadership accountable for genocide against the Rohingya?
• Is the focus on the conflict between Russia and Ukraine pulling away necessary attention from other crises around the world?
• Is China’s international soft power on the rise?
• Will China make a move on Taiwan?
• Does China have undue influence over Hollywood and the American entertainment industry?
• Is the American policy of “strategic ambiguity” towards Taiwan nearing an end?
• What more should the federal government be doing to curb American gun violence?
• Will the EU nations remain united in their support for Ukraine?
• Can any amount of sanctions deter Putin from taking further action against Ukraine?
• Will private lawsuits become the new path to curb gun violence in America?
• How much will Russia’s invasion of Ukraine exacerbate America’s economic inflation woes?
• Will Russian action in Ukraine incentivize China to use military force for reunification with Taiwan?
• Will Russia be severed from the SWIFT banking network?
• How long will the Russia public be willing to tolerate the effects of sanctions?
• Will Russia’s invasion of Ukraine do lasting damage to international norms and the post-WWII order?
• Will the invasion of Ukraine create a new EU migration crisis?
• Is there anything the international community can do to restore peace in Myanmar?
• How much will sanctions on Russia impact global energy markets?
• Should protecting women’s rights be a precondition for providing humanitarian aid to Afghanistan?
• What can be done to break the pattern of coups in west Africa?
• Will the invasion of Ukraine push the limits of the relationship between Russia and China?
• Has US drug policy strengthened Mexico’s drug cartels?
• Is a ceasefire on the horizon in Ethiopia’s civil war?
• Has corruption destroyed Lebanon’s economy?
• How much of a threat does ISIS still pose?
• Is America’s international soft power losing strength?

Extemp Questions 2022 January

• What comes next for Sudan?
• How much will the Omicron wave create labor shortages in the US economy?
• Has the January 6, 2021 insurrection permanently changed American politics?
• Will the Democrats pass voting rights projections in time for the 2022 midterms?
• Will NASA’s mission for the James Webb space telescope exceed expectations?
• Are Macron’s restrictions on France’s unvaccinated a political tactic in his reelection campaign?
• When will the Omicron surge across the US hit its peak?
• Will new voting laws passed in Republican controlled states help restore public trust in elections?
• What reforms should be made to the Electoral Count Act?
• What will 2022 bring for the global economy?
• Can rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine be cooled?
• Will China’s slowing economic growth spread to the rest of the global economy?
• Is the cryptocurrency bubble starting to deflate?
• Has America learned any lessons from the events of January 6, 2021?
• How will redistricting shape the 2022 midterms?
• Will Mali delay its upcoming elections?
• How much will redistricting hurt the Democrats’ chances of keeping a majority in Congress?
• Is there any hope for a political solution to the issue of Kurdish independence?
• Will failed economic policies cost Erdogan the Turkish Presidency?
• Will Russian intervention escalate the violent protests in Kazakhstan?
• What can President Biden do to improve the Democrats’ chances in the 2022 midterms?
• Will Congress make the expanded Child Tax Credit permanent?
• Should the Department of Justice revisit the handling and conclusions of the Mueller Report?
• Can a diplomatic solution be found to reduce tensions between Russia and the West?
• Will the conviction of Aung San Suu Kyi energize further violence against Myanmar’s military junta?
• Can the US and the EU find a unified approach to counter Russia?
• Is political violence becoming more acceptable in America?
• How much is COVID harming the long-term mental health of America’s children?
• What will it take for global travel to recover from COVID?
• What more should the Biden White House be doing to make COVID testing more accessible?
• Are America white-collar jobs under serious threat from automation?
• Is more regulation needed over law enforcement's use of genetic genealogy databases?
• Are the criminal cases against January 6’th defendants proceeding too slowly?
• Are there still major reforms needed to the FISA process?
• What should federal regulations of social media platforms look like?
• How much will Chinese restrictions hamster the long-term viability of crypto-currencies?
• What more should the Biden Administration be doing to bring inflation under control?
• What steps can be taken to de-escalate growing tensions between Russia and Ukraine?
• Is the Department of Defense doing enough to counter political extremisim within military ranks?
• How much will the Supreme Court’s decision to block the Biden vaccine or test mandate hamper efforts to get COVID under control?
• Can Congressional Democrats pass any meaningful voting rights legislation in time for the 2022 midterms?
• Has poor messaging permanently damaged the public’s trust in the CDC?
• How will COVID shape the 2022 midterm elections?
• What more should be done to bolster the cybersecurity of American small businesses?
• Is there anything NATO can do to curb Russia’s ambitions in Eastern Europe?
• Is Bibi Netanyahu’s political career over for good?
• Should President Biden shake up his White House staff?
• Is an end to the fighting in Tigray on the horizon?
• Is North Korea ready to make a deal?
• Have Australia’s COVID restrictions been too harsh?
• Will ongoing US lawsuits force the British Crown to separate itself from Prince Andrew?
• Is the ongoing political instability in Haiti getting worse?
• Will Lebanon delay its upcoming elections?
• Will diplomatic talks between the US and Russia set a path for a peaceful resolution over the issue of Ukraine?
• Do the Democrat’s renewed push to pass voting rights legislation still have a path forward?
• What should be done to counter state-level gerrymandering of voting districts?
• Has poor messaging hurt the CDC’s credibility with the American public?
• Can Boris Johnson’s political reputation recover?
• How will COVID shape the story of the Beijing Olympics?
• What should the international community be doing to better protect coral reefs around the globe?
• What should Europe do to deter Russian action against Ukraine?
• Is the relationship between the US and Ukraine fraying?
• Can anything be done to reverse Afghanistan’s economic collapse?
• Should the US detention facility at Guantanamo Bay remain open?
• Will the UK’s Tory Party remove Boris Johnson from his role as Prime Minister?
• Should YouTube be doing more to combat disinformation on its platform?
• Will former President Trump’s social media startup find success?
• Who will replace Justice Breyer on the Supreme Court?
• How long will the dollar hold on as the global reserve currency?
• Should the Biden Administration cut support to Saudi Arabia over the war in Yemen?
• Has Prince Andrew done lasting damage to the institution of the British monarchy?
• Does President Biden still have an opportunity to build bipartisanship in Congress?
• How quickly will Tonga recover from the volcanic disaster?
• Are global tech giants entering a new era of mergers and acquisitions?
• What will the military coup in Burkina Faso mean for the fight against Islamic militants in the region?
• How quickly will the Fed moe to tighten America’s monetary policy?
• Will the Supreme Court move to end affirmative action?
• What can the international community do to stem the spiraling violence in Myanmar?
• Should the DOJ indict former President Trump?
• Should the Biden White House be paying more attention to the threat posed by North Korea?
• Is America’s right labor market slowing the economic recovery from COVID?

Extemp Questions 2021 Decemer

•  Will the issue of abortion rights become a galvanizing force for Democratic voters in the 2022 midterms?
• Is the Biden Administration’s strategy towards Russia failing?
• Should NATO provide more military support to Ukraine?
• Is the Trump era still weighing down America’s international standing?
• Has the war in Yemen reached a turning point?
• Have economic sanctions become an ineffective tool to use against Vladimir Putin?
• Will Democrats push their Build Back Better bill through Congress before the end of the year?
• What more should the US be doing to help vaccinate the rest of the world against COVID?
• Will a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics have any effect on China’s human rights practices?
• Is America’s healthcare system ready for the Omicron variant?
• Will Omicron overwhelm America’s healthcare system?
• Will Joe Manchin’s opposition put the final nail in the coffin of Build Back Better?
• What will the end of the Merkel era mean for the future of Germany?
• Should the federal government end all energy subsidies?
• Is America ready to accept a carbon tax?
• Will elections in Libya become a catalyst for further violence?
• What should President Erdogan do to get the Turkish economy back under control?
• Can anything be done to ease Lebanon’s economic crisis?
• Will Israel’s coalition government be able to hold together?
• Should the international community be doing more to condemn the newest conviction of Aung San Suu Kyi?
• How long can Myanmar’s military junta maintain the coup?
• Will Congressional Democrats take up voting rights in time for the 2022 midterms?
• Will anyone be held accountable for the human rights atrocities committed in Ethiopia?
• Has COVID shown the failure of Boris Johnson’s leadership?
• How much has COVID dampened the economic impact of Brexit on the UK?
• Will growing conflicts with Belarus push Poland further to the right politically?
• Will Putin invade Ukraine?
• Are western nations doing enough to vaccinate the developing world against COVID?
• Can social media companies be trusted to regulate themselves?
• Has America given up on trying to control the spread of COVID?
• What more should the Biden White House do to make COVID testing accessible?
• Can direct talks between the US and Iran restore the JCPOA?
• Can anything be done to bring Iran back to the nuclear deal?
• Is an international treaty needed to restrict the use of lethal autonomous weapons?
• Has the Palestinan cause been abandoned by the rest of the Arab world?
• Is the UK’s Conservative Party done with Boris Johnson?
• Has organized crime become an impossible problem in Nigeria?
• What should be done to ease the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan?
• Is a cease-fire within reach in Ethiopia?
• How much will Turkey’s economy fall?
• Will new leadership build a more inclusive Chile?
• Will President Biden take executive action to offer student loan debt relief?
• Can Andrew Yang build a viable alternative in America’s two-party political system?
• Will Congressional Democrats shift their focus to voting rights in the new year?
• What steps should Congress take to make child care more affordable?
• Will the expanded child tax credit get renewed in the new year?
• Is violent Hindu nationalism on the rise again in India?
• Does Japan’s aging population pose a looming economic crisis?
• What can the Suga government do to raise Japan’s lagging birth rate?
• Should the federal government forgive student loan debt?
• How well are its neighbors coping with the rush of refugees fleeing Myanmar?
• Have President Biden and the Democratic Party moved too far to the left?
• Will the Supreme Court overturn Roe?
• Is there still room for Joe Manchin inside the Democratic Party?
• Will former President Trump and his allies run out the clock on the January 6’th Committee?
• What more can the international community do to push back against China’s growing authoritarianism in Hong Kong?
• Is a political revolution brewing in Kazakhstan?
• Should federal law enforcement be doing more to crack down on the growing threat of domestic terrorism?
• Are state and local governments doing enough to push for COVID vaccine mandates?
• Is America’s economic outlook for 2022 on the rise?
• Can anything be done to reduce America’s partisan polarization around COVID?
• How well is the US dealing with the mental health fallout from COVID?
• Will America face increased inflation through 2022?
• Has American law enforcement entered a new era of police accountability?
• Will Build Back Better find new life in the new year?
• Will the shadow of the withdrawal from Afghanistan follow Democrats into the 2022 midterms?
• Has the wealth gap reached a tipping point in America?
• Will Chile’s new President be able to unite a politically divided nation?
• Is the armed resistance to Myanmar’s military coup gaining strength?
• Are America’s schools ready to return to in-person learning?
• Has the Roman Catholic Church made significant progress recovering from sex abuse scandals?

Extemp Questions 2021 November

• Has Facebook grown too large and complex to remain a safe platform?
• What does Youngkin’s win in Virginia signal for the Democrats’ changes in the 2022 midterms?
• Should The Fed take more action to curb rising inflation?
• Will the approval of effective treatments mean an end to COVID?
• Will worker strikes against Sudan’s military coup bring further violence?
• How much will the slow distribution of vaccines prolong the global economic downturn from COVID?
• Will the COP26 bring real action on curbing global carbon emissions?
•  How bad is the political landscape for the Democrats in the upcoming midterms?
• Will passage of the infrastructure bill make it more difficult for President Biden to get his social safety net bill through Congress?
• Should wealthy nations be doing more to fun clean energy projects in the developing world?
• How much longer will the US continue to face supply chain bottlenecks?
• Has COVID-19 set back global democracy?
• Will Trump leave the GOP to create his own political party?
• Will the US default on its debt in December?
• Has Daniel Ortega finally crushed all political dissent in Nicaragua?
• Will Ortega’s re-election in Nicaragua push a new wave of migrants north?
• Will the higher inflation Americans are facing be temporary?
• Is America finally moving past the pandemic phase of the Coronavirus?
• Will the global community keep their pledges to curb deforestation?
• What should be done to improve how America’s healthcare system handles mental health?
• Does the replacement of local elections officials with partisan actors pose a serious threat to American democracy?
• Will additional US sanctions have any effect on Daneil Ortega’s regime in Nicaragua?
• Can anything be done to force the warring sides in Ethiopia into a cease fire?
• Will the fight between the EU and Belarus over migrations escalate to violence?
• Can Sudan get back on track towards democracy?
• Where does the fight for women’s rights in Afghanistan go from here?
• Wil COVID anti-vaccine sentiment harm other disease eradication efforts?
• Is America finally making good on the pivot towards Asia?
• Should the US have joined the TPP?
• What can Congress do to reduce the rate of suicide among American veterans?
• Is the political power of Japan’s LDP party slipping?
• Is Taipei headed towards military conflict with Beijing?
• Should the US unfreeze funds to avoid the humanitarian disaster unfolding in Afghanistan?
• Can international soft-power diplomacy change human rights practices in China?
• Will connections to drug cartels take down the government of President Hernandez in Honduras?
• Is there a role for President Biden to be more personally involved in pursuing peace in Ethiopia?
• Is Russia setting the stage to escalate its military action in Ukraine?
• What can be done to stem the gang violence in Haiti?
• Do cryptocurrencies have a future in mainstream financial transactions?
• Will the lack of access to vaccines in the developing world prolong COVID in wealthier nations?
• Does the global community have the political will to solve the climate crisis?
• Should the UN intervene in the migrant crisis at the Poland-Belarus border?
• Does China face an impending economic crisis from its aging population?
• Will armed rebel forces take down the government in Ethiopia?
• Does Ethiopia face the real possibility of splitting into multiple nations?
• Can the EU and the UK agree on a coordinated response to the ongoing migrant crisis?
• What should a unified EU response to the migrant crisis look like?
• Can anything be done to stem the polarization in American politics?
• Will election results in Honduras further escalate political violence?
• Should the US boycott the Beijing Olympics?
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Extemp Questions 2021 October

•  How far is China willing to push the boundaries to accomplish Taiwan reunification?
• Can anything be done to restore economic stability in Lebanon?
• Will Iran come back to the negotiating table to renew the JCPOA?
• Does the pro-democracy movement have any future in Hong Kong?
• How much of the Democratic Party agenda can President Biden get through the slim majority in Congress?
• Should more be done to crack down on the behavior or unruly air travelers?
• Will Rodrigo Duterte really step away from politics in the Philippines?
• Is the influence of ISIS-K growing in Afghanistan?
• Can China clean up its environmental practices?
• Will the COP26 conference bring real commitment to solving climate change?
• Will China’s energy crisis pose a further long-term strain on global supply chains?
• Are American labor unions making a comeback?
• How long will the US continue to experience supply chain disruptions?
• Will climate become the focus of Australia’s next national elections?
• Is America losing the modern-day space race?
• What can be done to avoid economic collapse in Afghanistan?
• Is there a way to avoid a looming humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan?
• How much of America’s labor force displaced by COVID will return to the workforce?
• Does the Islamic State pose an existential threat to the Afghan Taliban?
• Should the EU withhold funding over its fight with Poland?
• Will the US see new waves of labor strikes?
• Will the tight labor market make it easier for non-union workers to organize?
• Will Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro be indicted over his government’s handling of COVID?
• What should the Democratic Party do to rebuild their power in state and local governments?
• Should the Beiden Administration be doing more to cancel student debt?
• What will the military coup mean for Sudan’s future?
• What can be done to pressure the Ethiopian government to allow humanitarian aid access to Tigray?
• What will the release of the Facebook papers mean for other social media companies?
• Will a name change fix Facebook?
• When will Congress take action to regulate social media platforms?
• Will subpoenas for the January 6’th committee be enforced?
• Should the dollar still be the global reserve currency?
• Will the US sign on to a 15% global corporate minimum tax?
• Should Congress get rid of the debt ceiling?
• Will public revelations about Facebook change any of their business practices?
• Can the US be trusted to live up to their commitments for the defense of Taiwan?
• Will President Biden be a drag on Democratic candidates in the 2022 midterms?
• Will growing tensions with China draw the US closer to Taiwan?
• What should the US do to minimize push-factors driving migration from Latin America?
• Can anything be done to get control of cartel violence in Mexico?
• Is Trump’s hold on the Republican Party getting stronger?
•  Where does America’s Evangelical political movement go from here?
• Will the January 6’th Select Committee be able to finish its work?
• Will the Glasgow climate summit get any real commitments from the world’s largest carbon emitting nations?

Extemp Questions 2021 Sept

• Is El Salvador’s adoption of Bitcoin as a national currency doomed to failure?
• Can the Taliban successfully run the government of Afghanistan?
• Is Afghanistan facing an impending humanitarian crisis?
• Are EU nations losing trust in America as an international ally?
• What measures should EU nations enact to get COVID under control?
• Will the new child tax credit be made permanent?
• Will Senate Democrats end the filibuster?
• Is Congress headed for another last-minute showdown over the debt ceiling?
• Will the Taliban live up to their promises to keep Afghanistan from becoming a safe haven for international terrorism?
• Is the international threat posed by ISIS-K growing?
• Will opposition to Texas’ SB8 anti-abortion law motivate voters to turn out in the 2022 midterms?
• What more should the international community be doing to help stabilize Haiti?
• Can the Biden White House find a way to build partnership with China on fighting climate change?
• Will Mexico’s decision to decriminalize abortion encourage other Latin American countries to follow suit?
• Will Texas SB8 law backfire politically on Gov. Greg Abbott?
• Will the Supreme Court overturn Roe?
• How much influence will America be able to assert over the human rights practices of the Taliban?
• Who will follow Yoshihide Suga as Japan’s Prime Minister?
• Is Japan entering a period of instability in political leadership?
• Will Merkel’s exit mean a stronger Green Party in Germany?
• Is Germany moving further to the right politically?
• Can Europe do anything to push Russia out of Crimea?
• What more should state and federal governments be doing to expand COVID vaccination uptake?
• Will the expanded Child Tax Credit be made permanent?
• Will the federal government default on its debt?
• Will the fight over fresh water undermine California’s economic growth?
• Will Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro crack down more on political opposition ahead of next year’s elections?
• Is there anything the US can do to revive the stalled Israel-Palestine peace process?
• Is Nigeria becoming more successful at fighting Boko Haram?
• Can the EU still apply leverage to change the human rights practices of the Belarusian government?
• What lessons should America take for the 2022 midterms from California’s failed gubernatorial recall?
• Should America take a stronger stance with Egypt over human rights violations?
• Has America learned anything from twenty years in Afghanistan?
• How much is partisan political polarization slowing America’s recovery from COVID?
• How far will China go to achieve reunification with Taiwan?
• How much influence will Pakistan have over the new Taliban government in Afghanistan?
• Will the federal vaccine mandate get America to herd immunity for COVID?
• Should the international community put strong human rights conditions on humanitarian aid to Afghanistan?
• Will the Biden Administration’s employer mandate harden the resolve of vaccine skeptics not to get the shot?
• Is the US labor market starting to cool down?
• How big of a deal is the semiconductor chip supply shortage for the US economy?
• Can the new AUKUS defense pact successfully contain China’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region?
• What steps should the US take to prepare for the next big pandemic?
• Will Sen. McConnell’s decision to oppose raising the debt limit backfire politically in the 2022 midterms?
• Has the chance for real immigration reform disappeared?
• Will Mario Dragi be able to implement the reforms he wants in Italy?
• Will China’s ban on bitcoin entice other nations to put restrictions on the use of cryptocurrency?
• Will Pres. Biden be able to usher his legislative agenda through Congress?
• Can Congressional Democrats get to an agreement on a spending bill?
• What more should Japan be doing to close the gender gap in their society?
• Is COVID delaying the economic shock of Brexit on the UK?
• Is China’s wolf warrior diplomacy backfiring?
• What will the AUKUS pact mean for the balance of military power in the Indo-Pacific?
• Will Iran’s new hardline government be willing to return to the JCPOA?
• What will be Angela Merkel’s legacy for Europe?
• How much will America’s chaotic exit from Afghanistan damage the Biden White House on the international stage?
• Should America be sharing more COVID vaccinations globally?
• How worried should America be about the emergency of new COVID variants?
• How should the Biden Administration change America’s relationship with Pakistan?
• What has the Taliban learned from the takeover of Afghanistan?
• Has the Supreme Court become too political?
• Is the UN still a useful international forum?
• Has the WTO been undermined to the point of becoming useless?
• Is the Biden Administration normalizing and cementing Trump’s foreign policy?
• Will internal party politics kill Congressional Democrats’ spending plans?
• Will the EU follow Pres. Biden’s lead on policy towards China?
• Should the EU build up an independent military force separate from NATO?
• Is the US a reliable global leader and partner on climate change?
• Will China be able to meet its own goals on carbon emissions?
• Is QAnon the future of the Republican Party?
• Is France’s far-right on the rise politically?
• Should the US be doing more to pressure Ethiopia into ending the fighting in Tigray?
• Will the exit from Afghanistan make the Biden Administration shy away from other international engagements?

Extemp Questions 2021 August

• Have international sanctions become ineffective against the Lukashenko government in Belarus?
• Can Israel’s new government keep lang disputes between Palestinians and Israeli settlers from escalating into widespread violence?
• What kind of international regulation is needed for cryptocurrencies?
• Is the Supreme Court making too many exceptions for religious freedoms?
• Should US efforts focus on widespread global vaccination before implementing booster shots for Americans?
• Is the global community getting better at dealing with COVID variants?
• Will the return of the Taliban in Afghanistan trigger a wave of Islamic extremist violence in China?
• How should India deal with the Taliban’s return to power?
• What does the future hold for the role of Women in Afghanistan?
• Will Biden be able to complete the withdrawal from Afghanistan by the end of August deadline?
• Is there a future for centrism in American politics?
• Will Congressional Democrats pass their human infrastructure package?
• Will America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan straing its relationship with Pakistan?
• How much responsibility do social media companies bear for the spread of vaccine disinformation?
• Will Hong Kong’s national security law lead to a mass exodus?
• Will anti-LGBTQ policies in Hungary elicit a strong reaction from other EU nations?
• Will Newsom lose the California recall election?
• Can anything be done to stop the Taliban on their tear across Afghanistan?
• Are promised deliverables on climate change getting left out of Congress’ infrastructure plans?
• Is the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan inevitable?
• What can be done to curb America’s epidemic of gun violence?
• Can anything be done to reverse Lebanon’s economic collapse?
• Is America’s housing market facing another bubble?
• Should the Fed change course on its handling of inflation?
• Is Trump’s influence over the Republican Party starting to slip?
• Will Trump run again in 2024?
• Will the Biden Whitte House pay a political price for the fall of Afghanistan?
• Will Omar al-Bashir be tried by the ICC?
• Did America underestimate the Taliban?
• Can the international community prevent further deterioration of security and stability in Ethiopia?
• Should the International Olympic Committee move the upcoming games out of Beijing?
•  Has Russia be appropriately punished for years of state-sponsored doping in athletics?
• How much will the Delta variant impede America’s economic recovery?
• What will the return of the Taliban mean for regional stability across the Middle East?
• Will turning the handling of COVID into a culture war issue backfire politically on Republicans in 2022?
• Will the IPCC’s new report incite any real global action on climate change?
• Has America failed in its responsibilities to Afghans that worked with the US government and NGOs?
• Is bipartisanship in American damaged beyond saving?
• How long can the Taliban remain in power in Afghanistan?
• Will the American public have the political will to re-engage militarily in Afghanistan if needed?
• How likely is a NATO return to Afghanistan?
• Can Taliban promises of a more tolerant Afghanistan under their control be trusted?
• Are there steps the US should take to improve its relationship with China?
• How has the Taliban changed since they last controlled Afghanistan?
• Is the way that Americans think about their own racial identity changing?
• What will the redistricting mean for the 2022 midterm elections?
• What will the return of the Taliban mean for America’s regional security interests?
• Will Canada’s Prime Minister Trudeau be able to build a stronger governing mandate by holding snap elections?
• Does Biden still have an opportunity to revive the JCPOA?
• Should the US have stayed in Afghanistan?
• Is there a viable way for the international community to restore stability in Haiti?
• What can be done to bridge political polarization in American?