Month: June 2020

Note:  These will be the last questions of the 2020-2021 competitive year.

1. Is Libya’s civil war drawing to a close?
2. Can “land for peace” still work to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
3. Is herd immunity the only way for the world to handle COVID-19?
4. Who will be the next leader of the Canadian Conservative Party?
5. Is the IMF poorly positioned to help emerging markets handle the effects of the coronavirus?
6. Will COVID-19 wreck the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative?
7. Is Brazil losing its battle against COVID-19?
8. How can Nigeria wipe out Boko Haram?
9. Is China winning its propaganda battle over the coronavirus?
10. Would a withdrawal of the U.S. from the WHO be a major blow to the organization?

Note:  These will be the last extemp questions of the 2020-2021 competitive year.

1. Should American cities defund their police departments?
2. Have Minneapolis prosecutors overcharged the cops involved in the death of George Floyd?
3. Should the Republican Party contemplate replacing President Trump as its presidential candidate?
4. Can SpaceX succeed in launching a Mars mission by 2022?
5. Is the U.S. spiraling out of control?
6. Would reforming the collective bargaining rights of police unions have negative affects on other public sector unions?
7. Is it possible to significantly decouple the U.S. economy from China?
8. Will more states legalize marijuana and/or adopt legalized forms of gambling to overcome the financial hardships of the coronavirus?
9. Is America foreign policy overmilitarized?
10. If Joe Biden wins the 2020 presidential election, what should he do on his first day in office?

1. Is looting a legitimate form of protest?
2. How can cities do a better job policing the police?
3. Will the recent urban protests create a second COVID wave?
4. How will growing urban unrest affect the 2020 presidential election?
5. Should all American students be required to wear masks in schools in the upcoming 2020-2021 academic year?
6. Are U.S. pension plans at an even greater risk than they were during the Great Recession?
7. Has SpaceX’s recent success ushered in the era of private space exploration?
8. Will the George Floyd case undermine Amy Klobuchar’s vice-presidential hopes?
9. Has the COVID lockdown fueled protests in American cities more than the death of George Floyd?
10. Does the U.S. need an Internet Bill of Rights?

1. Has Europe mishandled its coronavirus bailouts?
2. Should AMLO embrace renewable energy?
3. Will Argentina’s recent debt default trigger another economic collapse?
4. Could border tensions between India and China grow into something much bigger?
5. Have Western universities become too reliant on attracting foreign students?
6. Who has the majority in Malaysia’s government?
7. Has Libya become the new Syria?
8. Looking back, was it wise of Great Britain to let go of Hong Kong?
9. Should African governments continue hiring mercenaries?
10. Have economic problems in Brazil darkened Latin America’s economic outlook on the whole?