- Is China overplaying its hand in response to U.S. tariffs?
- How should the EU respond to Hungary’s recent constitutional changes?
- Can the Lebanese state force Hezbollah to disarm?
- Will the People’s Action Party continue to reign over Singapore after May 3?
- Why have French relations with Algeria deteriorated?
- Should the World Cup expand to 64 teams?
- Is Israel making a mistake in planning to occupy Gaza after its war with Hamas concludes?
- Will the Global South be the biggest loser of Trump’s trade war?
- After Ukraine, will Putin shift his attention to Central Asia?
- Is the Colombian government doing enough to control a spike in yellow fever cases?
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- Is global trade too dependent on China?
- Can Ukraine hold a secure presidential election?
- Is Canada’s assisted dying law too lax?
- Who is the frontrunner for South Korea’s presidential election?
- Will Germany’s “grand coalition” be able to pull the country out of recession?
- Does Zimbabwe badly need to mend its relationship with the West?
- Should the IMF continue bailing out Argentina?
- Is the Sahel becoming the epicenter of global terrorism?
- Will Erdogan do the CHP what he did to Gülenists a decade ago?
- Is Petro failing to live up to his green agenda?
- Should the EU ban U.S. imports in response to President Trump’s tariff policy?
- Is the era of globalization over?
- Are the chances of an Israeli-Turkish confrontation over Syria growing?
- What is the significance of South Korea’s Constitutional Court ruling against Yoon Suk-yeol?
- Should the Democratic Alliance leave South Africa’s coalition government?
- What party is best positioned to win Australia’s parliamentary elections?
- Should Denmark give Greenland more autonomy?
- Will the barring of Marine Le Pen from running in the next French presidential election do significant damage to the French far-right?
- Are Haiti’s gangs getting stronger?
- Will other European nations follow Hungary’s lead in leaving the ICC?
- Is Carney calling Canadian elections at the right time?
- How should Taiwan counter Chinese diplomatic pressure on nation’s that recognize it?
- Is Rwanda seeking to be the hegemon of East Africa?
- Are globalization’s “discontents” winning?
- Will Syria’s news constitution aid in the stabilization of the country?
- How will the recent earthquake affect Myanmar’s civil war?
- What does a world without U.S. foreign aid look like?
- Will Mexico’s new regulations on junk food in schools reduce the nation’s obesity rate?
- Is a coup brewing in Zimbabwe?
- Will Bolsonaro’s coup trial further polarize Brazilian politics?
- Is Netanyahu allowing political consideration to cloud his judgment on how to deal with Hamas?
- Are EU sanctions making it harder to reach a peace deal with M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Is the Sudanese civil war turning in favor of the SAF?
- What killed global enthusiasm for free trade?
- Should NATO expel Turkey after the jailing of Ekrem Imamoglu?
- How will higher levels of military spending affect European economies?
- Should Israel step up attacks on the Houthis like they have Hamas and Hezbollah?
- Is Great Britain becoming the “sick man of Europe”?
- Should Poland pursue nuclear weapons?
- Is the elevation of Kirsty Coventry to the IOC presidency a blow for transgender rights?
- Should Calin Georgescu be allowed to participate in Romania’s presidential election?
- Will Syria’s new constitution aid in the stabilization of the country?
- What is the biggest impediment to implementing Egypt’s Gaza reconstruction plan?
- How significant will the prosecution of Rodrigo Duterte be for the ICC’s credibility?
- Is the British Conservative Party in a state of total collapse?
- How can Mark Carney guide Canada’s Liberals to another election victory?
- Which nation becomes the leader of the free world if the United States is no longer willing to take on that challenge?
- Do human rights have a future?
- Can Europe afford its own nuclear deterrent?
- What pivot should left-wing parties around the world take on immigration policy?
- Would a global trade war spark a global recession?
- Can Orsi reverse Uruguay’s economic stagnation?
- What would a post-NATO world look like?
- Should Peru halt oil and gas projects on indigenous lands?
- Is China truly ready for war with the United States?
- Are nuclear weapons losing their deterrence power?
- Should Pope Francis step down?
- Is the recent outbreak of violence in Syria a sign of things to come?
- What conditions would make Hamas agree to disarm?
- Based on the recent surge of Canadian nationalism over U.S. tariffs, does Trudeau regret his decision to step aside?
- Should Turkey release Abdullah Ocalan?
- If you were Volodymyr Zelensky, what would you do after the disastrous Oval Office meeting with President Trump?
- Will the AfD’s exclusion from coalition talks make it stronger?
- Is it in Israel’s national security interest to have a viable, independent Palestinian state?
- Will other countries try to mirror the DOGE experiment?
- How stable is Jordan’s monarchy?
- What should the new Syrian constitution include?
- Was it a mistake for Romanian authorities to lift a travel ban on the Tate brothers?
- Is Iran making a mistake in ruling out direct talks with the Trump administration?
- What is most needed to protect Europe from Russia?
- Who was the biggest loser in the German federal elections?
- Will broader use of AI weaken or strengthen authoritarian regimes?
- Is a closer relationship between the U.S. and Russia good for global security?
- What steps should South Africa take to solve its cost of living crisis?
- Should the Ukrainian government hold a presidential election in wartime?
- Is the $LIBRA scandal a threat to Milei’s presidency?
- What can Zelensky do to change Trump’s mind?
- Should Great Britain ban all knives with pointed ends?
- What impact would peace in Ukraine have on international gas markets?
- Are the EU’s tech rules too strict?
- What should Jordan’s King Abdullah II do if President Trump cuts all U.S. aid?
- Was Iohannis’ resignation a boost for the Romania far-right?
- Which candidate is best positioned to win Ecuador’s presidential runoff this spring?
- Does the integration of the Baltics into the EU’s electric grid enhance European security?
- Has Israel’s war in Gaza made peace in the Middle East easier or harder?
- Why do South Korean presidents frequently overstep?
- To what extent can AI help the global battle against climate change?
- Is Quebec separatism rising again?
- Should the EU have a seat at the table in Ukraine-Russia peace talks?
- When it is time to select the next pope will the Catholic Church move in a more conservative direction?
- Why has the NPT failed to achieve its goals?
- Will Saudi Arabia reconsider its rejection of President Trump’s Gaza plan?
- Is it in Colombia’s best interest to continue fighting an aggressive drug war?
- If the liberal world order is collapsing, what is replacing it?
- Should the WHO be rebuilt?
- Is Japan on the wrong path to achieve fiscal health?
- Could Trump’s Gaza plan cause significant unrest in Egypt and Jordan?
- Will Bayrou’s no-confidence victory be short lived?
- Is Vucic’s grip on Serbia slipping?
- Will Ahmed al-Sharaa be a warlord, jihadi, nation builder, or some combination thereof?
- How would the end of PEPFAR affect global health?
- Will the departure of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger hurt Ecowas?
- Should Rwanda be sanctioned for supporting M23 rebels?
- Why are many African power grids in poor shape?
- Should Egyptian leaders fear a Syria-like uprising?
- Will U.S. tariffs against Canada provide a boost to the Liberals electoral fortunes?
- Is it too late to stop Iran from getting a nuclear weapon?
- How far to the right will Germany’s next government lean?
- Has Western Europe become too weak to be an effective world leader?
- Is the world in the midst of a “red tape” revolution?
- Why have democratic activists failed in Belarus?
- How will U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord impact the global fight against climate change?
- What does Syria need to do to be ready to welcome back its refugees?
- Is Mexico doing enough to combat fentanyl trafficking?
- How will an arrest order against Evo Morales impact the next Bolivian presidential election?
- What is most responsible for Macron’s low popularity ratings?
- Is South Africa’s land seizure law a mistake?
- How much of a threat is Lakurawa to Nigeria’s national security?
- Is there any significance in the ICC’s pursuit of arrest warrants for the Taliban’s leadership?
- How important is Lula da Silva to the Brazilian political left?
- Who will be the next global dictator to fall?
- What can stop Sudan’s genocide?
- Will political instability in Syria exacerbate tensions between Turkey and Syria’s Kurdish peoples?
- Should Urrutia return to Venezuela?
- Will the Gaza ceasefire lead to a lasting peace between Israel and Hamas?
- What does BRICS membership mean for Nigeria?
- Why has the British Conservative Party lost ground to Reform UK?
- Is outsourcing strengthening or weakening developed economies?
- Have the Houthis become the most powerful non-state actor in the Middle East?
- Is Cuba a state sponsor of terrorism?
- What percentage of the vote will the AfD win in the German federal elections?
- Is Russian influence growing in Central Europe?
- Should Indonesian try to become a global EV exporter?
- Is AUKUS working?
- Can the EU do much to prevent Elon Musk’s involvement in European politics?
- Who should be the next leader of Canada’s Liberal Party?
- What should Denmark do with Greenland?
- How should Panama respond to U.S. President-elect Trump’s rhetoric about the Panama Canal?
- Is ISIS a bigger threat today than it was a decade ago?
- Will 2025 be the year that the Russo-Ukrainian War comes to an end?