1. Is the WHO doing enough in response to the China coronavirus outbreak?
2. What impact will growing climate change activism have on oil-producing states in the developing world?
3. Should Russia create a formal alliance with China?
4. Are European countries too subservient to the United States?
5. Would the imposition of “carbon tariffs” be a violation of global free trade rules?
6. Will Erdogan’s willingness to use the Turkish military in regional conflicts backfire?
7. Are locust swarms threatening East Africa’s food supplies?
8. How can Peru bolster its anti-corruption efforts?
9. Will low global oil prices persist through 2020?
10. Are Modi’s domestic policies hurting India’s ability to become a global superpower?
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1. Has Bashar al-Assad’s victory in the Syrian Civil War made him a weaker leader?
2. Are China’s activities in Xinjiang cultivating the national security emergencies it most fears?
3. Can more robust political activism fix Haiti’s dysfunctional political system?
4. How can Australia best combat future bushfires?
5. What drove Vladimir Putin’s constitutional coup?
6. How can a Johnson-led Britain create better relationships with African nations?
7. Do African nations need outside assistance in fighting jihadist threats?
8. Did global protests in 2019 achieve anything?
9. Is the World Economic Forum running out of energy?
10. How fragile is Iran’s regime?
1. How should the Iranian government handle recent protests over its downing of a Ukrainian jetliner?
2. Is “Megxit” a major blow to the British monarchy?
3. What can be done to stop Libya’s collapse?
4. Does Australia need to adopt controlled burning programs?
5. Why did Tsai Ing-wen win the Taiwanese presidential election?
6. Is China’s Taiwan strategy failing?
7. What should Justin Trudeau prioritize in his second term?
8. Can Europe reduce tensions between the U.S. and Iran?
9. What will be the economic impact of Spain’s new left-wing government?
10. Are global commodity prices poised to rise in the next five years?
- Has Britain’s Labour Party lost touch with the working class?
- How should Iran respond to the death of General Qassem Soleimani?
- Would a war between the U.S. and Iran allow China to retake Taiwan?
- Was the drone strike on Soleimani a violation of international law?
- Are Bolsonaro’s economic policies working?
- Which nation improved the most in 2019?
- How can Russia make significant diplomatic inroads in Africa?
- Will the global economy grow in 2020?
- Could growing tensions in the Middle East drive a wedge between NATO allies?
- Has Shinzo Abe’s foreign policy been beneficial to Japan?
1. Will Brexit cause a breakup of the United Kingdom as a political entity?
2. What is the future of global capitalism?
3. Will the USMCA become the model for future global trade deals?
4. Can the EU reach its target of having net-zero greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050?
5. Who should be the next leader of Canada’s Conservative Party?
6. Was the recent British general election a realigning one?
7. Do the IMF and World Bank have a role to play in the fight against global climate change?
8. Were the 2010s a “lost decade” for Latin America?
9. Would a victory by Khalifa Hifter in Libya’s civil war be a victory for Russia?
10. Is Russia reasserting control of Moldova?
1. Why is Germany’s political center collapsing?
2. Can Macron pass pension reform?
3. Should electoral interference be deemed an act of war?
4. Do economies woes bode ill for the long-term viability of Iran’s Islamic Republic?
5. Should Justin Trudeau fear a “Wexit”?
6. Does Japan need to embrace a more lax immigration policy?
7. Is China gaining more power in international institutions?
8. Are religious parties losing ground in the Arab World?
9. Is Italy’s Five Star Movement imploding?
10. What steps can Haiti take to wean itself from international food assistance?
1. How can Spain resolve the Catalan crisis?
2. Is “knife control” needed in Europe?
3. How might the London stabbings affect the British elections?
4. Will the SPD’s move to the left undermine Angela Merkel’s political standing?
5. Should Benjamin Netanyahu resign?
6. Is AMLO’s anti-corruption drive more about enhancing his own political power?
7. Has Bolsonaro lost the political energy that made his presidential campaign so successful?
8. How should China respond to America’s official support of the Hong Kong protests?
9. Will Sudan’s political revolution help the peoples of Darfur?
10. Is the Internet becoming less free?
Note: Because of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday there will be no questions posted for the week of November 25-December 1. Questions will resume on December 2.
1. What effect might a mass Christian exodus have on the Middle East?
2. How can the international community bring Iran back to the table with regards to its nuclear weapons program?
3. Would the recognition of Bashar al-Assad as the winner of Syria’s civil war best help the nation get back on its feet?
4. Is Australia too dependent on China?
5. Should Iran try to step in and suppress the uprisings in Iraq and Lebanon?
6. Are Latin American states too divided to help stabilize Bolivia?
7. Why have attempts by the West to liberalize China failed?
8. Should President Trump pardon Roger Stone?
9. Is the upcoming British general election do or die for Jeremy Corbyn’s control for the Labour Party?
10. A year later: Did the yellow vest protests achieve their goals?
1. Is NATO suffering from “brain death”?
2. Was Evo Morales’ resignation a victory for Bolivian democracy?
3. Is growing political fragmentation making it harder to govern European countries?
4. Should the IMF look to replicate its success in Jamaica with other borrower nations?
5. What will the next Spanish government look like?
6. Do leftist politicians have the answers for what ails Latin America?
7. What can India do to fix revive its manufacturing sector?
8. Should European governments allow Islamic State militants to return home?
9. Will Iran possess a nuclear bomb within the next five years?
10. Is it in Taiwan’s best interest to have close economic ties to China?
1. Are Iraqi prison camps becoming a new breeding ground for Islamic extremism?
2. Should Brazil seek a closer relationship with China?
3. Will the next British general election resolve the Brexit question for good?
4. Could tensions between Colombia and Venezuela eventually lead to war?
5. Will Alberto Fernandez be able to fix what ails the Argentinian economy?
6. What does Russia seek in a multipolar world?
7. Are developing nations too vulnerable to cyber attacks?
8. Will Saad Hariri’s resignation satisfy Lebanon’s protesters?
9. Could global efforts to contain climate change and limit fossil fuel consumption cause political havoc in the Middle East?
10. Is rising regional inequality a threat to global stability?
1. Will the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi do significant damage to ISIS?
2. Is Russia a paper tiger?
3. How can Argentina reduce its acceleration rate of inflation?
4. Is Narendra Modi doing enough to fix India’s economic system?
5. Were the recent Canadian elections a victory for Justin Trudeau?
6. Was Bolivia’s recent presidential election legitimate?
7. Should North Korea walk away from talks with the United States?
8. Has Jokowi’s presidency been a disappointment?
9. Does the EU need to reform itself before it accepts new member?
10. What challenges does the Mexican economy currently face?
1. Is Russia replacing the United States as the major foreign presence in the Middle East?
2. Will Turkey’s invasion of Syria cause a rebirth of ISIS?
3. What economic reforms does South Africa need?
4. Are the aims of the Extinction Rebellion protesters realistic?
5. Is India’s banking sector putting the country on the brink of financial collapse?
6. Can the United Nations push nations to act more on climate change?
7. Is Bolivia better off without Evo Morales?
8. Should Japan abolish its monarchy?
9. Will the imprisoning of Catalan nationalists avert future crises over Catalan secession?
10. Should Peter Handke lose his Nobel prize?
1. Who is Europe’s foreign policy leader?
2. Why are Iraqis becoming more disillusioned with their government?
3. How should NATO respond to Turkey’s invasion of Syria?
4. Should Ecuador reinstate fuel subsidies?
5. What is to blame for growing global restrictions on asylum seekers?
6. Does the rise of Kurdish nationalism spell greater instability for the Middle East?
7. If Boris Johnson abandoned the idea of Brexit, would it do major damage to the Conservative Party?
8. Could Hong Kong’s protests create political problems in Thailand?
9. Can Abiy Ahmed leverage his Nobel Peace Prize to create more positive changes for Ethiopia?
10. Will the PiS win Poland’s upcoming elections?
1. Does China need to become more democratic to become the world’s top superpower?
2. Should Japan build a nuclear weapons program?
3. Are Argentina’s economic problems politically induced?
4. Can ISIS make a comeback?
5. Should Pope Francis end the Catholic Church’s celibacy requirement for priests?
6. Can Bobi Wine win the Ugandan presidency?
7. How will a decline in oil production affect the Angolan economy?
8. Is an indictment of Benjamin Netanyahu inevitable?
9. Can Germany achieve its climate change target?
10. Will Martin Vizcarra defeat Congress in Peru’s constitutional struggle?
1. Does Greta Thunberg deserve the Nobel Peace Prize?
2. Is Latin America losing its battle against corruption?
3. Will a consumption tax increase create problems for the Japanese economy?
4. Is Afghan democracy failing?
5. Will China’s growing economic clout create greater political unrest in Asia?
6. Can Sebastian Kurz form a coalition government?
7. Could Iranian aggression against Saudi oil facilities turn the EU against it?
8. Will corruption allegations force Boris Johnson to resign?
9. Is it in Cuba’s best interest to keep supporting Maduro?
10. Was the UN climate summit successful?