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1.  Should Thailand scrap its lese-majeste laws?
2.  How should Mikhael Saakashvili react to protests that are calling for hsis resignation?
3.  Should there be global rules for the Internet?
4.  How can the Democratic Alliance make greater inroads with black voters in South Africa?
5.  After taking a beating in local elections and considering the level of political unrest in the country, should Zapatero call for early elections?
6.  How should Japan redesign its power grid in light of the Fukushima nuclear disaster?
7.  What steps can the international community take to ensure that Sudan and Southern Sudan do not go to war?
8.  How secure is Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal?
9.  Is it only a matter of time before NATO ground forces are in Libya?
10.  How would a Chinese economic slowdown impact the global economy?

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1.  Is Great Britain withdrawing from Afghanistan too quickly?
2.  Would the Pakistani government benefit more by having a stronger relationship with China instead of the United States?
3.  How will the arrest of Dominique Strauss-Kahn impact the 2012 French presidential election?
4.  Is Belarus headed for a debt crisis?
5.  Will the Syrian government’s attempt to distract its population from domestic political problems work?
6.  Would Greece’s exit from the euro be legal?
7.  Is the ICC moving too quickly against Moammar Gaddafi?
8.  How should Guatemala confront rising drug violence?
9.  Will BP’s risky deal with Rosneft pay off?
10.  How can the Democratic Alliance increase its share of the black vote in South Africa? 

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1.  Do fines leveled against economic consultants for publishing inflation figures that differ from the Argentinian government’s official position violate constitutional guarantees of freedom of expression?
2.  Is international assistance to Greece only leading to paralysis in the country’s political apparatus?
3.  How can Asian governments solve the gap in employment rates between men and women?
4.  Will the British monarchy retain its popularity after the death of Queen Elizabeth II?
5.  What role will Salafism play in the new Egypt?
6.  If Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev both run for the Russian presidency in 2012, who will win?
7.  Is Libya on the brink of a food crisis?
8.  How will a recent study by the International Institute for Strategic Studies on FARC aid to Rafael Correa’s 2006 presidential campaign impact Ecuador’s relations with Colombia?
9.  Will Ahmadinejad resign?
10.  Are UN efforts to get information from the United States on the death of Osama bin Laden harming the organization’s reputation?

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1.  Will the one child policy halt China’s emergence as a global superpower?
2.  Is Uganda the next Ivory Coast?
3.  Will Germany’s decision to lift labor market restrictions on Eastern European workers hurt native born German workers?
4.  Does Venezuela’s minimum wage hike go far enough to help workers bear the country’s high inflation rate?
5.  Will British voters ditch the country’s winner-take-all electoral system?
6.  Has the world lost its appetite for free trade?
7.  Why is global press freedom declining?
8.  Is NATO overstepping its mandate in Libya?
9.  Should Israel withhold taxes collected on behalf of the Palestinian National Authority?
10.  How will the killing of Osama bin Laden impact Pakistani politics?

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