1. Why does Hamid Karzai want NATO reconstruction teams out of Afghanistan?
2. Do Britain’s banks need to increase capital controls beyond international standards?
3. Will the latest inter-Korean talks go anywhere?
4. What does the dispute over the 17th Karmapa say about the current state of relations between India and China?
5. How can fraud be prevented in the Haitian runoff election?
6. Should Spain legailiez the ETA’s new political party?
7. Will the Ivory Coast be the next African nation to experience civil war?
8. Should the UN send a peacekeeping force to secure the Cambodia-Thai border?
9. What steps would bring more stability to the global food supply chain?
10. Will Britain extradite Julian Assange to Sweden?
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1. Is Germany the strong man of Europe?
2. Despite its problems, will Burma’s move towards a parliamentary system better the country’s economic situation?
3. Are fears of a global cocoa shortage overrated?
4. Could unrest in the Middle East lead to the collapse of OPEC?
5. Will drug violence be the biggest issue in the next Mexican presidential election?
6. Has India been too heavy handed in its approach towards domestic terrorism?
7. Should Nigeria go to an open ballot system for electing political officials?
8. Will the murder of David Kato spark significant changes in the way Uganda deals with its gay community?
9. Are fuel subsidies holding Bolivia back?
10. Is ElBaradei strong enough to lead Egypt?
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1. How should Russia respond after the suicide attack at the Domodedovo airport?
2. Will African nations use force to topple Laurent Gbagbo?
3. Are Mexico’s judicial reforms going far enough?
4. Does the resignation of Andy Coulson create more problems for the Conservative Party when it comes to Britain’s phone hacking scandal?
5. Are South Korean anxieties about America’s foreign policy toward North Korea justified?
6. Would the overthrow of the Egyptian government imperil Israel’s security?
7. Has foreign aid been counterproductive to Haiti?
8. Will the transformation of India’s strategic doctrine spread the country’s military too thin?
9. How would the development of Internet intfrastructure impact Africa’s economy?
10. After Tunisia, who’s next?
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1. What steps does the Russian government need to take to decrease the spread of HIV?
2. Will this be Mahmoud Abbas’s last year as Palestinian president?
3. Without Jean Marie Le Pen at the helm, will the National Front become irrelevant?
4. Have sanctions against Burma failed?
5. Should Haiti bring Jean-Claude Duvalier to justice?
6. Would a world without nuclear weapons be less secure?
7. Is it in the international community’s best interest for Hezbollah to not be charged in the murder of Rafik Hariri?
8. Does Ehud Barak’s decision to leave the Labor Party strengthen Benjamin Netanyahu’s government?
9. Will the unrest in Tunisia spread to other North African nations?
10. Would privatization make the British healthcare system better?
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1. Is Cuba’s economic model in disarray?
2. Should Chinese economic policymakers fear a rise in worker wages?
3. Is the world headed for a food crisis in 2011?
4. What is behind the recent protests in Algeria?
5. Why has the ETA called for a permanent ceasefire with the Spanish government?
6. How should the EU sanction Belarus over the jailing of opposition leaders?
7. Should Sudan recognize the results of the South’s independence referendum if it means that they are removed from the U.S. State Department’s list of state sponsors of terrorism?
8. Are concerns about the security of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons misguided?
9. Should South Korea upgrade its defense deal with Israel?
10. Is China’s new stealth fighter a significant threat to the United States?
1. What will be the world’s most dangerous hot spot in 2011?
2. Is $100 a barrell oil in OPEC’s best interest?
3. What does the conviction of Mikhail Khodorkovsky mean for Vladimir Putin’s political future?
4. Will Greece’s planned anti-migrant wall stem illegal immigration?
5. How can Japan shore up financing for its Social Security system?
6. Is Netanyahu right to criticize the Palestinians for refusing to recognize Israel as a Jewish state?
7. Would Southern Sudanese voters be making a mistake in voting for independence next week?
8. Is Pakistan headed for a new round of elections?
9. What will it take to make Laurent Gbagbo step down?
10. Is the Egyptian government responsible for the recent suicide car bombing on a Christian worship service?
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1. What will it take for China to act on North Korea?
2. Will European support enable Russia to join the WTO in 2011?
3. Were the EU’s stress tests on banks this past summer stringent enough?
4. Should Saudi Arabia pursue nuclear technology?
5. How will recent flooding in Venezuela impact Hugo Chavez’s political standing?
6. Can a non-democratic China be a responsible global power?
7. Why is Great Britain slipping in global education rankings?
8. How will Brazil and Argentina’s recognition of a Palestinian state impact the Israeli-Palestinian peace process?
9. Is Julian Assange the right pick for Person of the Year?
10. Should Italy leave the euro zone?
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1. Is the EU’s tin ear responsible for the increased electoral success of far-right parties across the continent?
2. Are austerity measures the only way to stop Europe’s debt crisis?
3. Will Christina Fernandez de Kirchner run for re-election in 2011?
4. How will Haiti’s recent presidential election impact the country’s reconstruction budget?
5. Is Luis Moreno-Ocampo’s move to name Kenyan politicians accused of orchestrating violence after elections in 2007 unwise?
6. How fair was Egypt’s latest parliamentary election?
7. Has Africa’s partnership with the EU been a failure?
8. How will WikiLeaks State Department document dump impact Iran’s relations with other Middle Eastern nations?
9. What grade does China deserve for its handling of the Korea crisis?
10. Can Germany continue to afford bailing out other euro zone members?
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1. Does Aung San Suu Kyi need to call for Western nations to end sanctions against Burma?
2. Will NATO’s efforts in Afghanistan be improved by recent agreements with Russia to bolster cooperation in the area?
3. Is kidnapping the next venture for Somali pirates?
4. Will Sarkozy’s cabinet reshuffle fix his problems with the French right?
5. How can India improve building safety?
6. Is the UN to blame for Haiti’s cholera outbreak?
7. How will Prince William’s engagement impact how the British people view the royal family?
8. Why is Russia angry over Viktor Bout’s extradition to the U.S.?
9. How should Pakistan respond to President Obama endorsement of India’s candidacy for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council?
10. Is Ireland going to bring down the euro zone?
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1. Who will be the next global superpower?
2. Compared to other international financial institutions, how effective is the G-20?
3. What might South Korea have to give up to have North Korea pull back from its push for nuclear weapons?
4. Does Hugo Chavez’s latest wave of nationalizations show that he is becoming politically desperate?
5. How important were Greece’s recent elections for Europe’s long-term fiscal health?
6. Should the international community listen to Robert Zoellick’s call for a new gold standard?
7. What impact will recent protests against the Russian government’s handling of assembly and press issues have on the nation’s political system?
8. Would a nuclear Iran be the greatest danger to the international community?
9. After its recent elections, what is next for Burma?
10. Is parliamentary democracy holding Iraq back?
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1. How would the international community react if Lebanon had a coup?
2. Will Berlusconi’s latest scandal lead to the downfall of his government?
3. Would Indonesia benefit from an economic partnership with Australia?
4. Will Mikhail Khodorkovsky die in prison?
5. What will be Nestor Kirchner’s legacy?
6. How should investors react to Dilma Rousseff’s victory in Brazil’s presidential election?
7. Why is Yemen becoming a hot bed for international terrorism?
8. Is ASEAN doing a poor job dealing with Myanmar?
9. What does French and British military cooperation mean for NATO?
10. How can China and Japan’s dispute over islands in the East China Sea be resolved?
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1. What will be Lula da Silva’s legacy?
2. Does Felipe Calderon’s proposal to allow civilian courts to try soldiers for abuses against civilians go far enough?
3. Will Serbia make it into the EU before Turkey?
4. How would UN recognition of an independent Palestinian state impact Middle East peace talks?
5. Will French protests against pension reform efforts inspire more protests against austerity measures across the continent?
6. How can Haiti combat its cholera outbreak?
7. Should the international community be concerned about the cash payments Iran is sending to Afghanistan?
8. Has the Congo’s expot ban on minerals in eastern provinces successfully reduced violence in the area?
9. How will Russia’s upgrade of its Black Sea fleet impact Ukranian efforts to join NATO?
10. Has China overtaken Japan as the dominant power in East Asia?
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1. Can a Maliki-Sadr coalition solve Iraq’s problems?
2. Should Russia join NATO’s missile defense project?
3. Will the arrest of several top officers in the Niger military impede the nation’s return to democracy?
4. Why did Canada fail to win a seat on the UN Security Council?
5. How will the trial of 151 Kurdish activists impact Turkey’s EU bid?
6. Does a recent attack on the Chechen parliament show that Russia has yet to claim victory in the tumultuous republic?
7. Will Merkel’s move to the right on immigration destabalize her coalition with the FDP?
8. Should China release Liu Xiaobo?
9. Will the latest French protests halt Sarkozy’s pension reform effort?
10. How should Colombia respond to the Russia-Venezuela nuclear deal?
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1. How would a renewed Lebanese civil war impact the Israeli-Palestinian peace process?
2. Will Kyrgyzstan’s experiment with parliamentary democracy work?
3. Should Rafael Correa dissolve the National Assembly?
4. Why are government across the world pursuing tough immigration policies?
5. Is Vietnam Asia’s next economic tiger?
6. Should the international community be alarmed at China’s reaction to Liu Xiaobo winning the Nobel Peace Prize?
7. How should the Chilean government reform its mining industry?
8. Should Western nations lift sanctions on Zimbabwe?
9. Why is Germany’s Green Party on the rise?
10. Are mainstream European parties only strengthening the far right by trying to keep them from playing a governing role?
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1. Should the UN have toned down its report on violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo?
2. Will the Greek government eventually default on its debts?
3. How will a recent police uprising impact Ecuadorian politics?
4. Should the Haitian govenment issue a moratorium on tent camp evictions?
5. Who will win Brazil’s presidential runoff?
6. Is China’s call for developed nations to make greater emissions cuts unreasonable?
7. How will Bosnia’s latest election impact its efforts to join the EU?
8. Will the decision to cut child benefits hurt David Cameron politically?
9. Is the Netherlands making a mistake by putting Geert Wilders on trial for inciting discrimination and hatred?
10. How can the Nigerian government reduce corruption?
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