1. How can the European Union create a sustainable migration policy?
2. Does a nuclear North Korea actually make East Asia more stable?
3. How has social media altered the dynamics of war?
4. Are Afghans better off than they were prior to Operation Enduring Freedom seventeen years ago?
5. Can Abdel Abdul-Mahdi bring stability to Iraq?
6. Does the Palestinian Authority have legal governance over all of the Palestinian territories?
7. What is the biggest obstacle to needed social and economic reforms in Bosnia?
8. Should India form a closer relationship with Russia?
9. Will China suffer any significant international fallout for the detainment of Meng Hongwei?
10. Has Mali done enough to heal from the Tuareg rebellion?
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1. If Democrats win the House, should they try to impeach Brett Kavanaugh?
2. Does Nancy Pelosi have enough support in the Democratic caucus to become the next Speaker of the House?
3. Is the NAFTA deal a significant achievement for President Trump?
4. How can the U.S. best prevent tax avoidance?
5. Should the U.S. remove its troops from Okinawa?
6. Has the Trump administration “reset” American relations with China?
7. Did President Trump deserve the Nobel Peace Prize?
8. Should the U.S. be willing to part with its nuclear weapons arsenal in order to encourage nuclear non-proliferation?
9. Do foreign wars increase income inequality?
10. Will Senator Joe Manchin switch parties after the midterm elections?
1. Is Nikki Haley a future presidential candidate?
2. Should the U.S. launch a military invasion of Venezuela?
3. Are American partisan politics compromising the independence of the judicial branch?
4. How can CNN become more competitive in the cable news races?
5. Should airports adopt facial recognition technology as part of their security protocol?
6. How should Elon Musk fight the SEC’s lawsuit?
7. Do age restrictions to purchase firearms, if the purchaser is of adult age, violate the Second Amendment?
8. Will #MeToo produce a wider gender gap in midterm races?
9. Would America be better off if it limited its participation in international institutions?
10. Is the stock market headed for a crash by the end of October?
1. Should Boris Johnson challenge Theresa May for the leadership of the British Conservative Party?
2. What steps should Lopez Obrador take to make Mexico a safer place?
3. Can Nigeria solve its energy crisis?
4. Should Shinzo Abe prioritize constitutional or economic reforms?
5. Will Italy’s latest budget wrecks its economy?
6. Should Peru enact President Vizcarra’s anti-corruption measures?
7. What positions should Southeast Asian nations taken regarding the U.S.-Chinese trade war?
8. Does stronger Russian-Syrian defense cooperation produce significant problems for Israel’s defense strategy near the Golan Heights?
9. Should smaller nations sell citizenship?
10. Are bilateral trade deals preferrable to multilateral ones?
1. Should Japan consider building a nuclear arsenal?
2. Is the Maldives young democracy faltering?
3. Was the recent Vatican-China accord a victory for the Catholic Church?
4. How should the Iranian government respond to the recent military parade attack?
5. What recommendations should international financial institutions make to countries battling hyperinflation?
6. Would a failed Brexit create greater polarization in British politics?
7. Does the UN need to make significant changes in its distribution of humanitarian aid?
8. Is it too late for the international community to take action on climate change?
9. Should Colombia make a FARC-like deal with the ELN?
10. Would continental family planning efforts prove to be a boon for Africa’s economy?
1. If Kavanaugh is not confirmed by the midterm elections, how might that affect the race to control the Senate?
2. Should Trump fire Rosenstein?
3. If the U.S. federal government were to lead an anti-trust effort against big tech, is President Trump the person to best lead that effort?
4. Should the U.S. enact immigration controls that attempt to deter newcomers that use public benefits?
5. Could a more aggressive tariff policy help reduce the budget deficit?
6. Should Black Lives Matter become more of a political movement?
7. Which country in the world would most imperil American hegemony?
8. Should airlines enact more restrictions on “emotional-support animals”?
9. What is the best way for the U.S. to protect its national security interests in space?
10. Does the Senate Judiciary Committee need a protocol for sexual assault allegations?
1. Has the United States done enough to prevent a 2008-style financial crisis?
2. Is the U.S. using sanctions too aggressively?
3. Will President Trump’s comments about Hurricane Maria negatively affect Rick Scott’s Senate hopes in Florida?
4. Could President Obama’s return to the campaign trail block the “blue wave”?
5. Is it time for American to end the war in Afghanistan?
6. Who will be the next mayor of Chicago?
7. Is the FDA’s assault on vaping misguided?
8. Why has Google avoided some of the same public scorn as Facebook and Twitter?
9. Will Feinstein’s late attack derail Kavanaugh’s confirmation?
10. Was the Manafort deal a big win for Mueller?
1. Are Israeli settlements the greatest obstacle to peace with the Palestinians?
2. How can Europe’s center-right parties fend off populist challenges?
3. Will Venezuela’s ills be corrected with violence or votes?
4. Could a global tariff war trigger a 2008-like global economic meltdown?
5. Will Abiy’s reforms fix Ethiopia’s political and economic ills?
6. Would it be in the interest of Middle Eastern governments to form closer ties to China?
7. Are the BJP’s policies costing India influence abroad?
8. Should Guatemala continue its anti-corruption campaign?
9. Has the Myanmar military co-opted Aung San Suu Kyi?
10. Will Steve Bannon be an effective organizer of Europe’s far-right populists?
1. Is another Chinese Revolution brewing?
2. Does the West still have a deterrent to Russian aggression in Eastern Europe?
3. Will there soon be a spike in global oil prices?
4. Should the EU be aiding autocrats to deal with the migrant crisis?
5. How will the stabbing of Jair Bolsonaro impact the Brazilian presidential election?
6. Is the new NAFTA deal better or worse than the previous one?
7. Should Japan be concerned about the state of its relationship with the United States?
8. Will bad economic news force South Africa to change course on its proposed land reforms?
9. Has the UN’s effort to regulate global arms traffic failed?
10. Should Serbians receive autonomy within Kosovo?
1. Are colleges doing enough to help students mental health conditions?
2. Will Nike’s embrace of Colin Kaepernick prove beneficial to its bottom line?
3. Who will win the Florida gubernatorial election?
4. Will recent wage growth in the U.S. economy continue?
5. Did Trump overreact to the New York Times “insider” op-ed?
6. What fixes should be made to Supreme Court confirmation hearings?
7. To what extent is Roe v. Wade “settled law”?
8. Will Trump do a cabinet shakeup if the GOP loses its control of Congress in the midterm elections?
9. Is there a place for foreign interventionism in the Democratic Party’s foreign policy agenda?
10. What role should Africa play in U.S. foreign policy?
1. Does the federal government need to regulate airline prices?
2. Should federal employees get a pay raise in 2019?
3. Why is the state of the economy not bolstering President Trump’s approval ratings?
4. How might the proposed Title IX reforms affect future sexual assault investigations on college campuses?
5. What reforms need to be made to the National Flood Insurance Program?
6. Can John Cox win the California gubernatorial election?
7. Should Congress have a role in NAFTA renegotiations?
8. How should Democrats use President Obama in the 2018 midterms?
9. Was John McCain’s funeral too politicized?
10. If Ted Cruz loses in Texas, would it be the sign of a midterm aberration or a sign that Texas is gradually turning blue over the long-term?
1. Have Lebanon’s political problems wrecked its economy?
2. Are global cryptocurrencies useless?
3. Can Russia end the war in Afghanistan?
4. Should Japan invest in a robust missile defense system?
5. Will it take a severe economic recession to change China’s political status quo?
6. How can the EU to carve out an economic policy that is more independent from the United States?
7. Should the international community levy sanctions against Uganda over its treatment of political dissidents?
8. Have the rise of Islamist parties in North Africa benefitted the region?
9. Should Syria’s Kurds make a deal with Assad?
10. How will the Argentina and Turkish currency crises affect emerging markets?
1. Will cover up allegations force Pope Francis to vacate the papacy?
2. Would a renegotiated NAFTA hurt the Mexican economy?
3. Has the international community forgotten the Rohingya?
4. What steps does the Iranian government need to take to bolster the nation’s economic performance?
5. Can Scott Morrison bolster the Liberal Party’s fortunes in the next Australian general election?
6. How should Costa Rica’s government handle the recent migrant influx from Nicaragua?
7. What can global populism achieve?
8. Are Western sanctions against Russia working?
9. Should Israel increase defense spending?
10. Can the EU be a powerful global force in enforcing online privacy?
1. Should the Department of Education loosen regulations on for-profit colleges?
2. Has Texas recovered from Hurricane Harvey?
3. Should the Social Security payroll tax cap be eliminated?
4. What position should the U.S. take regarding China’s crackdown on its Muslim Uyghur community?
5. Should more localities pursue soda taxes?
6. How many Democratic votes will Kavanaugh win during his confirmation?
7. Will the Mollie Tibbetts case reframe the American immigration debate?
8. How will new superdelegate rules affect the 2020 Democratic presidential primary?
9. Would it be a mistake for President Trump to fire Jeff Sessions?
10. How aggressively should Democrats seek Trump’s impeachment?
1. Should social media become regulated like a public utility?
2. Was Trump justified in revoking John Brennan’s security clearance?
3. Does the U.S. need a trade “reset” with China?
4. Can Gary Johnson capture New Mexico’s Senate seat?
5. Should conserving oil be an American economic imperative?
6. Where should cities invest to best fight crime?
7. Were media denunciations of Trump’s attacks on the press necessary?
8. If Democrats win the House in 2018, what would be their first priority?
9. Does the U.S. need a “space force”?
10. Will Omarosa’s revelations do significant damage to the Trump administration?