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On January 12, 2015

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1. What would an ideal Afghan peace agreement between its government and the Taliban look like?
2. Is Boko Haram a regional, or merely a Nigerian, problem?
3. Would it be counterproductive for Thai authorities to ban Yingluck Shinawatra from politics?
4. Who will be the next crown prince of Saudi Arabia?
5. Why did Mahinda Rajapaksa lose the Sri Lankan presidential election?
6. What reforms do Asian air carriers need to make to improve safety?
7. Does deflation pose a substantial threat to the Chinese economy?
8. Are European political elites taking the threat of Islamic fundamentalism seriously?
9. Is North Korea a nuclear-weapons state?
10. Does the Charlie Hebdo attack guarantee a National Front victory in next French presidential election?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of January 12th-18th, 2015

On January 12, 2015

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1. Why did the attempted putsch against John Boehner fail?
2. Should David Petraeus be prosecuted?
3. What impact would Mitt Romney have on the Republican presidential primary if he decides to run for a third time?
4. Is the U.S. economy approaching full employment?
5. Do the 2015 gubernatorial elections matter?
6. Should President Obama veto Keystone?
7. Are the Washington Redskins entitled to trademark protection?
8. Should Congress approve President Obama’s community college plan?
9. What military role should the U.S. have in Afghanistan after 2016?
10. Will Barbara Boxer’s Senate seat be a tossup in the 2016 election cycle?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of January 5th-11th, 2015

On January 5, 2015

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1. Are young Americans facing a retirement crisis?
2. How should LGBT individuals be treated under affirmative action laws?
3. What will be President Obama’s first veto of 2015?
4. One year later: Has marijuana legislation lived up to the hype in Colorado?
5. What rights should pets have?
6. Should the U.S. extend the commitment of its remaining armed forces in Afghanistan?
7. What should be Jerry Brown’s top priorities as he enters his fourth term as governor of California?
8. How can the New York Times reverse its financial fortunes?
9. Was 2014 an awful year for President Obama?
10. Should Mike Huckabee run for president?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of January 5th-11th, 2015

On January 5, 2015

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1. Are low oil prices having a negative impact on Islamic militant groups?
2. If Palestinians join the ICC, how should Israel react?
3. Would the Western world welcome the collapse of the Russian economy?
4. How can Iran’s leadership make the Iranian economy more efficient?
5. What role should Australia play in the fight against ISIS?
6. Will the Virginia Roberts scandal significantly damage the British monarchy’s reputation?
7. Should Lebanon significantly limit the number of asylum seekers it takes in from Syria?
8. Will a Syriza election win lead to Greece abandoning the euro?
9. Is globalization enhancing human rights in the developing world?
10. What role will the NHS play in the 2015 British parliamentary elections?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of December 29th, 2014-January 4th, 2015

On December 29, 2014

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1. Can the Honduran military solve the nation’s crime problem?
2. Is the AU’s mission in Somalia failing?
3. Should Laos dam the Mekong?
4. Does the EU need to establish a single market for services?
5. Is the world winning the fight against child labor?
6. Should German politicians ignore Pegida?
7. Does Nicaragua need a canal?
8. Should Pakistan re-impose a moratorium on the death penalty?
9. Does Jordan’s fight against ISIS threaten King Abdullah’s rule?
10. Will the euro zone crisis return in 2015?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of December 29th, 2014-January 4th, 2015

On December 29, 2014

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1. Should House Republicans move to expel Michael Grimm?
2. Are racial tensions rising in the United States?
3. What should be the top three priorities of the incoming Republican Congress?
4. Did the Supreme Court rule appropriately in Heien v. North Carolina?
5. Why does President Obama have a poor approval rating among military personnel?
6. Should the Federal Reserve raise interest rates before April?
7. How can the U.S. increase the number of start up firms?
8. Should the U.S. give Guantanamo Bay back to Cuba?
9. How can Bill de Blasio repair his relationship with the NYPD?
10. Can the Republicans win the presidency if there is a strong economy by 2016?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of December 22nd-28th, 2014

On December 22, 2014

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1. How should the Department of Education rate colleges and universities?
2. What should be the Democrats economic message in 2016?
3. Is Illinois America’s Greece?
4. Will state lawsuits against Colorado end its marijuana legalization experiment?
5. Is “high value targeting” an ineffective way to fight terrorist groups?
6. Should the U.S. continue to provide defense equipment to Taiwan?
7. In light of falling oil prices, is the Keystone pipeline still needed?
8. Should a history of mental illness bar citizens from owning a firearm?
9. Did Sony Pictures make the right decision to pull “The Interview”?
10. Will normalizing relations with Cuba improve the United States’ standing with other Latin American nations?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of December 22nd-28th, 2014

On December 22, 2014

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1. Does Kenya’ new anti-terror bill go too far?
2. Will the Peshawar school massacre lead to a more robust Pakistani response to Taliban militancy?
3. Is Pope Francis an early frontrunner for the next Nobel Peace Prize?
4. Will Ukraine’s economic blockade of Donetsk and Luhansk produce an end to the Ukrainian civil war?
5. How can China prevent Hong Kong-style protests in its other semiautonomous areas?
6. Is Modi doing enough to rein in Hindu radicals?
7. Would a UN vote on the West Bank strengthen Israeli hardliners?
8. Was North Korea responsible for the hacking of Sony Pictures?
9. Are weak commodities markets eroding the power of the BRICS?
10. Would the elimination of the U.S. embargo strengthen the Castro regime?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of December 15th-21st, 2014

On December 15, 2014

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1. Will U.S. sanctions force the Maduro to change course?
2. After 13 years, did NATO accomplish its mission in Afghanistan?
3. Should Venezuela expand its oil diplomacy initiative?
4. What role should the UN play in resolving the Israeli-Palestinian dispute?
5. Should Michel Martelly resign?
6. What does a feminist foreign policy look like?
7. Was the Lima climate summit a failure?
8. Should the British government open a torture probe?
9. How should the Japanese snap election result be interpreted?
10. Will low oil prices constrain Russia’s foreign policy?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of December 15th-21st, 2014

On December 15, 2014

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1. How will low gas prices affect the U.S. economy?
2. Will Jeb Bush seek the presidency?
3. Should the U.S. provide lethal military aid to Ukraine?
4. Does the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report on interrogation techniques strengthen American foreign policy?
5. Should New York City eliminate its horse-carriage industry?
6. Are marijuana laws racially discriminatory?
7. Should President Obama take executive action to lift the embargo on Cuba?
8. Is the new budget bill a defeat for conservatives?
9. Are protests against police brutality making an impact?
10. Should the U.S. government investigate high airline ticket prices?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of December 8th-14th, 2014

On December 8, 2014

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1. Does Rahm Emanuel deserve a second term?
2. Did the Democrats throw Mary Landrieu under the bus?
3. Should the TSA be exempt from federal racial profiling rules?
4. Is it constitutional to execute mentally ill convicts?
5. Should New York City abandon “broken windows” policing?
6. Is America’s middle class crumbling?
7. Should the University of Virginia take legal action against Rolling Stone?
8. Has the Fed’s quantitative easing policy been successful?
9. Will Ashton Carter be an effective defense secretary?
10. Does it matter that the Democrats no longer have a Southern senator?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of December 8th-14th, 2014

On December 8, 2014

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1. Should Israelis give Benjamin Netanyahu a fourth term?
2. How can Joaquim Levy rejuvenate the Brazilian economy?
3. Are KMT losses in local Taiwanese elections a significant blow to its engagement policy with China?
4. Is a nuclear Iran inevitable?
5. Can international sanctions end the South Sudanese civil war?
6. Should Joseph Kabila exit in 2016?
7. How should Spain deal with Catalonia?
8. Has Germany’s Left Party atoned for its past?
9. Should Moldova cast its lot with the EU or Russia?
10. Is Greece headed for early elections?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of December 1st-7th, 2014

On December 1, 2014

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1. What reforms should be made to local Mexican police forces?
2. Are Western sanctions making it more difficult to find a solution to the Ukrainian crisis?
3. Who will win the Tunisian presidential runoff?
4. If Grace Mugabe takes over for her husband after his death, will Zimbabwe continue to stagnate?
5. Have the Hong Kong student protests failed?
6. Who should be TIME’s Person of the Year?
7. Is Sarkozy the best candidate the UMP can field in the next French presidential election?
8. Has OPEC lost control of the world’s oil markets?
9. Are the euro zone’s economic problems exacerbating immigration concerns?
10. Will Shinzo Abe get the mandate he wants from Japanese voters?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of December 1st-7th, 2014

On December 1, 2014