1. Should Great Britain extradite Julian Assange to the United States?
2. Could the coronavirus lead to the cancellation of the Tokyo Olympics?
3. Has the EU failed Libya?
4. What role should Great Britain play in countering China’s geopolitical aims?
5. Should Russia increase its outreach to the Kurds?
6. Are the prospects of an “Asian Century” dwindling?
7. If the Taliban retook control of Afghanistan, would the country be better off than it is today?
8. Is Turkey strengthening its position in the Easter Mediterranean?
9. Should Uruguay embrace austerity measures?
10. Which multi-nation institution is best suited to combat East Africa’s locust outbreak?
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1. Is AMLO failing to curtail Mexico’s crime problem?
2. Can the ICC convict Omar al-Bashir on genocide charges?
3. Is the Grand Renaissance Dam a major threat to Egypt’s economic future?
4. Should global efforts to curtail the coronavirus focus more on mitigation rather than containment?
5. Can the IMF fix what ails Lebanon’s economy?
6. Should economic sanctions be imposed on Brazil if more aggressive efforts are not made to stop deforestation in the Amazon?
7. Does Justin Trudeau need to play a more active role in resolving the dispute over the Coastal GasLink Pipeline?
8. Is Abbas’ influence in Palestinian affairs shrinking?
9. Does NATO still need Turkey?
10. Can Iran afford to maintain its current rate of military spending?
1. Which Democrat will win the Nevada caucus?
2. Are Michael Bloomberg’s chances of winning the Democratic presidential nomination increasing?
3. Would Major League Baseball’s contraction plan do major damage to local communities?
4. Is there a ceiling on how much support Bernie Sander’s presidential candidacy can garner?
5. If there was a major coronavirus outbreak in the United States, would it cause a recession?
6. Would a renewed national assault weapons ban reduce crime rates?
7. Do “red flag” laws violate the Second Amendment?
8. Should the U.S. halt the sale of aircraft parts to China?
9. Was Roger Stone’s original sentence unfair?
10. Would it be politically wise for President Trump to engage in a crackdown on sanctuary cities?
1. Should Tom Perez still be the chairman of the Democratic National Committee?
2. Will the Iowa caucus fiasco cause Iowa to lose its “first-in-the-nation” status?
3. Is Joe Biden’s presidential candidacy on the ropes?
4. Was President Trump’s State of the Union a success?
5. Will Senator Susan Collins vote to acquit President Trump significantly harm her re-election prospects?
6. Would an effort to censure President Trump achieved greater bipartisanship than impeachment?
7. Does the United States healthcare system need more privatization or more government intervention?
8. Why are American voters so unhappy?
9. Does Rush Limbaugh deserve the Presidential Medal of Freedom?
10. Will there be fewer private colleges operating in America within the next two decades?
1. Are greater global protections needed for migrant laborers?
2. Can greater regional cooperation prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon?
3. Will Belarus become the next Ukraine?
4. Is the coronavirus outbreak creating a major threat to the Chinese Communist Party’s rule?
5. Does Colombia need more liberal trade rules?
6. Is Joseph Kabila still the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s most powerful political figure?
7. Does the French government need to do more to protect its Jewish population?
8. Will the twenty-first century be the age of global autocracy?
9. Is it time for a united Ireland?
10. Should NATO pivot to Greece as Turkey becomes more wary of the West?
1. Is the coronavirus triggering a wave of anti-Chinese sentiment across the world?
2. Was the Arab League justified in rejecting President Trump’s Middle East peace plan?
3. Is dollarization creating even more economic hardship in Venezuela?
4. Would the world be better off without American leadership?
5. Is free speech in Brazil becoming less free?
6. Will the coronavirus do significant damage to China’s economy?
7. After Brexit, who will take Britain’s place in the EU?
8. Could Muqtada al-Sadr fix what ails Iraq?
9. Should European countries re-embrace nuclear energy to get away from a dependence on Russian natural gas?
10. Is India’s economy growing?
1. Would a prolonged Democratic presidential primary weaken the eventual nominee for the general election?
2. Was the DNC justified in changing its debate rules to include Michael Bloomberg?
3. Is there too much technology in the U.S. education system?
4. Should medical treatments for transgender children be prohibited until those children reach eighteen?
5. Will the Senate’s conduct during President Trump’s impeachment trial impact the 2020 Senate races in a meaningful way?
6. Should the U.S. withdraw from playing a future role in the Middle East peace process?
7. Is the Trump administration doing enough to prevent a large-scale coronavirus outbreak?
8. Should there be a legal requirement for all adults to get the flu vaccine each year?
9. Would it be in Facebook’s best interest to get a new leader?
10. Should Democrats welcome Hillary Clinton’s participation in the upcoming general election?
1. Who will win the Democratic Iowa caucus?
2. Will the tragic death of Kobe Bryant force Los Angeles to do more about its traffic problems?
3. Is President Trump a major underdog in his 2020 re-election campaign?
4. Should the upcoming food stamp cuts be cancelled?
5. Does former President Obama need to play a greater role in the Democratic presidential primary?
6. A week in, has President Trump’s impeachment trial been a dud for Democrats?
7. Should “cancel culture” be cancelled?
8. Will Joe Rogan’s endorsement provide a boon to Bernie Sanders presidential candidacy?
9. Does the U.S. need to beat China in the race for 5G?
10. Are greater visa regulations needed to combat “birth tourism”?
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?
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. Will the recent rift between Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren help Joe Biden’s presidential candidacy?
2. Are America’s pension systems in better shape than they were a decade ago?
3. Is America’s diplomacy with China deadlocked?
4. Could ongoing debates over gun rights in Virginia drive conservative turnout to new heights in 2020?
5. Should Major League Baseball strip the Houston Astros of their World Series title?
6. Does the U.S. government need to contribute more to public transportation efforts?
7. Will new Iowa caucus rules complicate the declaration of a winner?
8. Should more American workers max out their retirement funds?
9. Is the Silicon Valley economy bad for workers?
10. Would a fracking ban trigger a U.S. recession?
1. Are Democratic presidential debate rules hurting minority candidates?
2. Could the U.S. economy withstand a major global oil price shock?
3. Does the U.S. need Turkey?
4. Is America’s global influence on the decline?
5. Has President Trump’s impeachment saga dragged on too long to be of political use to Democrats?
6. Is the U.S. winning the war against cancer?
7. Will increased transparency of hospital pricing lower healthcare costs?
8. Should Congress increase the Passenger Facility Charge?
9. Do President Trump’s re-election efforts depend on the state of the economy?
10. Should those under the age of twenty-one be prohibited from using a cellphone?
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. Should the U.S. seek regime change in Iran?
2. Is the Democratic presidential primary becoming a race between Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders?
3. Are schools becoming too lax in their discipline policies?
4. Should the U.S. reinstate the draft?
5. Is anti-Semitism growing in the United States?
6. If the 2020 presidential election suddenly becomes more about foreign policy and national security, which candidate stands to benefit the most?
7. What role should the Department of Housing and Urban Development play in combating America’s homelessness crisis?
8. Should California repeal AB5?
9. Will new FDA regulations banning the purchase of tobacco products by those under the age of twenty-one further lower teen smoking rates?
10. Are hedge funds hurting rural America?