1. Will there be a significant international conflict over Taiwan this year?
2. Would a U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan empower Pakistani interests in the region?
3. Who will win the 2019 Canadian federal elections?
4. Can the world achieve zero carbon emissions without nuclear power?
5. How can left-wing political forces in Poland capture political power?
6. Is Imran Khan’s revolution failing?
7. Will far-right populists gain ground in the upcoming Spanish elections?
8. Has the Syrian Civil War weakened global anti-chemical weapons agreements?
9. Should Europe put former ISIS fighters on trial?
10. If Theresa May cannot achieve a Brexit deal, should she resign?
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1. Should central banks retreat from plans to tighten monetary policy?
2. How can a diplomatic solution best be brokered for the Yemeni conflict?
3. Is the EU too soft on Iran?
4. How can Aleksandar Vucic quell growing dissatisfaction with his rule?
5. Why have diplomatic relations become strained between France and Italy?
6. Was Finland’s basic income trial a success?
7. Is Pope Francis mishandling recent sex abuse scandals in the Catholic Church?
8. Could a French referendum quell the anger of the yellow vests?
9. Should David Malpass become the next head of the World Bank?
10. Is Israel’s friendliness with illiberal leaders an unwise foreign policy play?
1. Is the Catholic Church facing a global crisis of credibility?
2. Will the Treaty of Aachen create further divisions within the EU?
3. Has the international community successfully contained North Korea’s aggressive tendencies?
4. Will the controversies surrounding Flavio Bolsonaro derail his father’s presidency?
5. Should NATO cease adding new members from Eastern Europe?
6. Will greater self-rule on Mindanao solve sectarian tensions in the Philippines?
7. If Justin Trudeau loses his showdown with China, will it severely damage his standing with Canadian voters?
8. Has Europe lost Turkey?
9. What conditions are needed to create a lasting peace in Afghanistan?
10. Have Latin American countries been too hands off regarding Venezuela’s political situation?
1. Is globalization to blame for the various discontents we see in the modern world?
2. Should Germany become a permanent member of the UN Security Council?
3. Is Russian influence growing in Latin America?
4. Can Benjamin Netanyahu win the Israeli legislative elections if he is under indictment?
5. Are global health organizations winning the struggle against Ebola?
6. How can South Africa pursue land reform without causing significant internal strife?
7. Is the future of Tunisia’s democracy in jeopardy?
8. Would reduced gun control measures make Brazilians safer?
9. Will Canada win its struggle with China?
10. What does the murder of Pawel Adamowicz say about the state of Polish politics?
1. Can the Democratic Republic of the Congo resolve its electoral impasse?
2. Will China’s persecution of the Uighur’s produce a backlash that will threaten its national security?
3. Have international efforts to create a democratic Africa failed?
4. After her massive defeat in the House of Commons, should Theresa May resign?
5. Is populism holding back Indonesia’s economic growth?
6. Are “the Troubles” returning to Northern Ireland?
7. Should Cuba extradite ELN rebels to Colombia?
8. Is Evo Morales becoming an autocrat?
9. What steps can Mongolia take to better combat corruption?
10. Under what circumstances should the EU admit Serbia?
1. Should more Latin American states recognize Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s rightful president?
2. Is Zimbabwe stumbling towards another economic crisis?
3. Should Gulf states seek to rehabilitate Bashar al-Assad?
4. Has the Syrian Civil War bolstered Iran’a position in the Middle East?
5. What will the post-American world economy look like?
6. Is Imran Khan failing to bridge the gap between promises and reality in Pakistan?
7. If Belarus forms a closer relationship with the West, how should Russia react?
8. Should Latin American nations demand reparations from the United States in exchange for stopping migrant caravans?
9. Will recent protests force Omar al-Bashir from power?
10. Is there a West-East split in the EU?
1. What is the worst Brexit option?
2. Are neoliberal policies to blame for many of Latin America’s economic woes?
3. Is the world witnessing a new “Scramble for Africa”?
4. Should Europe embrace blasphemy laws?
5. Would a Guyana-Venezuela war lead to downfall of the Maduro regime?
6. Has Europe done a better job guarding against jihadist terrorist attacks?
7. Are ethnic tensions re-emerging in the Balkans?
8. Would greater privatization of state owned assets and industries bolster Brazil’s economy?
9. Is Thailand’s king becoming the political power center of the country?
10. To what degree can international institutions protect the integrity of democratic elections around the world?
1. How should the West react to Russia’s recent moves near Ukraine?
2. Has the UN lost significant credibility over its response to the Rohingya genocide?
3. Can Pinera fix Chile?
4. Will Thailand’s military junta call new elections in the near future?
5. Could U.S. tariffs bolster the cause of Chinese political reformers?
6. Does Qatar’s exit from OPEC illustrate problems for the long-term viability of the organization?
7. What steps should President Joao Lourenco take to improve the Angolan economy?
8. Should France give its seat on the UN Security Council to the European Union?
9. Will Israel hold new elections before next November?
10. Should Iran be wary of Russian military assistance to Lebanon’s government?
Note: Due to the winter holiday, this will be our last posting of questions until the first week of January.
1. Was the recent G20 meeting a success?
2. Will the British Parliament vote in favor of May’s Brexit deal?
3. Could Ukraine win a war against Russia?
4. Was CAF justified in stripping Cameroon of its hosting privileges for the African Cup of Nations?
5. Is the international community doing enough to contain the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
6. Should there be an international agreement to halt the creation of gene-edited babies?
7. How will the winding down of the Syrian Civil War affect Israel’s conflict with Hezbollah?
8. Should Mexican investors be worried about AMLO?
9. Do recent electoral setbacks foreshadow Tsai Ing-wen’s defeat in the next Taiwanese presidential election?
10. Are global businesses doing enough to protect customer information?
1. Will street protests force Macron to resign?
2. Is China’s national social credit system the new face of 21st century authoritarianism?
3. Will European worker protests force Amazon to alter its workplace conditions?
4. Is Venezuela’s PDVSA in a state of collapse?
5. How is Hindu nationalism affecting India’s politics?
6. If Western nations stop military support to Saudi Arabia, how would that impact the Yemeni Civil War?
7. Is Duque’s administration floundering?
8. Should Bangladesh force Rohingya refugees to return to Myanmar?
9. Is Sweden heading for another round of elections?
10. Which EU member stands to lose the most from Brexit?
1. Who will win the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s presidential election?
2. Should international sanctions be leveled on countries that restrict the rights of LGBT groups?
3. Will Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer become Germany’s next chancellor?
4. Should NATO cease adding new member states from Eastern Europe?
5. Has the Saudi intervention in Yemen turned into a quagmire?
6. What mistakes has Mexico made in its war on drugs?
7. Is Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner poised for a political comeback?
8. If you were Abiy Ahmed, what reforms would you make to lead Ethiopia into a brighter future?
9. Should OPEC reduce production in 2019?
10. Are the European Commission’s recommendations to Italy harming the country’s chances of economic recovery?
1. With Merkel stepping down, who becomes Europe’s next leader?
2. Is globalization something worth saving?
3. Does Saudi Arabia have the leverage to thwart significant sanctions against it over the Khashoggi murder?
4. Why is Xi Jinping increasing repressive policies in China?
5. If Turkey continues to pivot itself closer to Iran and Russia, how should NATO react?
6. What type of international assistance does Libya need?
7. Does Bolsonaro’s election deliver a significant blow to global climate change efforts?
8. Have austerity policies hurt the British economy?
9. How is “donor fatigue” affecting the plight of Syrian refugee communities?
10. Is the world poised for another nuclear arms race?
1. Can the “boycott Israel” movement actually create change in the Middle East?
2. Why is Australia’s economy booming?
3. How should Latin American nations deal with the region’s refugee crisis?
4. Has Sisi fixed Egypt or made it worse?
5. Would the rise of political authoritarians in Latin America bolster the region’s economies?
6. Will Shinzo Abe’s recent trip to Beijing bear fruit for the Sino-Japanese relationship?
7. Is hyperinflation returning to Zimbabwe?
8. Should Europe scrap the Schenegen Area?
9. Could the European Commission’s rejection of Italy’s budget trigger an Italexit?
10. Should the UN Human Rights Council be abolished?
1. What might Turkey gain from the Khashoggi case?
2. Will the rise of artificial intelligence in weapons technology create more global stability or greater instability?
3. Would higher global oil prices rescue Venezuela?
4. Is an Arab Spring 2.0 looming?
5. Does the EU need a common defense strategy?
6. Is global nuclear hysteria more dangerous than a world where many nations possess nuclear weapons?
7. What steps can Iraq take to better tackle corruption?
8. Has Angela Merkel destroyed German conservatism?
9. Should NATO make North Macedonia a NATO member?
10. How can the international community best prevent a famine in Yemen?
1. How can European governments encourage more technological innovation?
2. Is Turkey attempting to repair its relations with the United States?
3. Can Obiageli Ezekwesili win the Nigerian presidency?
4. Will growing income inequality eventually spell the end for Iran’s Islamic Republic?
5. Has the Quebec separatist movement died?
6. Is the dollar’s tenure as the world’s global currency reaching its end?
7. Should Western governments pass legislation to limit the cooperation of tech companies with oppressive governments abroad?
8. Will Israel soon be forced to retake control of the Gaza Strip?
9. Who will win the Brazilian presidential runoff?
10. Would the imposition of economic sanctions on Saudi Arabia spark global economic disaster?