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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of July 7th-13th, 2014

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HOTtopics1. Have Western businesses operating in China betrayed democratic values?
2. Will growing recognition of indigenous land claims complicate the extraction of Canada’s natural resources?
3. How should the EU handle North African migrants?
4. Is Nicholas Sarkozy’s arrest a boon for the National Front?
5. Should China allow Hong Kong to democratically elected its chief executive?
6. Would a more proactive defense policy help or hinder the Japanese economy?
7. Should Arab states eliminate food and fuel subsidies?
8. How can Indonesia increase agricultural production?
9. The Islamic State: Will it last?
10. Is the Ukrainian government gaining the upper hand against separatist forces?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of June 30th-July 6th, 2014

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On June 30, 2014

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HOTtopics1. Is the New World Order quickly becoming the New World Disorder?
2. Will Iraqi violence eventually cause Nouri al-Maliki to resign?
3. Does Jean-Claude Juncker becoming the new president of the European Commission increase the chances of Great Britain leaving the EU?
4. How will corruption charges levied against Amado Boudou affect the Judicialist Party?
5. The “clock of the south”: What does it mean?
6. Is the West Africa Ebola outbreak becoming worse?
7. How long will Thailand’s generals stay in power?
8. Is Poland currently experiencing a “golden age”?
9. Will an HRC inquiry into Eritrea force the country to improve its human rights record?
10. How should Russia respond to Ukraine’s free trade agreement with the EU?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of June 23rd-29th, 2014

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On June 23, 2014

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HOTtopics1. Should the Kurds cheer for the fracturing of Iraq?
2. How can Pakistani political figures rein in the national army?
3. Should the West increase its sanctions on Russia?
4. Is a solution in sight for Venezuela’s political crisis?
5. How can the international community better deal with refugees in conflict zones?
6. Would U.S.-Iranian cooperation on Iraq produce benefits with regards to limiting Iran’s nuclear program?
7. Is Africa’s economic boom sustainable?
8. Should Latin American countries take in Gitmo prisoners?
9. How will violence in Iraq affect global oil prices?
10. Is Argentina headed for a technical default on its debt?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of June 9th-15th, 2014

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On June 9, 2014

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HOTtopics1. Will changing economic fortunes lift the Conservative Party to victory in the 2015 British parliamentary elections?
2. Can female empowerment revive the Japanese economy?
3. Has Africa made significant process in the fight against AIDS?
4. Is the rise of the far-left in Greece preferable to the rise of the far-right?
5. If Jean-Claude Juncker does not become the next president of the European Commission, how would that impact Angela Merkel’s influence within the EU?
6. How can Michel Martelly quell protests against his rule?
7. Is it in Israel’s best interest to refuse to negotiate with the new Palestinian unity government?
8. How can Felipe VI rebuild confidence in the Spanish monarchy?
9. Did Malaysia botch the investigation into Malaysia Airlines Flight 370?
10. If Europe began paying more of the cost of its own defense, how would that impact its economic outlook?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of June 2nd-8th, 2014

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On June 2, 2014

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HOTtopics1. Can the “chocolate king” sweeten Ukraine’s relations with Russia?
2. Would a victory by Oscar Ivan Zuluaga in the Colombian presidential runoff constitute a third term for Alvaro Uribe?
3. Who should become the next president of the European Commission?
4. Should Great Britain count prostitution and illegal drugs in its GDP calculations?
5. Can Mariano Rajoy’s proposed stimulus package rein in Spain’s high unemployment rate?
6. Can the Eurasian Economic Union become a significant rival to the EU?
7. Is another Tiananmen possible in today’s China?
8. What is the biggest challenge that Malawai president-elect Peter Mutharika will have to overcome in his first year in office?
9. Should the OSCE leave Ukraine?
10. Turkey to the EU: Has the dream died?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of May 26th-June 1st, 2014

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On May 26, 2014

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HOTtopics1. Why has Mexico struggled to build sizable export industries?
2. Is the National Front poised to become France’s main opposition party?
3. Will more international involvement in Nigeria’s struggle against Boko Haram make the conflict worse?
4. Can the Somali military handle al-Shabab?
5. Is military action or negotiation the best way for Pakistan to deal with the Pakistani Taliban?
6. Can the Chilean economy support Michelle Bachelet’s policy program?
7. How will Russia’s new energy agreement with China affect the international sanctions levied against it?
8. Does Libya need a strongman?
9. What does Narendra Modi’s election mean for the future of Indian-Pakistani relations?
10. Will the recent coup in Thailand resolve the country’s political deadlock?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of May 19th-25th, 2014

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On May 19, 2014

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HOTtopics1. Is the EU’s ruling against Google counterproductive?
2. Will the Syrian civil war be resolved by blood instead of words?
3. If Japan remilitarized, how would it affect its relationship with other nations in East Asia?
4. Will the Arctic become the next “great game” of the world’s major powers?
5. Should developing countries implement more regulations against big tobacco?
6. Is the EU responsible for recent political victories by the far-right?
7. Should FIFA move the 2022 from Qatar?
8. Is the political leadership in Israel and the Palestinian territories really interested in making peace with each other?
9. Why did Swiss voters reject the world’s highest minimum wage?
10. Will the landslide election of BJP produce greater economic growth?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of May 12th-18th, 2014

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On May 12, 2014

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HOTtopics1. What accounts for the dysfunction in Thailand’s political system?
2. Will the result of the South African elections allow the ANC to pursue more business-friendly policies?
3. Why is polio becoming a growing international health concern?
4. Should Ecuador expand oil drilling in Yasuni National Park?
5. Did the IOC err in giving Brazil the 2016 Summer Olympics?
6. Can the UN help Vietnam in its territorial spat with China?
7. Will the EU’s foreign policy goal of ending capital punishment strain its relations with the United States?
8. In announcing plans to sell captured schoolgirls into slavery, did Abubakar Shekau harm Boko Haram’s cause?
9. Will the latest ceasefire in the South Sudanese civil war lead to a lasting political solution to the conflict?
10. Would partition benefit Ukraine?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of May 5th-12th, 2014

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On May 5, 2014

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HOTtopics1. Has Evo Morales done enough to end discrimination against indigenous peoples?
2. Are Dilma Rousseff’s steps to bolster her re-election chances in October harming the Brazilian economy?
3. Will recent Iraqi elections finally bring some semblance of political stability?
4. How should Australia handle asylum seekers from Indonesia?
5. Can Narendra Modi fix India’s economic problems?
6. Will Joseph Kabila run for a thid term?
7. Are civilian courts best equipped to handle human rights violations by Mexican soldiers in the Mexican drug war?
8. Does Jacob Zuma deserve re-election?
9. Will the investigation into Gerry Adams reignite sectarian tensions in Northern Ireland?
10. Is climate change the defining international issue of the 21st century?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of April 28th-May 4th, 2014

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On April 28, 2014

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HOTtopics1. What role should international organizations take to reduce the fighting in South Sudan?
2. Is Morgan Tsvangirai causing the weakening Zimbabwean opposition movement?
3. How can Russia establish a larger foothold in Latin America?
4. Have anti-Maduro protests run their course?
5. Who will win the Afghan presidential runoff?
6. How can South Korean President Park Geun-hye deflect criticism of her government’s handling of the Sewol ferry disaster?
7. Is the BRICS wall falling down?
8. The Israeli-Palestinian peace process: is the Oslo era nearing its ending?
9. Will the upcoming European elections make the UKIP a major force in British politics?
10. Is Saudi Arabia effectively responding to MERS?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of April 21st-27th, 2014

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On April 21, 2014

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HOTtopics1. Should China’s Communist Party crack down on the corruption of old party leaders?
2. Why has Haiti been unable to stop its cholera epidemic?
3. Economically speaking, will the 21st century be the “African century”?
4. Should NATO make Georgia its newest member?
5. How should Twitter deal with the Turkish government?
6. Is Brazil ready to host the World Cup?
7. Will Hamdeen Sabbahi pose a significant challenge to Abdel Fattah al Sisi in the Egyptian presidential election?
8. Is al-Qaeda winning the war on terrorism?
9. Will Rob Ford win re-election?
10. Is Vladimir Putin a rational international actor?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of April 14th-20th, 2014

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On April 14, 2014

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HOTtopics1. Will the Ukrainian crisis spark a “gas war” in Europe?
2. Is Assad winning the Syrian civil war?
3. Does the resignation of Abdullah al-Thani further complicate Libya’s transition to a stable democracy?
4. Why did the Parti Quebecois suffer such a disastrous defeat in recent local elections?
5. Should the EU enact a boycott of Israeli goods?
6. Has the international community increased the effectiveness of its fight against AIDS?
7. Should Catalonia become independent?
8. Will Rafael Correa eventually decide to seek a fourth term?
9. How can the international community improve its response to outbreaks of ethnic violence and genocide?
10. Is Nigeria Africa’s superpower?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of April 7th-13th, 2014

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On April 7, 2014

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HOTtopics1. Is the world experiencing a “population bomb”?
2. After local elections, should Francois Hollande move farther to the left?
3. Were the Afghan elections a success?
4. Are Kenya’s anti-terror operations exacerbating religious tensions?
5. Is the new clash between the West and Russia a global culture war instead of a new global Cold War?
6. Can Chile afford free education for all of its citizens?
7. Is Brazil’s pacification campaign of shanty towns in Rio creating more hardship for the city?
8. Are Pakistan’s blasphemy laws going too far?
9. Has Hungarian democracy eroded under Vicktor Orban?
10. Will the recent reduction of energy subsidies help the Iranian economy?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of March 31st-April 6th, 2014

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On March 31, 2014

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HOTtopics1. What steps does Guinea need to take to control the spread of the Ebola virus?
2. Are the National Front’s gains in local French elections a sign of things to come?
3. How can Myanmar’s authorities sell the need for a national census?
4. Will crackdowns on social media solidify Erdogan’s political position in Turkey?
5. How can the international community capture Joseph Kony?
6. Should Pakistan send weapons to the Syrian rebels?
7. Will the Taliban’s attacks on Afghanistan’s electoral infrastructure backfire?
8. Is Libya exporting its unrest to other African nations?
9. Will a recently passed foreign investment law give a much needed boost to the Cuban economy?
10. Was Vitali Klitschko wise to drop his bid for the Ukrainian presidency?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of March 24th-30th, 2014

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On March 24, 2014

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HOTtopics1. If you were Vladimir Putin, what would be your next annexation target and how would you accomplish this goal?
2. Do the arrests of Benito and Wilma Tiamzon help or hinder the Philippine government’s efforts to squelch the CPP?
3. Are South Korea’s military exercises with the United States counterproductive to its efforts to build a better relationship with North Korea?
4. Has the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 become too politicized?
5. Will May’s South African national elections lead to Jacob Zuma’s ouster as ANC leader?
6. Will the proposed trade deal between Taiwan and China hurt Taiwanese businesses?
7. Is Moldova the next Ukraine?
8. What does Abdullah al-Thinni need to do to improve Libya’s security situation?
9. Should the European Commission allow Italy to breach the EU’s Stability and Growth Pact?
10. Will the removal of Gustavo Petro from office impair the Colombian government’s negotiations with the FARC?

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