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

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of March 17th-23rd, 2014

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On March 17, 2014

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HOTtopics1. Should Europe pay slave reparations to Carribean nations?
2. Does Argentina need to reform its energy sector?
3. Where is Malaysia Airlines Flight 370?
4. Will the revelation of secret recordings made during Nicolas Sarkozy’s 2012 presidential campaign harm his chances of returning to the Elysee Palace?
5. Have recent international crises exposed the weakness of the United Nations?
6. Why is ethnic unrest increasing in China?
7. Will the next British parliamentary election be a referendum on the EU?
8. Is Michael Sata becoming an autocrat?
9. Should the international community allow Crimea to join Russia?
10. Does NATO still matter?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of March 10th-16th, 2014

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On March 10, 2014

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HOTtopics1. Do the results of the El Salvador presidential election illustrate the continuing appeal of Bolivarian socialism?
2. A year into the job, what effect has Pope Francis had on the Catholic Church?
3. Will German’s plan for a post-carbon economy succeed?
4. What role should China play in the Ukrainian crisis?
5. Has Hassan Rouhani outmaneuvered Iran’s hardliners?
6. Should Israel be recognized as a Jewish state?
7. Are the obstacles to a Syrian ceasefire insurmountable?
8. Has Cyprus’s economy recovered from its 2013 economic collapse?
9. How will intraparty electoral changes affect the British Labour Party’s ties to organized labor?
10. Will the BJP win India’s upcoming general elections?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of March 3rd-9th, 2014

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On March 3, 2014

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HOTtopics1. Can the UN Security Council calm the Ukrainian crisis?
2. Is democracy beating a global retreat?
3. What is the best way for Northern Ireland to deal with the unsolved crimes of the “Troubles”?
4. Has Nigeria’s army failed to protect the population from Boko Haram?
5. How can Argentina increase the level of foreign investment in its economy?
6. Can Sushil Koirala break Nepal’s political deadlock?
7. Will declining economic growth provide a political assist to India’s nationalists?
8. Should Mexico extradite Joaquin Guzman?
9. Will Andrus Ansip’s resignation help the Reform Party win next year’s Estonian elections?
10. Is the ETA really ready to disarm?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of February 24th-March 2nd, 2014

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On February 24, 2014

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HOTtopics1. Is Ukraine heading for a partition?
2. What impact will the arrest of Joaquin Guzman have on the Mexican drug trade?
3. How will growing Saudi-Pakistani ties affect the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East?
4. Have international sanctions failed to reduce Robert Mugabe’s hold on Zimbabwe?
5. Has the Bolivian government done enough to respond to recent floods?
6. Matteo Renzi: The answer to Italy’s political and economic dysfunction?
7. If Scotland votes for independence, is it fit to join the European Union?
8. How should Vladimir Putin approach the Ukrainian situation?
9. Did Maduro’s government err by imprisoning Leopoldo Lopez?
10. Has China’s growing economic clout given it more leverage over how the rest of the world interacts with the Dalai Lama?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of February 17th-23rd, 2014

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On February 17, 2014

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HOTtopics1. Can Canada successfully balance its budget before 2015?
2. How can Cyprus be reunified?
3. Should African aid agencies adopt “results-oriented” agendas?
4. Are Turkish aspirations of joining the EU dead?
5. Will Lebanon’s new cabinet provide the nation with some much needed stability?
6. Why are the Syrian peace talks going nowhere?
7. How can Japan repair its diplomatic relationship with South Korea?
8. What impact will Moktada al-Sadr’s retirement have on Iraqi politics?
9. Is the Ukrainian protest movement collapsing?
10. Can diplomatic pressure force African nations to not enact anti-gay legislation?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of February 10th-16th, 2014

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On February 10, 2014

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HOTtopics1. Have the Sochi Olympics been a disaster?
2. Are African and French peacekeepers doing enough to contain religious violence in the Central African Republic?
3. What steps should the Bosnian government take to lower the nation’s unemployment rate?
4. Why are civilian casualties on the rise in Afghanistan?
5. Would it be a mistake for Japan to abandon nuclear power?
6. Have protests against Yingluck Shinawatra failed?
7. Will Salvador Sanchez Ceren win El Salvador’s presidential run-off?
8. Is the ANC’s control of South African politics harming the nation?
9. How can China improve its environmental record?
10. Is the Catholic Church doing enough to act on sex abuse allegations?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of February 3rd-9th, 2014

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On February 3, 2014

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HOTtopics1. How can Great Britain increase the number of women in Parliament?
2. What role should Turkey play in the Syrian civil war?
3. Is Spain’s economy on the mend?
4. Will 2014 spell disaster for the Venezuelan and Argentinian economies?
5. Should Great Britain leave the European Union?
6. How will Costa Rica’s presidential election impact its relationship with the United States?
7. Should Uganda pull its troops out of South Sudan?
8. Does Nicaragua’s new constitution weaken democratic institutions?
9. Is Nigeria fracturing along religious lines?
10. How should the EU handle the Ukrainian political crisis?

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