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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of December 2nd-8th, 2013

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HOTtopics1. Does the Iranian nuclear deal provide a framework for dealing with North Korea’s nuclear program?
2. Who stands to benefit most from the recent Egyptian draft constitution?
3. Will the SPD approve of the party’s grand coalition agreement with the CDU/CSU?
4. Does Moody’s upgrade of Greece’s debt rating signal that the country is on the road to fiscal recovery?
5. Is the Orange Revolution returning to Ukraine?
6. Will gay rights create tension between the European Union and Eastern European countries that desire membership?
7. Is France becoming Africa’s international policeman?
8. Will Silvio Berlusconi’s expulsion from the Italian Senate eliminate his influence in Italian politics?
9. Should Hamid Karzai sign the existing U.S.-Afghan security deal?
10. Will Mexican tax reform harm the country’s manufacturing sector?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of November 25th-December 1st, 2013

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HOTtopics1. Will the Iranian nuclear deal produce a more permanent agreement within six months?
2. How should Japan react to China’s establishment of an air defense zone in the East China Sea?
3. Do global financial regulators need more tools to counter bank runs?
4. Is Russia increasing its influence in the Middle East?
5. Will growing protests lead to the fall of Yingluck Shinawatra’s government?
6. Is it in Egypt’s best interest to have good relations with Turkey?
7. Does Chile need a new constitution?
8. Is China facing a growing jihadist threat?
9. How can the international community weaken Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army?
10. Will Brazil be ready to host the Summer Olympics?

Extemp Central wishes everyone a Happy Thanksgiving and a great beginning to the holiday season.

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of November 18th-24th, 2013

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HOTtopics1. Should Saudi Arabia assist Israel in a military strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities?
2. Did the Filipino government fail its citizens in preparing for Typhoon Haiyan?
3. Will Pervez Musharraf receive a fair trial in Pakistan?
4. Is Mahinda Rajapaksa a war criminal?
5. Should Great Britain continue to provide aid to India?
6. Can Nicholas Sarkozy make a political comeback?
7. Is it in the Ukrainian government’s best interest to release Yulia Tymoshenko?
8. Should the Lebanese government be wary of the refugees settling inside its borders?
9. What reforms does South Korea need to make to its education system?
10. Should Brazil put time limits on Bolsa Familia aid?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of November 11th-17th, 2013

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HOTtopics1. Will Michelle Bachelet be Chile’s next president?
2. What structural reforms should be made to the Russian economy?
3. Will sentences handed out to the Bangladesh Rifles improve the political fortunes of the Awami League?
4. Is India’s Mars mission worth the cost?
5. What impact would a stable Democratic Republic of the Congo have on the African continent?
6. Can Nicolas Maduro tame Venezuela’s economic problems?
7. Should the Taliban be part of the new Afghan government?
8. Why is anti-Semitism on the rise in Europe?
9. Who is responsible for the failure of the recent Iranian nuclear negotiations?
10. Should Rob Ford resign?

Extemp Central also thanks all veterans for their service and wishes them a happy Veterans Day.  Happy Armistice Day as well!

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of November 4th-10th, 2013

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HOTtopics1. Have the Argentinian midterm elections significantly weakened Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner?
2. Is it too late to impose a two state solution on the Israelis and Palestinians?
3. Does the European economy face a deflationary challenge?
4. Will the transition to a parliamentary system enhance Georgian democracy?
5. Is it in Ukraine’s best economic interest to side with the European Union or Russia?
6. How will poor relations between Japan and South Korea impact China’s foreign policy in the Pacific?
7. Is the UN Human Rights Council a credible international institution?
8. What steps should Ollanta Humala take to enhance his political position in Peru?
9. Is Great Britain still a world power?
10. Why has the Quebec separtist movement lost support?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of October 28th-November 3rd, 2012

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HOTtopics1. Will Saudi Arabia ends its ban on female driving?
2. Can alternative energy sources provide the foundation for significant economic growth in Africa over the next century?
3. Should the Canadian Senate be abolished?
4. Is it in India’s national interest to have friendly relations with China?
5. Would a grand coalition in Germany between the CDU and the SPD weaken Germany’s democracy?
6. Should Britain, France, and the Netherlands pay slave reparations to Caribbean nations?
7. Will Cuba’s decision to unify its two currencies be a net positive for its economy?
8. Should Israel be given a seat on the UN Security Council in 2019?
9. Why are Hondurans losing faith in their nation’s two party political system?
10. What steps do African nations need to take to end slavery?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of October 21st-27th, 2013

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HOTtopics1. Will Tony Abbott succeed in eliminating Australia’s carbon tax?
2. Has Enrique Pena Nieto’s effort to quell Mexico’s drug cartels failed?
3. Is a Venezuelan devaluation on the horizon?
4. Should the ICC grant immunity to African leaders that are still in office?
5. Is Libya headed towards a partition?
6. Why are tensions between Russia and the Netherlands rising?
7. Can the National Front still be considered a fringe party in French politics?
8. Will Stephen Harper be able to balance the Canadian budget within two years?
9. How can Japan reverse its demographic catastrophe?
10. Did Saudi Arabia make the correct choice in electing not to take a seat on the UN Security Council?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of October 14th-20th, 2013

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HOTtopics1. Is austerity the best way to get Southern European countries back into the black?
2. Was this year’s Nobel Peace Prize given to the right recipient?
3. Is the far right’s comeback in Europe a matter of “when” instead of “if”?
4. Will the recent influx of Syrian refugees benefit the Jordanian economy?
5. Should Australia pivot its foreign policy more toward the United States or China?
6. Is the clock ticking down on left-wing populism’s lifespan in Latin America?
7. Should the UN compensate victims of the 2010 Haitian cholera outbreak?
8. Is it in the SPD’s best interest to form a grand coalition with the CDU?
9. Who is Europe’s superpower?
10. Is Libya a failed state?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of October 7th-13th, 2013

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HOTtopics1. Will “Abenomics” work?
2. Are hard-line revolutionaries losing influence in Iran?
3. Will George Osborne’s proposed reforms to Great Britain’s welfare system reduce the country’s long-term unemployment rate?
4. Should Germany lower the threshold parties must reach to be part of the Bundestag?
5. Is Dilma Rousseff a shoo-in for re-election next year?
6. Should Omar al-Bashir fear recent riots against his government’s decision to eliminate fuel subsidies?
7. Would the creation of an independent Kurdistan provide more stability to the Middle East?
8. Has Silvio Berlusconi’s political career come to an end?
9. Is the European Union doing enough to deal with African asylum seekers?
10. Should Israel sign the NPT?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of September 30th-October 6th, 2013

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HOTtopics1. Should the Indian government invest in ethanol?
2. How can the British Labour Party ensure that it wins the 2015 British parliamentary elections?
3. What steps do African states need to take to reduce poaching?
4. Will the shift of several Syrian rebel factions towards favoring an Islamic state hurt their ability to secure Western aid?
5. Is al-Qaeda making a comeback?
6. What will be the composition of the next German government?
7. Why are Sino-Taiwanese relations thawing?
8. What must Pakistan do to revive its stalled peace process with India?
9. Is Italy headed for a new round of parliamentary elections?
10. Should Greece ban Golden Dawn?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of September 23rd-29th, 2013

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HOTtopics1. Was it in Brazil’s best interest to have Dilma Rousseff cancel her state visit to the United States?
2. Is the ICC biased against African states?
3. Has France vanquished jihadists in Mali?
4. Is Great Britain’s “special relationship” with the United States slipping?
5. Was Mexico ill-prepared for hurricanes Ingrid and Manuel?
6. Will Pope Francis’s liberal views on homosexuality create a schism in the Catholic Church?
7. Has the world resigned itself to a nuclear Iran?
8. Would devolution ease ethnic tensions in Sri Lanka?
9. Is Jamaica winning its battle against drugs and organized crime?
10. How should the Kenyan government respond to the recent Nairobi shopping mall shooting?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of September 16th-22nd, 2013

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HOTtopics1. Will Syria live up to the terms of the U.S.-Russian agreement concerning its chemical weapons?
2. What should the new Australian government do to reduce its record number of asylum seekers?
3. How can the Chinese-Japanese dispute over Senkaku be settled in a peaceful manner?
4. Should India impose mandatory death sentences on those convicted of rape?
5. Africa’s baby boom: a humanitarian disaster in the making or the source of future economic growth?
6. How can the Filipino government destroy the Moro National Liberation Front?
7. Should China be alarmed at the election of right-wing governments in East and Southeas Asia over the last year?
8. Will the newly elected Norwegian government make significant changes to the country’s welfare state?
9. Who stands to lose the most in Syria?
10. How can Mexico tame its high obesity rate?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of September 9th-15th, 2013

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HOTtopics1. Will Kenya’s decision to leave the ICC cause other African nations to follow suit?
2. How can the Iraqi government reduce growing levels of sectarian violence?
3. Who is to blame for the Labor Party’s defeat in the recent Australian parliamentary elections?
4. Should the UN eliminate Security Council veto powers?
5. How would a U.S.-led strike on Syria affect Israeli security?
6. Is Great Britain still a world power?
7. What steps does the Spanish government need to take to bolster its economy?
8. Are Iranian threats to the United States over Syria counterproductive?
9. Was the recent G20 summit a failure?
10. Can India afford to make food a legal right?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of September 2nd-8th, 2013

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HOTtopics1. Has China’s government investment-heavy growth model run its course?
2. What steps should Nouri al-Maliki take to quell rising sectarian violence in Iraq?
3. Has the Syrian crisis allowed the UN to improve its international credibility?
4. Will recent teacher protests force President Nieto to curtail some of his proposals for domestic reform?
5. After losing a parliamentary debate on Syria, should David Cameron resign?
6. Will a new round of Colombina-FARC negotiations bear fruit?
7. Has the human rights situation in Sri Lanka deteriorated since the end of the country’s civil war in 2009?
8. If Japan’s economy gets back on track, how will that change the geopolitical situation in East Asia?
9. Should “Third World” countries have a stronger voice in international financial institutions like the IMF and the World Bank?
10. Would closer cooperation between the Pakistani and Afghan governments create a peaceful environment in Afghanistan?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of August 26th-September 1st, 2013

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HOTtopics1. What should the Russian government do in light of new reports of chemical weapons usage in Syria?
2. Will the release of Hosni Mubarak make Egypt’s interim government extremely unpopular?
3. What can missile defense planners learn from Israel’s Iron Dome?
4. How can the UN’s MONUSCO mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo improve its effectiveness?
5. Will recent revelations about radiation at the Fukushima nuclear plant doom attempts at reviving nuclear power in Japan?
6. Do European governments need to take stronger actions against neo-Nazi movements?
7. Why is economic growth in India slowing down?
8. Should Ukraine sign a customs agreement with the European Union or Russia?
9. How should the Brazilian government deal with rising illegal immigration?
10. Would consolidation improve European banking?

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