1. Should Chinese directly aid Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine?
2. Will new Israeli elections produce another political logjam?
3. Should the EU expel Hungary?
4. What steps should the WHO take to better combat monkeypox in Africa?
5. Will William Ruto be able to satisfy his campaign promises to Kenya’s poor?
6. Is a global recession next year inevitable?
7. How can the Nigerian government better tackle oil theft?
8. Is Venezuela’s parallel government still worthy of international support?
9. Are term limits necessary a necessary democratic safeguard?
10. Can Pierre Poilievre lead Canada’s Conservative Party back to power?
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1. How can King Charles III maintain the respect of the English monarchy after the passing of Queen Elizabeth II?
2. Should Vladimir Putin stop all energy supplies to Europe?
3. What does Liz Truss need to do to help the Conservative Party win the next British general election?
4. Are Israel and Iran locked in a “shadow war”?
5. Is it too late for Bolsonaro to salvage his re-election campaign?
6. Will recent flooding create more instability for Pakistan’s government?
7. How significant is Russia’s retreat from the Kharkiv region?
8. Does the EU have a role to play in reducing tensions between Greece and Turkey?
9. What does Volker Türk need to do to enhance the credibility of the UN’s human rights work?
10. Are jihadist activities across Africa getting stronger?
1. How can Western Europe become energy independent?
2. Is artificial intelligence a threat to global democracy?
3. Will China’s real estate woes push the country into a severe economic recession?
4. Should the UN attempt to facilitate greater cooperation on nuclear power advancements?
5. Who will win Sweden’s elections?
6. What can end Peru’s political dysfunction?
7. Is the international community doing enough to support Afghan women?
8. Will rising authoritarianism in the Americas make hemispheric migration worse?
9. Is Emmerson Mnangagwa becoming another Robert Mugabe?
10. How will Itamar Ben-Gvir shape Israel’s upcoming election?
1. Is al-Shabab getting stronger?
2. Can Russia win a war of attrition in Ukraine?
3. Is China facing a major water crisis?
4. How will increased military spending affect the Taiwanese economy?
5. Are the chances for peace between Ethiopia and Tigray rebels a long way off?
6. Should there be international negotiations on the status of the Falkland Islands?
7. How will Gustavo Petro alter Colombia’s relationship with Venezuela?
8. Should Western nations lend international recognition to Myanmar’s shadow government?
9. Is the European Union growing stronger or weaker?
10. Who should be held accountable for the Rohingya genocide?
1. Has Turkey’s central bank lost is credibility?
2. Should global powers work to contain the Taliban?
3. Does China have the upper hand in disputes over the South China Sea?
4. Should North Korea take up Yoon Suk-yeol’s “audacious initiative” of denuclearization in return for normalized relations?
5. Can the liberal international order be rebuilt?
6. How are hypersonic missiles changing global security calculations?
7. Should Western governments increase their regulation of the Internet?
8. Why is Mexico’s judiciary so slow?
9. Should the Dutch government retreat from its nitrogen emissions goals?
10. How can Kenya avoid a wave of violence after its presidential election?
1. Did Hamas make a wise choice staying out of Islamic Jihad’s recent fight with Israel?
2. Is the West’s drive for green energy accelerating environmental damage to developing countries?
3. If Ukraine were to recapture Crimea, how would that change its war with Russia?
4. Does Turkey need a strong relationship with the United States?
5. What changes should the West make to its counterterrorism strategies in the 2020s?
6. Is Central America drifting into authoritarianism?
7. Will de-globalization be one of the lasting legacies of the COVID-19 pandemic?
8. Is Bolsonaro planning a coup?
9. Can Xi Jinping politically afford to not “liberate” Taiwan?
10. Will Western Europe suffer an energy crisis this winter?
1. Will the UN deal with Russia and Ukraine help alleviate projected global food problems?
2. What does the killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri mean for the future of al-Qaeda?
3. Will the finding of Ayman al-Zawahiri in Kabul make it more difficult for the Taliban to eliminate Western sanctions against its rule?
4. Are Israel and Hamas headed toward another war in Gaza?
5. Will NATO have to intervene to calm tensions between Serbia and Kosovo?
6. Is ISIS rising again?
7. Why is al-Shabab attacking Ethiopia?
8. Can Sergio Massa fix Argentina’s economy?
9. Should Germany make a U-turn on nuclear power?
10. What does the Haitian government need to do to control rising gang violence?
1. What should Russia demand for the return of Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan?
2. Can the West do more to alleviate the emerging food crises in the developing world?
3. Should ASEAN suspend Myanmar’s membership?
4. Will Liz Truss be Britain’s next prime minister?
5. Is Turkey the best party to broker a larger peace deal between Russia and Ukraine?
6. Should China launch a military takeover of Taiwan?
7. How will Germany’s energy crisis affect the country’s Green Party?
8. Is Pakistan the next Sri Lanka?
9. Who will form Iraq’s next government?
10. Should Latin American governments end energy subsidies?
Note: These will be the last extemp questions of the 2021-2022 season. New questions will be posted the first week of August.
1. Will rising energy costs push Europe into recession?
2. Are Saudi efforts at “sportswashing” working?
3. Is it in Western Europe’s interest to prolong the war in Ukraine?
4. Who will win Colombia’s presidential election?
5. Should Great Britain pay reparations to its former Caribbean colonies?
6. Do Justin Trudeau’s gun reforms go too far?
7. Should the UN re-impose sanctions on Eritrea?
8. What is the biggest problem with Pakistan’s economy?
9. Has Hassan Sheikh Mohamud been an effective leader of Somalia?
10. Will food shortages create a bigger refugee crisis for the EU this year?
1. What lessons should the Chinese government learn from the West’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine?
2. Should Spain stop deporting asylum seekers to Algeria?
3. What preparations should Israel make for Iran acquiring a nuclear weapon?
4. Should Australia adopt a softer foreign policy toward China?
5. Is there anything the African Union can do to ease food shortages across the continent?
6. Should the UN conduct an inquiry into the death of Shireen Abu Akleh?
7. Why is Latin America turning left?
8. Should Afghanistan continue to provide a haven for the TTP?
9. Can Lebanon’s new parliament put the nation on the path to recovery?
10. Should the West allow Russian oligarchs to buy their way out of sanctions?
1. Should France pay reparations to Haiti?
2. What helped the Labor Party return to power in Australia?
3. Will monkeypox become the next global pandemic?
4. What does Macron’s new cabinet suggest about his political priorities?
5. Should Israel cease its military strikes in Syria?
6. Could Sri Lanka’s economic struggles lead to the re-emergence of the Tamil Tigers?
7. Is the Accra Initiative failing?
8. Who is likely to be Colombia’s next president?
9. What reforms should be made to the African Development Bank?
10. Is the idea of a global minimum tax deal dead?
1. How should Western European nations respond to Turkish threats to block Finland and Sweden from joining NATO?
2. Will political deadlock in Northern Ireland escalate into a wider conflict between Great Britain and the European Union?
3. Is Venezuela’s stock sale a good buy for foreign investors?
4. Will a recent COVID outbreak create a humanitarian disaster in North Korea?
5. How will drought in the Horn of Africa affect neighboring countries?
6. Should the Japanese government move to reduce the U.S.’s military presence in Okinawa?
7. Would electoral reform stabilize Somalia?
8. How should the Israeli government respond to footage of riot police attacking pallbearers at the funeral of Shireen Abu Akleh?
9. What effect would the adoption of the euro have on Croatia’s economy?
10. If the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to go poorly, will Vladimir Putin be removed from power by the end of the year?
1. Is Yoon Suk-yeol too unpopular to effectively govern?
2. What was Russia’s biggest miscalculation in its invasion of Ukraine?
3. How will the Taliban’s new dress decree for women affect its efforts to get greater international recognition?
4. After bad results in local elections, should the Conservative Party ditch Boris Johnson?
5. How can Tunisia avoid economic collapse?
6. What reforms are needed of international institutions in order to make them more effective?
7. Should Mexico adopt electoral reforms proposed by AMLO?
8. Does the Philippines have a “strongman problem”?
9. How should the Quad respond to China’s security pact with the Solomon Islands?
10. Why is Turkey trying to form a closer relationship with Saudi Arabia?
1. Will Vladimir Putin use tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine?
2. How are drones reshaping global national security policy?
3. Should the EU expel Hungary for agreeing to Russia’s energy demands?
4. What can the WTO do to combat export bans on agricultural goods?
5. Which party will win the upcoming Lebanese elections?
6. Is Bangladesh sliding into autocracy?
7. If the Balkans fragile peace disintegrates, how should NATO respond?
8. Will Kim Jong-un’s provocative rhetoric cause Japan to build its own nuclear deterrent?
9. Should the international community extend more debt relief to African nations?
10. Can the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement be salvaged?
1. How can Macron heal a polarized French nation?
2. What effect is the Russia-Ukraine War having on international climate change efforts?
3. Is Israel headed for new elections this summer?
4. Who is to blame for Germany’s dependence on Russian energy?
5. Can Ukraine win?
6. Does Lebanon need to accept an international aid package to rescue its economy?
7. How should the Taliban respond to Pakistan’s recent strikes against the TTP within Afghan territory?
8. Can AUKUS deter a possible Chinese attack on Taiwan?
9. How will the decline of Catholicism across Latin America affect the region’s politics?
10. Does King Abdullah of Jordan need to chart a new path for his country?