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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of September 14th-20th, 2010

1.  Does Nepal need to reform its military?
2.  Should the search for alternative fuels be a global effort?
3.  How will Europe’s changing demographic picture impact politics across the continent?
4.  Should Santos accept the FARC’s offer of peace talks?
5.  Will North Korea’s military allow Kim Jong-Un to take power from his father?
6.  Should Britain make cuts to its defense budget?
7.  Is the window for a Palestinian state closing?
8.  Are global economists exaggerating China’s manipulation of the yuan?
9.  How can the EU make growth across Europe more even?
10.  Is EU membership still a priority for the Turkish government?

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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of September 7th-13th, 2010

1.  Should Tony Blair apologize for taking Britain into Iraq?
2.  Is the euro area too large?
3.  How will Brazil’s move to expand government control of offshore resources impact foreign investment in its energy sector?
4.  Should the international community be concerned about alleged Chinese involvement in Nepal’s upcoming elections?
5.  Is the Spanish government wise to give the ETA the cold shoulder after its recent ceasefire announcement?
6.  Will the German governments push to extend the lives of its nuclear power plants serve as a model for other EU nations?
7.  Should Palestinians be forced to recognize Israel as a Jewish state as part of any peace deal?
8.  Will Australia’s minority government survive a full term?
9.  Would a new Putin presidency be good or bad for Russia’s future?
10.  Should Iran be able to choose the inspectors who monitor its nuclear facilities?

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HotTopics: International Extemp Questons for the Week of August 31st-September 6th, 2010

1.  How will the UN’s report on Congolese violence impact Rwanda’s international image?
2.  Will José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero run in 2012?
3.  Would Ichiro Izawa becoming prime minister doom the DPJ in the eyes of Japanese voters?
4.  How can India become slum free?
5.  Is Venezuela or the FARC a bigger security threat to Colombia?
6.  Do China’s curbs on metal exports violate WTO rules?
7.  How can the Philippines repair the image of its police forces?
8.  Do European nations need stricter immigration policies?
9.  Would a failure at the upcoming Middle East peace talks cause a third intifada?
10.  Will public sector strikes doom Jacob Zuma’s re-election hopes?

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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of August 24th-30th, 2010

1.  How can the international community best combat the sale of conflict minerals from the Congo?
2.  Should China scrap its one child policy?
3.  Is Myanmar’s privatization program a sign that the country is turning the corner?
4.  Will French workers stymie Sarkozy’s pensions reform plans?
5.  Should Wyclef Jean be able to run for the presidency of Haiti?
6.  Who is the biggest winner of the “comprehensive strategic partnership” between South Africa and China?
7.  Will the September Middle East peace summit be a success?
8.  Should Germany raise taxes to balance its budget?
9.  Who will lead the next Australian government?
10.  How can the developed world help developing nations with mine safety?

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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of August 17th-23rd, 2010

1.  Will the ANC’s media bill significantly damage the free press in South Africa?
2.  Is Nigeria’s 2011 presidential race destabalize the country?
3.  Should Pakstian’s government accept flood aid directly from India?
4.  How will improved Russian ties with NATO impact NATO’s eastward expansion plans?
5.  Should France repay Haiti’s independence debt?
6.  How will improved relations with Taiwan impact China’s military deployments?
7.  Does Iran’s fuel crisis show that international sanctions are working?
8.  Should Australa become a republic?
9.  How will North Korea respond to the latest U.S.-South Korean war games exercise?
10.  What would happen in Afghanistan if the U.S. immediately withdrew all of its combat forces?

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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of August 10th-16th, 2010

1.  Will Alvaro Uribe’s departure smoothe relations between Colombia and Venezuela?
2.  Who should be the British Labor Party’s next leader?
3.  Will South Africa’s government workers win their recent labor dispute?
4.  Does a recent landslide show that China needs to adopt more aggressive environmental protection policies?
5.  Would compensation to South Korea for World War II abuses imperil the DPJ?
6.  Is Lebanon or Iran a bigger short term threat to Israeli security?
7.  How can the Greek government create a stronger consensus for austerity measures?
8.  Should Mexico consider legalizing drugs?
9.  Why was Paul Kagame’s victory in the Rwandan presidential election so lopsided? 
10.  How will recent wildfires impact Vladimir Putin’s political standing?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of August 3rd-9th, 2010

1.  Will Dmitry Medvedev run against Vladimir Putin in 2012?
2.  How can India quell violence in Kashmir?
3.  Will Cuba’s decision to allow for more private employment rejuvenate its economy?
4.  Would a sales tax increase hurt the Japanese economy?
5.  Why are oil prices at a three month high?
6.  Will new sanctions against North Korea force it to change its belligerent behavior?
7.  Would a reduction of trade barriers help the African economy?
8.  Are privately funded armed forces a better method to fight Somali piracy?
9.  Will recent floods weaken the Pakistani government?
10.  Is it in Israel’s best interest to cooperate with the UN’s Gaza flotilla probe?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of June 8th-14th, 2010

1. Will Southern Sudan have to secure its independence in another civil war?
2. How can the Cuban government solve its liquidity problem?
3. Will a recent decision by the Colombian Constitutional Court that charging tuition for public elementary school was unconstitutional provide a path for social and economic mobility that the nation needs?
4. Will Naoto Kan succeed in preventing the Japanese government from having its credit rating downgraded?
5. How is the race for global natural resources impacting global stability?
6. Should Crotia become the next member of the EU?
7. Will Nepal’s plans for land reform effectively ward off the risk of a food crisis?
8. Have democratic reforms across the globe made the world a more dangerous place over the last decade?
9. Has the ICC been successful in providing justice for the victims of war crimes?
10. How should Israel have dealt with the Gaza flotilla?
11. What steps does Russia need to take to make its military a more elite fighting force?
12. Is Taiwan moving outside of America’s orbit?
13. Would a global bank tax among G-20 members provide stablity for the global economy?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of June 1st-7th, 2010

1.  Should there be stricter global regulations aimed at the tobacco industry?
2.  Why did Georgia’s ruling party win the country’s latest round of elections?
3.  How are low oil prices affecting the Nigerian economy?
4.  Will Iraq’s new parliament make Nuri al-Maliki prime minister again?
5.  Should the crime of aggression be added to the ICC’s jurisdiction? 
6.  Will Israel’s raid on an aid flotilla end the blockade of the Gaza Strip?
7.  Do high poll ratings for South Korea’s Grand National Party translate into support for a more confrontational stance toward North Korea?
8.  What caused Horst Koehler’s resignation?
9.  Will the SPD’s abandonment of the DPJ enable the LDP to come back to power in the next general election?
10.  Should the EU press the U.S. to make Russia a member of the WTO?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of May 25th-May 31st, 2010

1.  Is Brazil’s fiscal policy too lax?
2.  In light of recent violence, should the Jamaican government refuse to extradite Christopher Coke to the United States?
3.  Will German’s short-term ban on naked short-selling hurt the euro zone’s bond markets?
4.  Can Saad Hariri do more to prevent arms smuggling in Lebanon?
5.  Will recent hostilities on the Korean peninsula provide political cover to Yukio Hatoyama over the U.S. airbase on Okinawa?
6.  Should NATO be integrated into the EU?
7.  Do recent spending cuts by the new British government do enough to safeguard the nation’s triple-A credit rating?
8.  Is Hamas wise to boycott elections in the West Bank?
9.  Was Ethiopia’s recent election fair?
10.  What impact will South Korea’s decision to half inter-Korean trade have on the North Korean economy?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of May 18th-24th, 2010

1.  In light of the EU’s recent deals to protect the euro zone, has the organization become a “transfer union”?
2.  Can Benigno Aquino revitalize the Filipino economy?
3.  How will the departure of Wan Yanhai impact China’s fight against AIDS?
4.  Are Maoist protesters in Nepal negotiating from a position of strength or weakness?
5.  Will the Greek bailout lead to the downfall of Merkel’s government?
6.  Are Tymoshenko’s concerns about Russian influence in the Crimea valid?
7.  How should the international community respond to violence against homosexuals in Africa?
8.  Will the latest EU-Central American free trade deal be implemented?
9.  Is it a mistake for Israel to reject Qatar’s bid for a restoration of diplomatic relations?
10.  How should China respond to South Korea’s findings that North Korea sank a South Korean warship in March?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of May 11th-17th, 2010

1.  Who will be the next British prime minister?
2.  Is Honduras’s Truth Commission legitimate?
3.  Why are Bolivia’s unions turning against Evo Morales?
4.  How can China convince North Korea to abandon its nuclear program?
5.  Is Pakistan doing enough to root out terrorism within its borders?
6.  Will new corrupt allegations lead to the collapse of Berlusconi’s government?
7.  Should the Liberal Democrats align themselves with Labour or the Conservatives?
8.  Does Syria or Iran pose a bigger immediate threat to Israel?
9.  Did Nigeria handle the Yar’Adua fiasco effectively?
10.  Will the violence in Greece prevent other European nations from tackling their fiscal problems?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of May 4th-10th, 2010

1.  Will Merkel’s decision to prop up Greece severely damage her political standing in Germany?
2.  Does the formation of a governing coalition of Shia parties in Iraq undermine attempts to reconcile with the nation’s Sunni minority?
3.  Will Spain’s decision to speed up banking reform prevent a Greek-style meltdown?
4.  How much will Yukio Hatoyama’s flip flop on getting the U.S. out of Okinawa cost him politically?
5.  Will the interim Kyrgyzstan government force the U.S. military out of the country?
6.  Is South Africa prepared to host the World Cup?
7.  Why has Iran agreed to make Brazil the mediator for a deal on providing it with nuclear fuel?
8.  Should China do more to push North Korea towards economic reforms?
9.  How can Israel be convinced to scrap its atomic weapons?
10.  If the Conservatives get a disappointing election result is David Cameron gone?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of April 27th-May 3rd, 2010

1.  What impact will Russia and Norway’s agreement on their Arctic maritime border have on oil and natural gas exploration in the region?
2.  Will the ECFA make Taiwan overly dependent upon China?
3.  How should the international community handle the Chernobyl nuclear site?
4.  Should the Arab League accept the Obama administration’s proposal for indirect Middle East peace negotiations?
5.  How critical is Yemen to the war on terrorism?
6.  Will Belarus extradite Bakiyev?
7.  If Iran acquires a nuclear weapon, will the United Nations become another League of Nations?
8.  Will Jaroslaw Kaczynski replace his late brother as Polish president?
9.  If Labour comes in third in the popular vote, should Gordon Brown remain prime minister?
10.  Can King Bhumibol solve Thailand’s political crisis?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of April 20th-26th, 2010

1.  Does Jacob Zuma need to be firm with Julius Malema?
2.  Will the Liberal Democrats be the kingmakers of the upcoming British elections?
3.  Are efforts taken to dismantle Al Qaeda in Iraq succeeding?
4.  Does Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas need to step down?
5.  What does the SPLM gain from the latest Sudanese elections?
6.  Is the arrest of Victoire Ingabire a sign of a clampdown on political opposition in Rwanda?
7.  Should Israel inaugurate a new series of “land for peace” deals?
8.  What signal does Ukraine’s extension of a lease on Russia’s naval base in the country send to the West?
9.  Is France’s ban against the niqab unconstitutional?
10. How should Pope Benedict XVI deal with the latest church abuse scandal?

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