1. How should the UN handle the oil dispute in the Falkland Islands?
2. Will Israel suffer severe diplomatic consequences over the assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh?
3. What role could Russia play in a new Middle East peace agreement?
4. Will a ceasefire agreement between the JEM and the Sudanese government bring peace to Darfur?
5. Is the Niger junta’s commitment to civilian democracy genuine?
6. Are civilian casualties acceptable in NATO’s latest Afghan offensive?
7. Should Labour keep Geert Wilders out of the new Dutch government?
8. Will the global economy experience a wave of sovereign debt defaults by December 2011?
9. Have the Vancouver Olympics been a success?
10. Should the EU create a European Monetary Fund?
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1. Will India’s rise as a global superpower create a dangerous security situation with Pakistan?
2. Can Turkey successfully become a key transit hub for European natural gas?
3. Has Israel become a pariah nation like South Africa was in the 1980s?
4. Would it be in South Korea’s best interest to allow for the United States to bilaterally negotiate a peace treaty with North Korea?
5. Should Bosnian Croats be allowed to govern their own affairs?
6. Will Stefan Fuele’s reign as EU enlargement chief increase the chances of Turkey being admitted into the organization?
7. How can Italy improve the treatment of its migrant workers?
8. Compared to a Dutch inquiry into the Iraq war, has Britain’s Chilcot inquiry been a disappointment?
9. Should the international community make Haiti an international protectorate?
10. What does Taiwan’s ban on US beef imports say about the state of its relations with the U.S.?
1. Does Russia need bureaucratic and political reforms in order to modernize the country?
2. Should Nepal suspend adoptions?
3. Why has China decided to play a part in Somali anti-piracy efforts?
4. Will the latest Northern Ireland deal on police and justice powers hold?
5. Does Romania’s decision to host U.S. missile interceptors pose a threat to Russia?
6. How much of an impact did Yar’Adua’s absence have on the breakdown of the truce in the Niger Delta?
7. Will Uganda change its anti-homosexuality bill?
8. What does the dismissal of North Korea’s chief financial planner say about the country’s internal political situation?
9. If there is another Israeli-Lebanese conflict, will Syria be involved?
10. Will Greece’s austerity measures successfully get the country back on a sound financial footing?
1. What is behind China’s more assertive tone on the international stage?
2. Will his appearance before the Chilcot inquiry be the final nail in Gordon Brown’s political coffin?
3. Does Africa need land reform?
4. Will Britain and Ireland eventually have to establish joint authority over Northern Ireland?
5. Why does Qaddafi want to serve another term as AU chairman?
6. What are the chances of a Doha Round deal in 2010?
7. Will the rejection of the presidential election result by opposition parties in Sri Lanka endanger the nation’s prospects for peace?
8. Are Chinese sanctions against American arms companies who sell to Taiwan a violation of WTO rules?
9. How can the reconstruction of Haiti avoid the failures of previous efforts?
10. Can Russia bring stability to Dagestan?
1. With its current government in shambles, who should govern Haiti be in the aftermath of its recent earthquake?
2. Will Netanyahu’s statement that some Jewish settlements in the West Bank will always be part of Israel derail the latest attempts to have Middle East peace talks?
3. Was the decision by the Independent Election Commission to delay Afghanistan’s parliamentary elections appropriate?
4. What are the chances that North Korea would be willing to renew military hostilities with South Korea?
5. After Susumu Inamine won the Nago mayoral election, will the Japanese government move a U.S. marine air station off of the island?
6. Will Pakistan’s decision not to launch new offensives against the Taliban undermine military actions taking place in Afghanistan?
7. Is Yemen a bigger problem for Saudi Arabia or the U.S.?
8. Why are ties between the FDP and CSU/CDU strained in the German government?
9. Is the warming of ties with France good for Rwanda?
10. Will Sudan be split into two countries after a 2011 referendum?
1. Does Yanukovych’s win in the first round of the Ukrainian presidential election signify that Ukraine is moving back into Russia’s orbit?
2. Should the UN Security Council send more troops and police to Haiti?
3. How will Sebastian Pinera change Chile?
4. Will a federal court ruling that gives Goodluck Jonathan presidential powers in Nigeria successfully solve the political gridlock that is gripping the nation?
5. Are negotiations the only way that the Palestinians will get their own state?
6. Do pirate attacks in the Gulf of Guinea show that the fight against international piracy still has a long way to go?
7. Will the probe involving Ichiro Ozawa hurt the DPJ heading into this year’s mid-year election in Japan?
8. Are French complaints about America’s actions in Haiti justified?
9. Is UN inaction on sanctions against Iran only emboldening Tehran?
10. Will a new Afghan initiative to give jobs to the Taliban succeed in squelching the insurgency?
1. Why was Gordon Brown able to survive his latest brush with political death?
2. Should Umaru Yar’Adua step down?
3. Do tense relations with Turkey imperil Israel’s security?
4. Will China’s recent missile defense tests force other nations to increase spending on such projects?
5. Is Catherine Ashton unqualified to be the EU’s foreign affairs chief?
6. Will Peter Robinson’s temporary departure from duties in Northern Ireland become a permanent exile?
7. How can Rajapaksa win the Tamil vote in Sri Lanka’s presidential election?
8. Will Hugo Chavez’s decision to devalue Venezuela’s currency enable opposition forces to take control of the national legislature?
9. Is North Korea’s peace offer disingenuous?
10. Will a new Zimbabwean constitution provide for effective limits on executive power?
1. Is Obama’s focus on creating green jobs hurting the ability of the U.S. economy to cure rising unemployment?
2. Has Dodd’s decision not to run for re-election prevented Connecticut’s Senate seat from falling into Republican hands?
3. Should Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab have been classified as an enemy combatant?
4. Why has the gay marriage movement failed to win victories at the ballot box?
5. Will the recent cold snap in the United States doom efforts at installing a cap and trade system?
6. If Harry Reid loses re-election in 2010 who should become Senate Majority Leader?
7. Will 3D TV be a bust?
8. Should Brit Hume be fired for his comments about Tiger Woods?
9. Does the forgiving of Harry Reid by the Democratic Party show that there is a political double standard about race?
10. Will GM be able to turn a profit in 2010?
1. Are there significant parallels between China’s economic growth and Japan’s of the 1980s?
2. Why is Pakistan only concerned about Taliban elements that threaten its domestic security?
3. Will Yulia Tymoshenko win the Ukranian presidential election?
4. Should the international community be doing more to support the protests in Iran?
5. Will BRIC turn into BIRIC?
6. How can Europe make itself less dependent on Russian gas?
7. Will a 2011 referendum on southern independence in Sudan lead to the breakup of the nation?
8. Is Berlusconi the cause of rising tensions in Italian politics?
9. Will the near arrest of Tzipi Livni in December significantly impair the Israeli-British relationship?
10. Do the Liberals have any chance of winning the Australian elections in 2010?
1. Is there a something rotten with the state of Venezuela’s banks?
2. Has Russia effectively thwarted Georgia and Ukraine’s steps toward NATO membership?
3. What should be Yukiya Amano’s first priority as the new head of the IAEA?
4. Why is Greece on the brink of bankruptcy?
5. Will EU expansion plans into the Balkans delay Turkey’s admission into the organization?
6. Can Tony Abbott resuscitate Australia’s Liberal Party?
7. Is domestic criticism of Stephen Harper’s stance towards China misplaced?
8. Will the Tamils be the kingmaker in the Sri Lankan presidential election?
9. Do Chinese efforts to prosecute Liu Xiaobo show that a crackdown on human rights defenders has become standard operating procedure for the Chinese government?
10. Which is worse: the bombing of Iran or Iran acquiring a nuclear weapon?
1. Will Japan’s stimulus package help it stave off deflation?
2. Can Afghanistan build an effective army within the next two years?
3. Will Iran arrest Mousavi?
4. Can a Palestinian boycott on Israeli products from the West Bank cause Israel to reconsider its settlement policy?
5. Will Romania’s presidential election result stand?
6. Should Turkey’s Constitutional Court ban the DTP?
7. Does the the reelection of Evo Morales breathe new life into Latin America’s socialist movement?
8. Is the conviction of Amanda Knox a stain on Italian justice?
9. Will Michel Barnier wreck havoc on London financial services?
10. Is the Honduran Congress making a mistake in not allowing Zelaya to finish the law several weeks of his term?
1. Is Switzerland’s vote to ban minaret construction a setback for efforts to better integrate Muslims into European society?
2. How will Australia’s defeat of a carbon trading system impact Copenhagen?
3. Will North Korea’s freeze on cash transactions accelerate the country’s economic collapse?
4. Would a positive ruling by the ICJ in Kosovo’s favor lead to it being recognized by more countries in the international community?
5. Will the troubles at Dubai World force the UAE’s economy to become more transparent?
6. Has the recent Honduran election finally resolved the country’s political crisis?
7. Will South Africa be able to afford Zuma’s new plan to provide treatment to all children with HIV?
8. Why did Mujica distance himself from Chavez in the Uruguay runoff?
9. Would it be in Germany’s best interests to stop the prosecution of John Demjanjuk?
10. Will extra US troops make a difference in Afghanistan?
1. Does the massacre in Mindanao pose an immediate threat to Filipino democracy?
2. Was the EU’s selection of Rompuy as its first president a missed opportunity?
3. Would a prisoner swap with Hamas make Israel appear weak in the eyes of its enemies?
4. As it draws to a close, has the Khmer Rouge trial been a healing experience for Cambodia?
5. What is the probability that Iraq will have a national vote in January?
6. Does India need the U.S.?
7. Is the gradual abolition of term limits in Latin America as alarming as it seems?
8. Will “Climategate” derail Copenhagen?
9. Is ElBaradei’s optimistic outlook about achieving an Iranian nuclear accord misguided?
10. Will Traian Basescu win re-election in Romania?
1. Has the UN food summit been a failure?
2. Does the status of Franco-German relations dictate the direction and power of the EU?
3. Should Brown back Blair for EU president?
4. Does Uribe need to do more to protect labor unions?
5. How likely are Kurds to boycott the Iraqi elections?
6. Does Latin America have a role to play in the Middle East peace process?
7. Is China gaining a significant amount of influence on U.S. domestic policy?
8. What is behind Russia’s preemptive nuclear strike policy?
9. Should Cambodia have extradited Shinawatra?
10. What is the purpose of Chavez’s threats of war with Colombia?
Here are your International extemp questions for the week of November 10th-16th. United States questions will be released tomorrow morning. Since there is more content on the site now, if you can’t find the questions in the future just click on the Weekly Questions category on the right column of the web page.
1. Water shortages in Venezuela: Who is to blame?
2. Who will win Uruguay’s runoff election?
3. How serious is Europe’s illegal immigration problem?
4. Does the UN’s withdrawal of workers after a Kabul attack significantly hamper the Afghan reconstruction effort?
5. Twenty years after the fall of the wall, has Western democracy finally triumphed over tyranny in Eastern Europe?
6. Should the ICC prosecute senior Kenya officials over election violence?
7. Does Chile need to reconsider its land restoration policies for its indigenous peoples?
8. Will the sacking of Michele Pierre-Louis damage Haiti’s ability to bring in foreign aid?
9. Has Netanyahu beaten Obama?
10. Does Yemen or Somalia pose a bigger terror risk for the international community?