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?
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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?
1. Will Germany’s new government be more open to letting Turkey into the EU?
2. After the election debacle, does the Afghan government have any credibility left?
3. Is the U.S. wrong to consult Burma despite next year’s flawed election setup?
4. Why did Klaus change his mind on Lisbon?
5. Will the release of Simon Mann enhance Equitorial Guinea’s international standing?
6. Are crackdowns on the press making Iran’s economic situation worse?
7. If Zelaya is reinstated, is it a significant blow for Latin American democracy?
8. Who should be the first EU president?
9. How should Poland react to Russia’s recent nuclear attack simulation?
10. Was Norway’s decision to raise interest rates wise?
1. Who will win the New Jersey gubernatorial race?
2. Is it too late to save the Afghan election?
3. Will a public option opt-out in the Senate healthcare bill enable it to overcome a filibsuter?
4. Should Congress rein in Obama’s czars?
5. What explains José Mujica’s electoral success?
6. Will Karadzic’s war crimes trial be a boon for international justice?
7. What is the key to Pakistan achieving success in South Waziristan?
8. Can Nigeria’s amnesty for militants in the Niger Delta bring the calm the country needs?
9. Will the perceived ineffectiveness of the stimulus bill hurt Democrats in 2010?
10. Did Obama act too early in declaring a national emergency over swine flu?
1. Due to its economic problems, should the U.S. cut foreign aid?
2. How can the Democrats get 60 votes on healthcare reform?
3. Was it a shrewd move for Fatah to endorse the Egyptian reconciliation plan?
4. Despite its more inclusive government, why are foreigners still wary of investing in Zimbabwe?
5. Is America’s Afghan strategy in danger of doing counter-insurgency on the cheap?
6. What can rescue the Michigan economy?
7. Do the U.S. and Pakistan need to do more to address the concerns of the Pashtun people?
8. Why are AIG employees getting yet another round of bonuses?
9. If the U.S. were to copy a nation’s healthcare system who should it be?
10. Will the British National Party be successful come election time?
1. Is David Patraeus the new Eisenhower?
2. What is the best way to solve the unemployment problem in America?
3. How can the Czech Republic be compelled to ratify Lisbon?
4. Has Abbas ruined his standing with the Palestinian people over the Goldstone report?
5. Should Democrats force Charlie Rangel to give up his chairmanship?
6. Considering their election prospects, why has the Labor Party not ousted Gordon Brown?
7. Do 2nd amendment rights apply to state and local governments?
8. Will Israel ever give back the Golan Heights?
9. Should the U.S. be doing more to reinstate the Monroe Doctrine in the Western Hemisphere?
10. How will winning the Nobel Peace Prize impact Barack Obama’s foreign policy?
1. Is the public option dead?
2. How can China be persuaded to put sanctions on Iran?
3. Can Tim Pawlenty win back the White House for the GOP in 2012?
4. Should Hamas release Gilad Shalit?
5. Does Hillary Clinton’s focus on women’s issues have a positive or negative impact on other U.S. foreign policy priorities?
6. Why did Chicago fail to win its IOC bid for the 2016 Olympics?
7. What does the SPD’s poor performance in the German elections mean for the party’s future?
8. Is the material support law unconstitutional?
9. Does the Federal Reserve need to raise interest rates?
10. Did the G-20 fail on climate change?
1. How much economic reform will the next German government be able to achieve?
2. Is Hamas making Netanyahu’s job easy?
3. Will South Korea’s offer of a “grand bargain” significantly change the way the international community handles North Korea?
4. Is Zelaya’s return a diplomatic coup for Brazil over Chavez?
5. In light of a recent GAO report, does the US need to rethink the border fence?
6. If Copenhagen fails, will the U.S. be to blame?
7. Will McChrystal get his troops?
8. Is California’s attempt at tax reform DOA?
9. Should Latin American anti-poverty measures be widely adopted in the United States?
10. Has the left become disenchanted with Obama?
Several days ago, Germany’s federal election took place and voters gave Chancellor Angela Merkel another term in office. The major change from the election result was that the period of Germany’s “grand coalition” between Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU), and the Christian Social Union (CSU), and the Social Democrats (SPD) is finished. Instead, Germany will now be governed by a coalition of Merkel’s CDU/CSU and the Free Democratic Party (FDP), which last governed Germany together in 1998.
The German election result may pose a major re-alignment in German politics, as the major parties become more polarized in opposition to each other and there is a clearer ideological split between minor parties. Also, much of the new government’s work will be focused on improving the national economy, which barely climbed out of recession at the end of the second quarter.
To discuss these issues, this week’s brief will explain the German federal election. To do so, we will examine the run-up to the election, how the election turned out, and what the new governing coalition of the CDU/CSU and the FDP will be able to accomplish in their new term.
1. Does the tea party movement significantly threaten Obama’s presidency?
2. Should the UN sanction Venezuela if it undermines stronger sanctions on Iran?
3. Does healthcare legislation need to do more to restrict access by illegal immigrants?
4. Is U.S. policy pushing Israel closer to attacking Iran?
5. Why is violent crime declining in the United States?
6. Is the DPJ’s stimulus enough?
7. Have American’s lost confidence in the mainstream media?
8. Is Obama playing with fire in deciding to slap import tariffs on Chinese tires?
9. How much of a possibility is a double dip recession for the U.S. economy?
10. Will Noordin’s death make Indonesia safer from terrorism in the long-term?
1. Will Wilson’s outburst cost him re-election?
2. Has China lost control of Xinjiang?
3. Will the Megrahi situation cause the Obama administration to be more hesitant to release prisoners at Gitmo?
4. Did Uribe beat Chavez on U.S. military bases in Colombia?
5. Is the U.S. budget deficit hurting the country’s economic competitiveness?
6. Does Japan need to patch up its economic safety net?
7. Is the Obama administration overselling the stimulus?
8. Has the ECC recount discredited the Afghan election?
9. Is the Malay government doing a poor job managing the country’s ethnic disputes?
10. How can Palin learn to “howl like the wolves”?
1. Has environmentalism overrun common sense in California?
2. Does China’s recent criticism of Myanmar show that it is taking the issue of human rights more seriously?
3. Should climate change denial be a crime?
4. Does the U.S. need more e-colleges?
5. How much change will the DPJ be able to bring to Japan?
6. Should Massachusetts legislators change state law to allow Deval Patrick to appoint an interim replacement for Ted Kennedy?
7. Is the West embracing Libya too much?
8. Does the current economic climate make immigration reform harder?
9. Is the high prevalence of private contractors in Afghanistan an impediment to success there?
10. Is Berlusconi’s government living on a prayer?
1. Is China doing enough to curb environmental pollution?
2. Who is Mexico’s most dangerous drug cartel?
3. Are attempts at a bipartisan solution to healthcare futile?
4. How can the U.S. military increase the mental health of its troops?
5. Does Bernanke deserve another term?
6. Are Democrats politicizing Ted Kennedy’s death?
7. Does Angela Merkel need to become more aggressive after local election setbacks for her party?
8. How can opium be eradicated in Afghanistan?
9. Will the High Value Detainee Interrogation Group be a better way to get information from terror suspects?
10. How will the DPJ adjust Japan’s relationship with the United States?