1. Should NATO dispatch troops to Ukraine?
2. What is needed to break Lebanon’s political deadlock?
3. Should South Korea turn the Quad into the Quin?
4. Are ongoing COVID problems in France bolstering the National Front’s presidential hopes?
5. Should Jordan continue to pursue a close relationship with the United States?
6. Will EU difficulties in securing adequate vaccine supplies harm its ability to find cooperation in other strategic areas?
7. How close is Iran to developing a nuclear weapon?
8. Can the formation of the National Unity Government overthrow Myanmar’s coup leaders?
9. What steps should the Afghan government be taking to prepare for a possible U.S. troop withdrawal?
10. Will China’s “long game” in the Middle East pay off?
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1. Is the international order tilting toward autocracy?
2. What do the recent election results in Israel mean?
3. Is it realistic to expect North Korea to give up its nuclear arsenal as part of a broader agreement with other global powers?
4. Has Yemen been broken beyond repair?
5. Is Great Britain still a global power?
6. How will the recent Sino-Iran cooperation pact affect Middle Eastern power politics?
7. Will problems with the COVID-19 vaccine rollout cause Western European governments to do structural re-evaluations of their healthcare systems?
8. Is declining central bank independence weakening Turkey’s economic prospects?
9. Will OPEC agree to increase production at its next meeting?
10. What does the future hold for Mercosur?
- Are Europe’s nationalist movements strengthening or falling apart?
- Should the West back Turkey’s Syria plan?
- How can the world’s democracies rally the forces of democratic governance across the globe?
- Where did Europe go wrong on its vaccine rollout?
- Why did Mark Rutte’s VVD win recent elections in the Netherlands?
- To what extent should Venezuela’s opposition work with Maduro’s government to fight COVID-19?
- What impact will recent sexual harrassment allegations have on Australia’s political environment?
- Is Libya’s instability creating a security nightmare for its neighbors?
- What should Honduras do if the U.S. suspends security aid?
- Will ongoing protests against Myanmar’s new junta succeed?
We apologize for not having any questions posted last week because of internal problems on the website. Due to that, this week we have 20 questions for extempers instead of the usual ten!
- How badly has Jair Bolsonaro botched Brazil’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic?
- What role does Jordan need to play in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process?
- How can Nigeria better prevent mass kidnappings by terrorist organizations?
- Could Central American governments stop large migration with more U.S. aid?
- Should more governments embrace nuclear power to reduce carbon emissions?
- Are German efforts to place the Alternative for Germany Party under surveillance justified?
- Is the Nord Stream 2 pipeline creating major complications in forming a united European response to Russian activities on the continent?
- What can gay rights advocates across Africa do to achieve their goals?
- Is Haiti heading for another period of major political unrest?
- What might greater female representation in Kosovo’s political system mean for the nation’s future?
- How can nations reduce violence against women?
- Have international sanctions against Iran backfired?
- How much damage will Brexit do over the long-term to the British economy?
- Should developed nations share more of their COVID-19 vaccines with developing nations, even if all of their citizens have not had the opportunity to be vaccinated?
- Is global monetary policy in disarray?
- Will Mexico’s new energy law prove disastrous?
- Is Angela Merkel losing her touch?
- Should Lula da Silva seek the Brazilian presidency in 2022?
- Is Russia successfully making inroads in Africa?
- What will it take to make Syria whole again?
1. What should a new IMF plan for Argentina look like?
2. How can international institutions become more inclusive?
3. Will a CEO swap at Petrobras prove costly to the Brazilian economy?
4. Should Mahmoud Ahmadinejad seek the Iranian presidency?
5. What reforms should President Felix Tshisekedi seek in the Democratic Republic of Congo?
6. Will “green politics” become Europe’s next political battleground?
7. Are North Korea’s cyberwarfare capabilities a bigger threat to the world than its nuclear weapons?
8. Will China’s vaccine diplomacy pay dividends?
9. Should Iran become part of the Eurasian Economic Union?
10. Is the Horn of Africa winning its battle against locust swarms?
1. Is Africa becoming the new home for ISIS?
2. Will politics at home hurt the G-7’s goal of providing vaccine doses to the developing world?
3. Should nations adopt a one-time wealth tax to pay for COVID-19 recovery?
4. How can Ngozi Okonjoo-Iweala rebuild the WTO’s credibility?
5. Will other Latin American countries follow Colombia’s lead in handling migrants from Venezuela?
6. Is the Taliban winning?
7. How can the Spanish government quell demands for Catalan independence?
8. Should the West boycott the Winter Olympics in China next year?
9. Will Australia win its fight with Facebook?
10. Should China welcome the coup in Myanmar?
1. Who will be the next nation to get nuclear weapons?
2. What grade does the Mexican government deserve for its response to the COVID-19 pandemic?
3. Will growing income inequality in China imperil the Communist Party’s future?
4. Should the United Nations declare a famine in Ethiopia’s Tigray region?
5. Can Cuba copy China’s model?
6. Should Russia sever ties with the EU?
7. Who should become the next chief prosecutor at the ICC?
8. What impact will Yoshiro Mori’s resignation have on the Tokyo Olympics?
9. Is a new space race for Mars on the horizon?
10. Why are UN efforts to establish a government in Libya failing?
1. What will be the economic fallout of Myanmar’s coup?
2. Should negotiations over the Iranian nuclear accord include Iran’s Middle Eastern neighbors?
3. What role should the WHO play in helping Africa get more COVID-19 vaccines?
4. Will left-wing forces prevail in Latin American elections this year?
5. Is it in South Korea’s geopolitical interest to establish closer ties with Japan?
6. Without American weapons, should Saudi Arabia halt its military actions in Yemen?
7. Should Putin release Navalny?
8. Can Mario Draghi fix what ails Italy?
9. Is AMLO becoming Hugo Chavez 2.0?
10. What should be the African Union’s top priority in 2021?
1. If the U.S. keeps its designation of China’s repression of Uighurs as a genocide, how should China react?
2. Will there be an independent Scotland within the next decade?
3. How can Brazil avoid a financial default?
4. Why was the world unable to mount a more unified response to the COVID-19 pandemic?
5. How can the world’s existing nuclear power stop other locations from getting the bomb?
6. Are lockdowns doing irreparable damage to the British economy?
7. How might another round of Palestinian elections turn out?
8. What should the African Union do to resolve the Kenya-Somalia border dispute?
9. How democratic can Abdel Fattah el-Sisi allow Egypt to be?
10. Was 2020 a bad year for Internet freedom?
1. How should Vladimir Putin respond to protests to free Alexei Navalny?
2. Will the effects of COVID-19 make China the world’s new superpower?
3. Should Jair Bolsonaro face charges in the Hague over his Amazon policies?
4. Can Afghanistan’s government survive without American support?
5. Is the political hold of Vietnam’s Communist Party weakening?
6. What will be the impact of Russia quitting the Open Skies Treaty?
7. Can Great Britain more effectively fight COVID-19 while outside of the EU?
8. Is growing economist unrest posing a threat to Tunisia’s democracy?
9. Does Mahmoud Abbas need to groom a successor for his role in the Palestinian Authority?
10. Should Australia force Google and other tech firms pay media outlets for their content?
1. What can the international community do to lend support to Chinese democratic reform efforts?
2. What economic reforms does Uganda need to take to help young people?
3. Who will be Germany’s next chancellor?
4. Has the world moved on from the “war on terrorism”?
5. Will upcoming Turkish-Greek talks on maritime borders and gas exploration rights bear fruit?
6. Can Boris Johnson’s proposed D10 alliance be an effective counter to China’s rise?
7. If the U.S. rejoins the Iranian nuclear accord, what should Israel do in response?
8. Why is there great mistrust of the Modi government’s farm reform policies?
9. Should Brazil keep subsidizing Ford?
10. How can the UN mobilize global efforts to fight rising food insecurity?
1. Should Japan adopt a universal basic income?
2. Will new oil wealth be a blessing or curse for Cambodia?
3. Should Canada invest more in the Arctic?
4. Will the African Continental Free Trade Area bolster the economic fortunes of the continent?
5. Should NATO create its own bank?
6. How will a Biden presidency shape Turkish behavior toward the U.S. and its goals in the Middle East?
7. Should the Central African Republic be wary of Rwandan support for its existing government?
8. Are economic sanctions against North Korea starting to bear fruit?
9. Is Spain’s ruling coalition drifting too far to the left?
10. How can the world’s fisheries be better protected?
1. Should Indonesia forge a closer relationship with China?
2. Has the idea of liberal internationalism been a failure?
3. Are the 2021 Israeli elections the end of the line for Benjamin Netanyahu?
4. Venezuela’s plan for a digitized economy: progressive thinking or a disaster waiting to happen?
5. Is Pakistan’s military losing political ground?
6. Should South Korea’s leaders abandon any hopes of reunification with the North?
7. Will Great Britain become an EU member again in the foreseeable future?
8. What caused Argentina’s shift on the abortion question?
9. Will Yoweri Museveni win another term as Uganda’s president?
10. Is Hindu nationalism holding India back?
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1. Should the world aim to reform the WHO or scrap it and build a completely new international health organization?
2. How can Nicaragua’s opposition win next year’s presidential election?
3. Would Thailand be better off if its monarchy had less power?
4. Do African states need better mining regulations?
5. Why is the Brothers of Italy gaining ground in Italian politics?
6. How can Mexico win its battle against organized crime?
7. Who would be the best mediator of the Afghan peace process?
8. A decade later: Was the Arab Spring a success?
9. Should enlargement be at the core of Europe’s foreign policy?
10. Will Saudi Arabia have a more hostile relationship with a Biden administration than they did with the Trump administration?
1. Does global capitalism need a “great reset”?
2. Is OPEC falling apart?
3. Should there be a renegotiation of the Iranian nuclear deal?
4. Did the EU lose Turkey?
5. Does Australia have a China problem?
6. Is the international community becoming toothless on human rights issues?
7. Does India need to make modifications to its agricultural policies?
8. Will the world see a revitalization of “liberal interventionism” during a Biden presidency?
9. Why has Nigeria struggled to wipe out Boko Haram?
10. Does NATO need to formulate a better China policy?