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On December 22, 2014

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1. Does Kenya’ new anti-terror bill go too far?
2. Will the Peshawar school massacre lead to a more robust Pakistani response to Taliban militancy?
3. Is Pope Francis an early frontrunner for the next Nobel Peace Prize?
4. Will Ukraine’s economic blockade of Donetsk and Luhansk produce an end to the Ukrainian civil war?
5. How can China prevent Hong Kong-style protests in its other semiautonomous areas?
6. Is Modi doing enough to rein in Hindu radicals?
7. Would a UN vote on the West Bank strengthen Israeli hardliners?
8. Was North Korea responsible for the hacking of Sony Pictures?
9. Are weak commodities markets eroding the power of the BRICS?
10. Would the elimination of the U.S. embargo strengthen the Castro regime?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of December 15th-21st, 2014

On December 15, 2014

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1. Will U.S. sanctions force the Maduro to change course?
2. After 13 years, did NATO accomplish its mission in Afghanistan?
3. Should Venezuela expand its oil diplomacy initiative?
4. What role should the UN play in resolving the Israeli-Palestinian dispute?
5. Should Michel Martelly resign?
6. What does a feminist foreign policy look like?
7. Was the Lima climate summit a failure?
8. Should the British government open a torture probe?
9. How should the Japanese snap election result be interpreted?
10. Will low oil prices constrain Russia’s foreign policy?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of December 15th-21st, 2014

On December 15, 2014

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1. How will low gas prices affect the U.S. economy?
2. Will Jeb Bush seek the presidency?
3. Should the U.S. provide lethal military aid to Ukraine?
4. Does the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report on interrogation techniques strengthen American foreign policy?
5. Should New York City eliminate its horse-carriage industry?
6. Are marijuana laws racially discriminatory?
7. Should President Obama take executive action to lift the embargo on Cuba?
8. Is the new budget bill a defeat for conservatives?
9. Are protests against police brutality making an impact?
10. Should the U.S. government investigate high airline ticket prices?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of December 8th-14th, 2014

On December 8, 2014

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1. Does Rahm Emanuel deserve a second term?
2. Did the Democrats throw Mary Landrieu under the bus?
3. Should the TSA be exempt from federal racial profiling rules?
4. Is it constitutional to execute mentally ill convicts?
5. Should New York City abandon “broken windows” policing?
6. Is America’s middle class crumbling?
7. Should the University of Virginia take legal action against Rolling Stone?
8. Has the Fed’s quantitative easing policy been successful?
9. Will Ashton Carter be an effective defense secretary?
10. Does it matter that the Democrats no longer have a Southern senator?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of December 8th-14th, 2014

On December 8, 2014

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1. Should Israelis give Benjamin Netanyahu a fourth term?
2. How can Joaquim Levy rejuvenate the Brazilian economy?
3. Are KMT losses in local Taiwanese elections a significant blow to its engagement policy with China?
4. Is a nuclear Iran inevitable?
5. Can international sanctions end the South Sudanese civil war?
6. Should Joseph Kabila exit in 2016?
7. How should Spain deal with Catalonia?
8. Has Germany’s Left Party atoned for its past?
9. Should Moldova cast its lot with the EU or Russia?
10. Is Greece headed for early elections?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of December 1st-7th, 2014

On December 1, 2014

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1. What reforms should be made to local Mexican police forces?
2. Are Western sanctions making it more difficult to find a solution to the Ukrainian crisis?
3. Who will win the Tunisian presidential runoff?
4. If Grace Mugabe takes over for her husband after his death, will Zimbabwe continue to stagnate?
5. Have the Hong Kong student protests failed?
6. Who should be TIME’s Person of the Year?
7. Is Sarkozy the best candidate the UMP can field in the next French presidential election?
8. Has OPEC lost control of the world’s oil markets?
9. Are the euro zone’s economic problems exacerbating immigration concerns?
10. Will Shinzo Abe get the mandate he wants from Japanese voters?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of December 1st-7th, 2014

On December 1, 2014

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1. Are the benefits of American GDP growth affecting Main Street as well as they are affecting Wall Street?
2. How will the FDA’s calorie count mandate affect the restaurant industry?
3. Why is America’s crime rate falling?
4. How can the U.S. repair its relationship with Brazil?
5. Did President Obama err in his decision to prioritize healthcare reform during his first term?
6. Is Harvard’s affirmative action policy unconstitutional?
7. Who should be America’s next defense secretary?
8. Should the college football playoff be expanded to eight teams?
9. Are U.S. airstrikes against ISIS working?
10. How will the events in Ferguson shape President Obama’s legacy?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of November 24th-30th, 2014

On November 24, 2014

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1. What steps do schools need to take to ensure that students are college and career ready?
2. How should Congressional Republicans respond to President Obama’s executive action on immigration?
3. Are campus sexual assault investigations going too far or not far enough?
4. How should NASA respond to the ESA’s comet mission?
5. Does Detroit’s bankruptcy deal put the city back on the road to recovery?
6. Should the U.S. continue to embrace free trade policies?
7. What is the most significant foreign policy problem facing the United States?
8. Has the media been irresponsible in its coverage of Ferguson?
9. Would comprehensive immigration reform negatively affect the U.S. economy?
10. Who is the most electable candidate that Republicans could nominate for the presidency in 2016?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of November 24th-30th, 2014

On November 24, 2014

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1. Should Internet users have a “right to be forgotten”?
2. How should Ewa Kopacz direct Poland’s foreign policy toward Russia?
3. Will the UKIP be the kingmaker of the next British parliamentary election?
4. What should Kenya do to improve its fight against al-Shabab?
5. Are Colombia’s negotiations with the FARC breaking down?
6. Should the ICC indict Kim Jong-un?
7. Will Tony Abbott reverse his position on climate change?
8. If you were the Iranian government, what would your ideal nuclear deal with the P5+1 look like?
9. How can the Israeli government reduce violence in East Jerusalem?
10. Is Abenomics to blame for Japan’s recent recession?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of November 17th-23rd, 2014

On November 17, 2014

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1. Is the balance of power in the Pacific shifting?
2. Why have efforts to eradicate Afghanistan’s opium crop failed?
3. Will an investigation into Petrobras overshadow Dilma Rousseff’s second term?
4. Should the Labour Party oust Ed Miliband?
5. Is Russia undermining the Iranian nuclear talks?
6. Was China the biggest winner of APEC’s recent summit?
7. Can Afghanistan and Pakistan jointly fight terrorism?
8. Is the G20 an effective international institution?
9. Should the Ugandan government cease backing anti-gay legislation?
10. Will the China-U.S. climate accord force other developing nations to set emissions targets?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of November 17th-23rd, 2014

On November 17, 2014

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1. Can Elizabeth Warren’s presence in the Democratic Senate leadership help the party’s fortunes in 2016?
2. Will the U.S. meet the carbon targets required by its recent climate accord with China?
3. Do Democrats have a weak presidential bench?
4. Can approval of the Keystone XL pipeline save Mary Landrieu’s Senate seat?
5. Should Democrats ditch Nancy Pelosi?
6. Does King v. Burwell have the potential to destroy the Affordable Care Act?
7. Can a new Iraqi surge defeat ISIS?
8. Should the U.S. give lethal weapons to the Nigerian military to combat Boko Haram?
9. Can “sin taxes” solve state budgetary woes?
10. Should Joe Manchin switch parties?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of November 10th-16th, 2014

On November 10, 2014

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1. Is bipartisan cooperation possible between President Obama and a Republican Congress?
2. Will Loretta Lynch face a difficult Senate confirmation fight?
3. Should Republicans give Rick Snyder a look for 2016?
4. How candid should Navy SEALs be about their combat operations?
5. Should Congress extend unemployment benefits?
6. Is law enforcement winning the fight against meth?
7. How can Mary Landrieu win the Louisiana Senate runoff?
8. Should the Oakland Raiders move to San Antonio?
9. Who ran the best campaign of the 2014 midterms?
10. Should President Obama shelve executive action on immigration?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of November 10th-16th, 2014

On November 10, 2014

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1. Is the world on the brink of a new Cold War?
2. Should Saudi Arabia relax its ban on women drivers?
3. What role should Iran play in the campaign against ISIS?
4. Can the threat of sanctions end the violence in South Sudan?
5. Is the EU out of touch?
6. Does South Korea need constitutional reform?
7. Are the Ayotzinapa disappearances doing significant damage to Enrique Nieto’s political standing?
8. Is Jordan a ticking time bomb?
9. Why is Nawaz Sharif failing to improve Pakistan’s relations with India?
10. Is Russia winning the struggle for Ukraine?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of November 3rd-9th, 2014

On November 3, 2014