1. Is a bubble building in India’s equities markets?
2. How can the West best support democratic efforts in Russia?
3. Has the Palestinian Authority outlived its purpose?
4. What should the Dominican Republic do about the unrest in Haiti?
5. Are concerns about Chinese espionage in Australia overblown?
6. Will Abdelmajid Tebboune win re-election?
7. Was ISIS’ recent attack in Russia a sign of the group’s reviving power or increased desperation?
8. Will other nations follow Canada’s arm exports ban to Israel?
9. Can Corina Yoris mount a successful challenge to Nicolas Maduro?
10. Are global drug decriminalization efforts stalling?
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1. What impact will President Biden’s EV mandate have on the U.S. auto industry?
2. Should graduation rates be scrapped as a measure of school accountability?
3. Are Republicans heading for a 1964-like wipeout in the 2024 elections?
4. Should Sonia Sotomayor retire before the end of President Biden’s first term?
5. Will third party support rise or fall as November draws closer?
6. Should the U.S. withdraw from the UN Refugee Treaty?
7. Does the U.S. need to better enforce the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act?
8. Has President Biden’s engagement policy with Venezuela failed?
9. Due to continued resignations and Republican Party turmoil, could Democrats gain control of the House before the 2024 midterms?
10. Would a personal bankruptcy or criminal conviction do the worst damage to the Trump presidential campaign?
1. How should the U.S. handle an anticipated influx of Haitian refugees?
2. Are American airlines headed the way of the American auto industry?
3. A U.S. Supreme Court without term limits: Friend or foe to the American people?
4. What can be done to make rents affordable again?
5. Will France’s solidification of the rights to an abortion affect the issue in the United States?
6. What’s the skinny on the safety of the new weight loss drugs?
7. Is the U.S. federal government justified in taking action against TikTok?
8. Do school book bans violate the First Amendment?
9. Should U.S. states adopt age verification systems for users to access adult material?
10. Will Boeing’s problems become problems for the wider U.S. economy?
1. Should seized Russian assets be donated to the Ukrainian war effort?
2. Will Henry’s resignation further destabilize Haiti?
3. Is Volodymyr Zelenskyy still Ukraine’s best bet for peace?
4. Due to ongoing tensions with Russia, is it wise to the European Union to continue accession talks with Balkan nations?
5. Could Israel survive as a pariah state?
6. Should the EU scrap its mandate to abolish fossil fuel-powered vehicles by 2035?
7. How will Jacob Zuma’s MK Party affect the outcome of South Africa’s elections?
8. Will the Liberal Democrats benefit from internal problems in the British Conservative Party?
9. Have anti-corruption campaigns in Latin America failed?
10. What does Niger’s decision to suspend military cooperation with the United States mean for anti-jihadist efforts in the Sahel?
1. What role, if any, should the Palestinian Authority play in post-war Gaza?
2. How should India respond to China’s new strategic partnership with the Maldives?
3. Is Nigeria’s economy too dependent on oil?
4. How will Swedish membership change NATO?
5. Is Milei’s austerity cure killing the patient?
6. Can a joint junta force in West Africa rid the region of its jihadist threat?
7. Why is gang violence becoming a significant national security concern in Haiti?
8. Should Russia put a nuclear weapon in space?
9. Why did the Irish constitutional referendum fail?
10. Will the crypto industry propel a new wave of economic growth across Africa?
1. Have ongoing legal battles strengthened or weakened Donald Trump’s presidential candidacy?
2. Will No Labels end up fielding a presidential candidate?
3. Should U.S. colleges reverse their test-optional policies?
4. Has the Israel-Hamas war done significant damage to America’s position in the Middle East?
5. Does the U.S. need a policy “reset” on Haiti?
6. Should Nikki Haley have ended her presidential campaign sooner?
7. Is Senator Kyrsten Sinema’s decision to not run for re-election a boost for Gallego or Lake?
8. Can a more populist economic agenda get the Biden presidential campaign back on track?
9. Should Kroger’s merger with Albertsons be blocked?
10. How can the U.S. fight a better war against fetanyl?
1. Will the Republican Party be unified behind Donald Trump this November?
2. What should the U.S. do if Israel conducts its Rafah offensive?
3. Is America’s teaching shortage hitting an inflection point?
4. What lessons can the U.S. states learn from the “war on drugs” to launch a better effort against fetanyl?
5. Should surge pricing be allowed?
6. Who should be the next leader of Senate Republicans?
7. Is a federal ban on bump stocks constitutional?
8. How should the U.S. respond to Vladimir Putin’s recent nuclear threats?
9. Should the Biden administration withdraw U.S. forces from Syria?
10. Are religious liberty laws unconstitutional?
1. Is India becoming an emerging power player in the Middle East?
2. Would an ANC-EFF coalition be good for the future health of the South African economy?
3. Is China becoming too insular?
4. What should Egypt do if Israel conducts its Rafah offensive?
5. Does the world need a “new globalization”?
6. How should Nigeria handle the Anglophone insurgency?
7. What is to blame for a collapse in support for democracy across the world?
8. Should Ariel Henry step down?
9. Will Britain’s Conservative Party become a vehicle for the far-right after the next British general election?
10. How can Xochitl Galvez win the Mexican presidency?
1. If Russia were to invade the Baltics, would Western European nations resist?
2. Should the United Nations eliminate vetoes on the Security Council?
3. Is Pakistan heading toward an inevitable default?
4. What will Bukele do with his supermajority?
5. Is the first space war on the horizon?
6. Has Boric sold out the Chilean left?
7. Is Lula interfering too much in Petrobras’ operations?
8. Who should be the next leader of NATO?
9. Did ECOWAS make a smart decision in lifting sanctions on Niger?
10. Will Congo’s M23 rebellion spark a regional war?
1. Should the U.S. continue providing military aid to Israel?
2. If Donald Trump wins the 2024 presidential election, will he withdraw the U.S. from NATO?
3. How can the U.S. make its sanctions policies more effective?
4. Should U.S. regulators approve a Capital One-Discover Financial merger?
5. Can Larry Hogan turn Maryland’s Senate seat red?
6. How can the Democratic Party rebuild its polling lead over Republicans on education issues?
7. What reforms need to be made to America’s asylum system?
8. How can Colin Allred defeat Senator Ted Cruz this November?
9. Should Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act be curtailed?
10. How much longer should Nikki Haley continue her presidential campaign?
1. Should the U.S. Senate have an impeachment trial for Secretary Mayorkas?
2. How should the Federal Reserve respond to recent inflation data?
3. Should schools abandon remote learning days?
4. How can President Biden deflect concerns about his age in the upcoming presidential campaign?
5. Should the U.S. pivot its defense priorities to space?
6. How will a new round of redistricting in New York affect control of the House in 2024?
7. Should Fani Willis be removed from the Georgia election interference case against former President Trump?
8. What would another Biden term mean for the U.S. economy?
9. Will the civil judgment against Donald Trump in New York be upheld on appeal?
10. Is the National Labor Relations Board unconstitutional?
1. Is Egypt losing influence in the Arab World?
2. What relations should ECOWAS have with its departing members?
3. Has the West lost Africa?
4. Should an international force secure Ukraine’s emergency maritime corridor?
5. Has Russia become a rogue state?
6. Should the Tories jettison Sunak before this year’s general election?
7. To what degree does the new Pakistani government have a mandate?
8. How can China restore investor confidence in its economy?
9. Has the EU’s COVID recovery fund worked?
10. Will Subianto be a good steward of Indonesia’s economy?
1. Does Iran have enough control over its proxy forces to prevent a wider conflict with the United States?
2. Can the Mattei Plan successfully enhance Italy’s position in Africa?
3. Should the UNRWA be overhauled?
4. Will the African National Congress lose its majority in this year’s elections?
5. How will the dismissal of Valery Zaluzhny affect the Russo-Ukrainian War?
6. What lessons should Milei learn from the failure of the “Omnibus Bill”?
7. Who will win Indonesia’s presidential election?
8. Do Brazil’s tax reforms go far enough?
9. Should Japan’s LDP move on from Kishida?
10. How can Guyana best deter a Venezuelan invasion
1. Will the Supreme Court rule that former President Donald Trump has absolute immunity from federal criminal prosecutions?
2. Is the U.S. fast food industry in an “affordability crisis”?
3. How can Vice President Kamala Harris be an effective advocate of a second Biden term?
4. To what degree should the United States help Mexico’s transition to cleaner energy?
5. Should parents be held legally responsible if their child becomes a school shooter?
6. Could Iran become the spoiler of the 2024 presidential election?
7. Is Governor Gavin Newsom providing enough assistance to Oakland to handle its crime wave?
8. Should the U.S. recognize a Palestinian state?
9. Are Mexican drug cartels becoming a significant threat to U.S. national security?
10. Is Dunkin’ Donuts violating the ADA?
1. What should the Biden administration do if the Supreme Court overturns affirmative action this term?
2. How big of a threat is the New York lawsuit to the Trump empire?
3. What aid should the U.S. provide to Puerto Rico?
4. Are the chances of a “soft landing” to tame inflation gone?
5. What should the U.S. response be if Russian forces use nuclear weapons in Ukraine?
6. Are California’s green energy dreams out of step with the state’s existing infrastructure?
7. Is the Supreme Court trending against capital punishment?
8. Are pollsters accurately predicting how the 2022 midterms will go?
9. Does the Biden administration have an effective Middle East strategy?
10. How should the U.S. Census Bureau handle growing evidence of miscounts from 2020