1. Has Benjamin Netanyahu poorly handled Israel’s COVID pandemic?
2. How should Russia be held to account for the Navalny attack?
3. Can China achieve carbon neutrality by 2060?
4. Will North Korea become more aggressive during the next U.S. presidential administration?
5. Assuming one is developed, how can the UN ensure that a COVID-19 vaccine is freely accessible to the world?
6. Will Iraq’s crackdown on illegal arms bring more stability to the country?
7. Has Ukraine’s anti-corruption court been a success?
8. Will the EU broker a major trade deal with Mercosur by the end of the year?
9. How can the EU better convince Europeans that greater integration is in their best interest?
10. Has the attempted impeachment of Martin Vizcarra weakened his power?
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1. Is a strong U.S.-China relationship necessary for tackling global climate change?
2. Would partition fix what ails Lebanon?
3. Should Palestinian leaders launch a third intifada?
4. Is it in Japan’s national interest to be closer to China or the United States?
5. What impact will Israel’s recent normalization agreements have on Benjamin Netanyahu’s political future?
6. Has Abiy Ahmed been a disappointment?
7. Is it only a matter of time before Evo Morales returns to power?
8. Why is Europe seeing significant growth in COVID-19 cases?
9. Does Colombia need to reform its police forces?
10. Is Germany’s COVID-19 bailout package too generous?
1. Will Senate Republicans be able to confirm a new Supreme Court justice by Election Day?
2. Would it be more politically beneficial for Republicans to wait to confirm a Supreme Court justice until after the 2020 elections?
3. Is the Republican Party “intellectually bankrupt”?
4. Should the U.S. aim to demilitarize its foreign policy?
5. Does the U.S. need to lockdown again to best fight COVID-19?
6. Should more U.S. states adopt ranked choice voting?
7. Is Roe v. Wade settled law?
8. If Joe Biden wins the presidential election, who should he name as his Secretary of State?
9. Are historically black colleges making a comeback?
10. Should Illinois adopt a graduated-rate tax structure?
1. Will revelations about President Trump downplaying the coronavirus be the final nail in his electoral coffin?
2. Should sixteen-year-olds get the right to vote?
3. Does California need to create a better policy for preventing wildfires?
4. Are Americans losing faith in democracy?
5. How big should a second coronavirus stimulus package be?
6. Should Joe Biden’s poor polling numbers with Latinos worry his campaign?
7. Have the BLM protests drifted away from their original advocacy?
8. Is QAnon a national security threat?
9. Should America’s foreign policy about China be a bigger issue in the 2020 presidential election?
10. Who will win Montana’s Senate race?
1. Why have high numbers of COVID-19 cases failed to dent Bolsonaro’s popularity?
2. If more Arab states recognize Israel after the UAE and Bahrain, how does that affect the Israeli-Palestinian peace process?
3. Why has Venezuela’s oil industry collapsed?
4. Is Saudi Arabia starting to prioritize India at the expense of its relationship with Pakistan?
5. Will China’s behavior in the Xinjiang region hurt its ability to forge stronger ties with Muslim nations?
6. Does al-Qaeda still pose a major threat to global security?
7. How can Vladimir Putin prevent Belarus from slipping out of Russia’s orbit?
8. Can the ICC help end ethnic violence in Myanmar?
9. Should the Democratic Republic of Congo improve its mine safety standards?
10. Is Africa suffering from a “silent epidemic” of COVID-19?
1. Should the EU impose sanctions on Turkey over its Mediterranean dispute with Greece?
2. If Iran acquires a nuclear bomb, will that do irreparable damage to global anti-proliferation efforts?
3. Is it only a matter of time before China becomes the financial superpower of the world?
4. Will Bashar al-Assad ever be held to account for the war crimes committed during the Syrian Civil War?
5. Why has Latin America been hit so hard by COVID-19?
6. What does the recent withdrawal of large numbers of American troops from Germany mean for that nation’s defense policy in the years ahead?
7. Why has China been attacking the rights of ethnic minorities in recent years?
8. Should Thailand’s monarch be brought under the constitution?
9. Is the arrest of Paul Rusebabagina politically motivated?
10. What should the West do in response to Vladimir Putin’s poisoning of Alexei Navalny?
1. Is the presidential race tightening?
2. Have protests in Portland gone too far?
3. Should there be a campaign finance law that targets social media platforms?
4. Why is foreign policy less of a concern in this year’s presidential race?
5. Have American efforts to find a COVID vaccine been too rushed?
6. Has President Trump’s foreign policy been more successful than President Obama’s?
7. Should Andrew Yang become the Secretary of Labor in a Biden administration?
8. How many Supreme Court justices will the winner of the 2020 presidential election be able to appoint?
9. Will virtual learning become a new component of American public schools post-COVID?
10. Have American efforts to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon failed?
1. Was the Republican National Convention successful?
2. Does globalism hurt America’s national interest?
3. Is Biden’s electoral momentum at risk of stalling out?
4. Will President Trump gain more support among African-American voters than he did in 2016?
5. Is it financially wise for American sports leagues to become more political?
6. What is the future of New York City?
7. Should the Democratic Party worry about regaining the votes of the working class?
8. Will the Supreme Court undermine the ACA’s insurance mandate this fall?
9. Should the Hyde Amendment be scrapped?
10. Does the federal government have the constitutional authority to make a COVID vaccine mandatory?
1. What are the implications of a Revolutionary Guard takeover of the Iranian government?
2. Is it in Turkey’s national interest to remain part of NATO or join a Russia-China axis?
3. What will be Shinzo Abe’s historical legacy?
4. Does Thailand need to reform its monarchy?
5. Should India develop stronger ties with Middle Eastern nations?
6. Who is most to blame for the misery in the Gaza Strip?
7. Is the liberal international order worth saving?
8. Has Europe failed in the Sahel?
9. What long-term impacts will COVID-19 have on the global economy?
10. Has the West won the war on terrorism?
1. Could the ongoing protests in Belarus create political change?
2. Can the EU be an effective mediator of Turkish and Greece claims in the Eastern Mediterranean?
3. Are governments becoming too reliant on scientific management?
4. How will the resignation of Bill Morneau hurt the Trudeau administration in the long run?
5. Are China’s actions in Hong Kong a trial run for Taiwan?
6. Will Oman’s ambitious reforms succeed?
7. How will Brunei’s upcoming chairmanship of ASEAN affect the organization’s relationship with China?
8. Are predictions of Bolsonaro’s demise exaggerated?
9. Should the EU do more to clean up Bulgaria’s corruption?
10. Which Arab nation will be the next to recognize Israel?
1. Was the virtual Democratic National Convention a success?
2. Should there be a constitutional amendment limiting the scope and power of executive orders?
3. If you were advising President Trump, what advice would you give him to make a comeback against Joe Biden?
4. Why is there a disconnect between stock market gains and Main Street pain?
5. How would a Biden administration change U.S. foreign policy toward Venezuela?
6. Is the federal government doing enough to help rural America?
7. Why have minority communities been affected more by COVID-19?
8. Will the response to COVID-19 shape President Trump’s legacy?
9. Should police forces be disarmed?
10. What was most responsible for California’s recent wave of blackouts?
1. Will Kamala Harris bolster Biden’s presidential hopes?
2. How might the Black Lives Matter movement impact U.S. education policy?
3. Should U.S. universities reduce tuition if they do distance learning classes for the entire fall semester?
4. How can federal officials help to make sure that the USPS is able to deliver election ballots on time?
5. Does the U.S. need a stronger navy to counter a rising China?
6. Will there be a safe COVID-19 vaccine by this fall?
7. How can the GOP recapture votes in the suburbs?
8. Should all high school sports be halted until the spring?
9. How would a Biden presidency reshape U.S. foreign policy?
10. Is Mayor Lori Lightfoot losing control of Chicago?
1. Does the Israel-UAE accord lay the foundation for a broader Middle East peace agreement?
2. What steps can Boris Johnson take to boost Britain’s economy?
3. Is Evo Morales resposible for Bolivia’s poor COVID response?
4. Will the Beirut port explosion do significant damage to Hezbollah’s power?
5. Are Australia’s internal travel restrictions too severe?
6. Should the world impose significant sanctions on Belarus after its recent presidential election?
7. If Fethullah Gulen was extradited, would it undermine Erdogan’s power?
8. Has the Internet been a boon for the global human rights struggle?
9. Are more international conventions needed with regards to satellite warfare?
10. What reforms does South Africa need to make to its police forces?
1. How would a political revolution in Lebanon affect Israeli-Syrian relations?
2. What steps can Saudi Arabia take to increase its control of global oil markets?
3. Has the COVID-19 pandemic hurt global populist movements?
4. Are global arms control agreements collapsing?
5. Is it in Russia’s best interests to have close ties with Iran?
6. Will Duterte get to change the Filipino constitution?
7. Is Israel emerging as a peacemaker in the Middle East?
8. How should global investors view Zimbabwe’s recent agreement to compensate evicted white farmers?
9. Is the democratic status of various Latin American states on the decline?
10. What values should be at the core of the EU’s foreign policy?
1. Should local governments use digital surveillance tools to control the spread of COVID-19?
2. How many Senate seats will Democrats gain this November?
3. Does President Trump’s recent payroll tax cut proposal threaten the viability of Social Security and Medicare?
4. If President Trump loses in November, who will assume the mantle as leader of the Republican Party?
5. Will an increase in the use of homeschooling in America be one of the long-term impacts of COVID-19?
6. Is the Department of Homeland Security becoming a rogue agency?
7. Are the Trump administration’s concerns about TikTok valid?
8. Will COVID-19 get worse during the winter?
9. Should the U.S. draw down its forces in South Korea?
10. Could New York’s efforts to dissolve the NRA provide a boost for the GOP this November?