2020 Watertown Speech Fiesta

2021 — Online, SD/US

International Extemp Questions

 Fiesta 2021 International Extemp Questions

 
 

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?
11. What does the Biden presidency mean for US-Russia relations?
12. How can the international community aid the civilian victims of Ethiopia's armed conflict?
13. How did Taiwan go over 250 days without a COVID-19 case?
14. In retrospect, how could the world have better handled the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020?
15. Is the election of Joe Biden good news for Mexico?
16. Should Joe Biden attempt to return the U.S. to the nuclear deal with Iran?
17. Should the U.S. retaliate against Russia for its cyber-espionage activities?
18. What should be Joe Biden's foreign policy priorities in his first month in office?
19. Where should Joe Biden's first official state visit be?
20. Why did the Arab Spring of 2010 fail to bring more change to the Arab world?
21. Will the EU grow stronger or weaker in 2021?
22. Will AI be at the center of the next global arms race?
23. Did the US capitol riots hurt America's ability to promote democracy abroad?
24. What is currently the greatest threat to global peace and stability?
25. Are North and South Korea likely to ever reunify?
26. What role will cyberterrorism play in 2021?
27. Do recent improvements in women's rights in Saudi Arabia represent real change or superficial reform?

28. How successful have recent activist movements been in overturning restrictive abortion laws in Latin America?
29. Does the recent rise of populist parties in Europe represent a threat to women's rights?
30. How should the international community respond to China's re-education camps in Xinjiang?
31. Is authoritarianism on the rise?
32. Should Indonesia forge a closer relationship with China?
33. Has the idea of liberal internationalism been a failure?
34. Is Pakistan's military losing political ground?
35. Will Great Britain become an EU member again in the foreseeable future?
36. Is Hindu nationalism holding India back?
37. What caused Argentina's shift on the abortion question?
38. How can Mexico win its battle against organized crime?
39. What is Trump's legacy on international politics?
40. What can the US do to enhance its soft power?
41. Which nation will most likely be the next to achieve statehood?
42. Is it possible to achieve an effective international solution to climate change?
43. Have the protests in Hong Kong failed?
44. Which country has had the most successful response to the pandemic?
45. Is police militarization an international problem?
46. Is Yemen headed for disaster?
47. What can the US learn from the politics of the UK?
48. Is space the next great battlefield?
49. Is terrorism on the decline?
50. What can be done to fight human trafficking?