A. Open Extemporaneous Event Prompts
Round 1-10:00am
Speaker 1
Speaker 1
Can Russia’s opposition parties stop Vladimir Putin?
How should Ireland respond to Brexit?
Should Julian Assange be set free?
Speaker 2
Speaker 2
Should Britain try to overturn the vote to leave the European Union?
How should Italy respond to the escalating refugee crisis?
Should Sweden create a new national digital currency?
Speaker 3
Speaker 3
Has President Erdogan gone too far in cracking down on political dissidents?
Should Europe do more to help refugees from violence in Syria?
Can the European Central Bank effectively control inflation?
Speaker 4
Speaker 4
Will Germany become the new leader of the European Union?
How should Finland engage diplomatically with its neighbors?
Will Edward Snowden ever leave Russia?
Speaker 5
Speaker 5
Should Spain help to create an independent Basque homeland?
Is the European Union about to break apart?
Should Poland loosen restrictions on abortion?
Speaker 6
Speaker 6
Will Russia eventually conquer the Ukraine?
Should Scotland have voted for independence?
Should France take more military action against piracy?
Speaker 7
Speaker 7
Should Turkey adopt more freedom of the press?
Has NATO outlived its usefulness?
Should Iceland ban plastic bags?
Round 2- 11:30am
Speaker 1
Speaker 1
How should Japan prepare for the challenge of the 21st century?
Has the TPP treaty been defeated?
Should the Mercousor trading block be expanded?
Speaker 2
Speaker 2
Will China continue to rise as a global power?
Can Venezuela recover from the current economic disaster?
Is South Africa heading for a political crisis?
Speaker 3
Speaker 3
Who is at fault for the violence in Crimea?
Should the world abandon nuclear power in favor of wind and solar?
Can Libya return to a stable and unified government?
Speaker 4
Speaker 4
Will the Basque people ever secure a national homeland?
Can Bangladesh survive a large rise in ocean levels?
Should Germany play a larger role in African development?
Speaker 5
Speaker 5
Has Europe successfully abandoned the need for natural gas from Russia?
Should Canada agree to abandon NAFTA?
Are the Philippines right to seek climate financing from the IMF?
Speaker 6
Speaker 6
How should Mexico manage relations with its neighbors?
Did Brazil benefit from hosting the 2016 summer olympics?
Can Vietnam become a 21st century manufacturing hub?
Speaker 7
Speaker 7
Should the six counties be reunited with the rest of Ireland?
Has President Erdogan gone too far in crushing the Turkish opposition parties?
What is Russia’s grand strategy for the 21st century?
Final Rounds - 4:00pm
Speaker 1
Speaker 1
Can traditional news sources survive in the 21st century?
Was Brexit a good idea for the United Kingdom?
Is it too late to stop global warming?
Speaker 2
Speaker 2
What should be done to stop the spread of fake news?
Is it time to abolish the electoral college?
Was the 2022 election hacked by Russia?
Speaker 3
Speaker 3
Has Twitter become more important than CNN?
Is the global economy headed for another depression?
Should people invest into cryptocurrencies like bitcoin?
Speaker 4
Speaker 4
Should Americans trust Facebook/Meta with their personal data?
What strategic position should India choose in the border disputes with Pakistan?
Should the US develop drones that can shoot without receiving direct orders from a human?
Speaker 5
Speaker 5
Will the right to privacy be completely erased in the 21st century?
Is the European Union coming apart at the seams?
Have free speech rights on college campuses been unfairly restricted?
Speaker 6
Speaker 6
Will communism ever rise again as a global threat?
Should the US abandon the doctrine of net neutrality?
Is the world heading toward an age of isolationism?
Speaker 7
Speaker 7
Should the government have the right to search phones and social media accounts when crossing a national border?
Who will win the upcoming election in France?
Should the United States ever try to restart SEATO?