Speaker 1

Is the BRICS a threat to U.S. foreign policy goals?
Should all state Medicaid programs cover weight loss drugs?
Will the size of the national debt be a campaign issue in 2028?

Speaker 2

1.Are there any constitutional restraints that the NCAA can impose on NIL?
2.Will Helene and Milton create a national shift in the conversation about climate change?
3.Are voter ID laws a violation of the 24th Amendment?

Speaker 3

1. Would a mass deportation of illegal immigrants do significant damage to the U.S. economy?
2. Should Supreme Court justices have to submit to a tax audit each year?
3. Is the banning of new gas stations an effective energy policy?

Speaker 4

What is wrong with Boeing?
Did the U.S. err by sending a THAAD battery to Israel?
Should U.S. states ban universities from using legacy admissions?

Speaker 5

Should the U.S. change how the unemployment rate is calculated?
Are nitrogen gas executions constitutional?
Is California justified in blocking more SpaceX launches?

Speaker 6

Does Tennessee’s ban on puberty blockers for minors violate the Fourteenth Amendment?
Why are U.S. auto prices so high?
Is the decline of American influence on the world stage a bad thing?

Speaker 7

Is the growing legalization of sports gambling a bad idea?
Is Google losing its grip as an online search engine?
Should Congress pass the Kids Online Safety Act?

Speaker 1

How can Cuba’s government ensure the long-term stability of the nation’s energy grid?
How can the international sanction system become more effective?
Should Iran recalculate its foreign policy goals?

Speaker 2

Is it fair to say that Vladimir Putin is a global pariah?
Is populism the sign of a healthy or eroding democracy?
How will Russia’s pact with North Korea affect the future of North Korean-South Korean relations?

Speaker 3

1.How can Peru’s government restore public trust amid ongoing corruption scandals?
2.How much longer can Ukraine hold out?
3.Can Bhutan become India’s Hong Kong?

Speaker 4

Should the United Nations withdraw its peacekeepers from southern Lebanon?
Does climate change pose a risk to the energy grids of African nations?
Will debates about asylum rules fracture the European Union?

Speaker 5

What is the significance of Egypt replacing intelligence chief Abbas Kamel?
How should North Korea’s recent actions against South Korea be interpreted?
Should Japan abolish the death penalty?

Speaker 6

Are there too many ongoing humanitarian crises for the world to effectively tackle?
Is it more likely for global oil prices to rise or fall in 2025?
Is it fair to label Mexico a “narco state”?

Speaker 7

Is the world doing enough to combat biodiversity loss?
Will Israel attempt to launch a military strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities?
Are Israel’s recent military actions making it more or less secure?

Speaker 1

How will Sheikh Naim Qassem’s leadership of Hezbollah differ from his predecessor?
Will Donald Trump’s election have an impact on the influence of the Israeli far-right in guiding on-going military operations?
Is the pro-Palestine boycott movement working?

Speaker 2

Should newspapers continue to endorse political candidates?
What was the biggest miscalculation made by the Harris campaign during the 2024 Presidential Election?
Does the success of the right-wing in American politics signal a similar success for right-wing and far-right movements in Europe?

Speaker 3

Are Israel’s strikes on its neighbors enhancing or undermining U.S. national security?
How does Dearborn, Michigan voting red for the first time in 40 years reflect the views of Arab- and Muslim-Americans nationally?
Is Lebanon heading towards civil war?

Speaker 4

Is lithium mining sustainable?
Does Elon Musk’s $1 million voter giveaway violate campaign finance law?
What can the international community do to resolve the on-going humanitarian crisis in Sudan?

Speaker 5

How can a war between Ethiopia and Eritrea be avoided?
Who is likely to succeed Gavin Newsom as the California Governor?
Will a right-wing American government be able to maintain strong diplomatic relations with a left-wing Labour government in the UK?

Speaker 6

Can Kemi Badenoch guide the British Conservative Party back to power?
What do the California ballot measure results say about the political ideology of the California electorate?
What role, if any, will Elon Musk have in a Trump administration?

Speaker 7

How can the international community best combat extreme poverty?
How can the U.S. best stop the flow of fentanyl from China?
What pathways, if any, exist for Donald Trump to nominate further justices to the Supreme Court?