Speaker 1

Round 1 Speaker 1

1. Is the BRICS a threat to U.S. foreign policy goals?

2. How can Cuba’s government ensure the long-term stability of the nation’s energy grid?

3. How will the result of the 2024 presidential election affect the U.S. tax code?

Speaker 2

Round 1 Speaker 2

1. Will Republicans lose the Nebraska Senate race?

2. Is Israel’s assassination campaign against Hezbollah an effective national security strategy?

3. Is the banning of new gas stations an effective energy policy?

Speaker 3

Round 1 Speaker 3

1. If Vice President Kamala Harris wins the presidency but Republicans win the Senate what does that mean for her proposed policy agenda?

2. How can the international sanction system become more effective?

3. Should Japan abolish the death penalty?

Speaker 4

Round 1 Speaker 4

1. Have Republicans become the party of the working class?

2. Is it fair to say that Vladimir Putin is a global pariah?

3. Are there too many ongoing humanitarian crises for the world to effectively tackle?

Speaker 5

Round 1 Speaker 5

1. How will the machinists' strike at Boeing end?

2. How can Peru’s government restore public trust amid ongoing corruption scandals?

3. Will Democrats regain the House?

Speaker 6

Round 1 Speaker 6

1. Will Tinubu’s cabinet reshuffle lead to a significant change in policy?

2. Are voter ID laws a violation of the 24th Amendment?

3. Should U.S. states ban universities from using legacy admissions?

Speaker 1

Round 2 Speaker 1

1. Are there any constitutional restraints that the NCAA can impose on NIL?

2. How will Russia’s pact with North Korea affect the future of North Korean-South Korean relations?

3. Did J.D. Vance vault himself into 2028 presidential consideration based on his performance in the vice presidential debate?

Speaker 2

Round 2 Speaker 2

1. Should all state Medicaid programs cover weight loss drugs?

2. Should Iran recalculate its foreign policy goals?

3. Should Congress pass the Kids Online Safety Act?

Speaker 3

Round 2 Speaker 3

1. Would a mass deportation of illegal immigrants do significant damage to the U.S. economy?

2. Is populism the sign of a healthy or eroding democracy?

3. Would a Harris administration rekindle the Iranian nuclear deal?

Speaker 4

Round 2 Speaker 4

1. Will a graying West shift geopolitical power to the Global South?

2. How should North Korea’s recent actions against South Korea be interpreted?

3. How can the U.S. prevent political violence from becoming normalized?

Speaker 5

Round 2 Speaker 5

1. How will the death of Yahya Sinwar affect Hamas?

2. Will Helene and Milton create a national shift in the conversation about climate change?

3. Would a Trump defeat be good for the future of the Republican Party?

Speaker 6

Round 2 Speaker 6

1. Should the United Nations withdraw its peacekeepers from southern Lebanon?

2. Does Tennessee’s ban on puberty blockers for minors violate the Fourteenth Amendment?

3. What is the best way to get “dark money” out of politics?

Speaker 1

Finals Speaker 1

1. Does climate change pose a risk to the energy grids of African nations?

2. Will voter turnout in the 2024 presidential election be higher, lower, or the same as 2020?

3. Should Governor Kathy Hochul remove Mayor Eric Adams?

Speaker 2

Finals Speaker 2

1. Is it time for Trudeau to call an early election?

2. Should Supreme Court justices have to submit to a tax audit each year?

3. Will the size of the national debt be a campaign issue in 2028?

Speaker 3

Finals Speaker 3

1. How much longer can Ukraine hold out?

2. Did the U.S. err by sending a THAAD battery to Israel?

3. Is former President Barack Obama more of a help or hindrance to the Harris campaign?

Speaker 4

Finals Speaker 4

1. Can Bhutan become India’s Hong Kong?

2. Do electric vehicles have a Republican problem?

3. Under what conditions should states be legally allowed to purge their voter rolls?

Speaker 5

Finals Speaker 5

1. What is the significance of Egypt replacing intelligence chief Abbas Kamel?

2. Is California justified in blocking more SpaceX launches?

3. How could Trump’s recent statements on mass deportation impact Latino voter turnout in the 2024 presidential election?

Speaker 6

Finals Speaker 6

1. Will debates about asylum rules fracture the European Union?

2. Should the Republican Party temper its position on abortion?

3. Why is there a discontent between voter sentiment about the economy and positive economic data?