Speaker 1

Student chose from the following topics:

Will Republican mayors and governors convince Republicans in the US House and Senate to support Biden’s coronavirus relief bill?

Will the UK stop selling arms to Saudi Arabia for use in Yemen?

Will state legislatures be able to take on the big tech companies’ app store fees?

Speaker 2

Student chose from the following topics:

Can Qatar help Iran negotiate with the rest of the region?

How will the recent state efforts to restrict transgender athletes affect high school and college sports?

Will a minimum wage increase help the economy? 

Speaker 3

Student chose from the following topics:

Is the United States’ ending of support for the Saudi war in Yemen the first step to peace?

Will the Democrats push through the coronavirus relief bill?

Are Apple and Google fighting a losing battle in state legislatures, where they are defending their app store fees? 

Speaker 4

Student chose from the following topics:

Will the recent death of Turks held captive by the PKK lead to an increase in conflict in Turkey and Iraq?

Do bills restricting doctors’ treatment of transgender individuals violate doctor-patient confidentiality?

Will a minimum wage increase hurt the economy? 

Speaker 5

Student chose from the following topics:

Is the United States’ recognition of the Houthi rebels the first step to peace in Yemen?

Will Republicans be able to implement any changes in the coronavirus relief bill?

Will states who cut or eliminate big tech app store fees see an economic boom? 

Speaker 6

Student chose from the following topics:

Will the United States’ measured response to the deaths of Turks held captive by the PKK lead to increased connection between Turkey and Russia?

Will states or the NCAA prevail in the disagreement about transgender athletes?

Will the loss of 1.4 million jobs kill the support for a minimum wage increase? 

Speaker 1

Student chose from the following options: 

Can Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala resurrect the WTO?

Will the large winter storm endanger an already fragile US economy?

Can the Republican party root the white supremacists out of its ranks? 

Speaker 2

Student chose from the following options:

 Will Guinea be able to contain the most recent Ebola outbreak?

Will the Biden Administration increase its support for electric vehicles? 

Will Andrew Cuomo’s career be hurt by his lack of transparency regarding nursing home deaths? 

Speaker 3

Student chose from the following options: 

Is the WTO permanently crippled?

Will higher crude oil prices lead to higher gas prices soon?

Can the Republicans leave Donald Trump behind? 

Speaker 4

Student chose from the following options: 

Will China’s coronavirus vaccine donations help cement its influence in Africa?

Will the Biden administration be able to transform the US economy into “the economy of the future”?

Will the senators who voted to convict Donald Trump be “primaried”?

Speaker 5

Student chose from the following options: 

Can the US use the WTO to maintain pressure on China to make economic reforms?

Will refineries shut down by the recent winter storm affect gas prices?

Will anti-Trump Republicans be able to start a third party? 

Speaker 6

Student chose from the following options: 

Will business innovations in African countries during the pandemic help to create an economic boom?

How can the US solve its need for affordable housing?

Will Parler be able to maintain civil dialogue and people’s safety? 

Speaker 1

Student chose from the following options: 

Can protestors change the control the Myanmar military has over the country?

Will Jaguar’s decision to go all electric make EVs more acceptable?

Will the US pass a monthly child benefit? 

Speaker 2

Student chose from the following options: 

Will separatist wins in Catalonia elections lead to a new push for independence?

Can the Biden Administration revive the Iran Nuclear Deal?

Will the tourism industry in the US be able to recover after the pandemic? 

Speaker 3

Student chose from the following options: 

Why is India achieving success against the coronavirus?

Will Huawei be able to overcome limits the US government has placed on it?

Is the US power grid ready for the stress climate change will put on it?

Speaker 4

Student chose from the following options: 

Is China’s decision to pull the BBC off the air another blow for media freedom?

Will Iran be able to get compensation for the oil the US confiscated last year?

Can US police departments root out white supremacists and other extremists?

Speaker 5

Student chose from the following options: 

Can other countries model India’s success against the coronavirus?

Will Google be able to successfully fight Australia’s new laws forcing it to pay publishers for new content?

Will Biden’s EPA start taking serious action against climate change? 

Speaker 6

Student chose from the following options: 

Will the election victory by Kosovo’s left-wing party speed its entry into the EU?

Are cryptocurrencies just a tool for criminals to launder money?

Can the FBI do anything against domestic extremist groups?

Speaker 7

Student chose from the following options: 

Will India’s farmers be able to overturn the government’s new farm laws?

Will Australia’s new laws forcing Google and Facebook to pay publishers for news content help to preserve news organizations?

Will the bipartisan commission to investigate the January 6 attack on the capitol help the nation achieve closure?