HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of August 2-8, 2021

1. What impact could the Querdenker movement have on the 2021 German elections?
2. Could Seif al-Islam el-Qaddafi put Libya back together?
3. Is a Taliban takeover of Afghanistan inevitable?
4. Do economic problems in North Korea provide an opening for a “grand bargain” over its nuclear program?
5. How should ASEAN react to Myanmar’s military extending the nation’s state of emergency?
6. What should Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh do to better economic conditions in the Gaza Strip?
7. Was Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s term a disaster for his country?
8. Will rising political turmoil in Tunisia undermine the gains of the Arab Spring?
9. Is Russia’s military becoming overextended in proxy conflicts?
10. What steps does the ANC need to take to fix South Africa’s economic woes?