HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of December 7th-11th, 2009

1.  Will Japan’s stimulus package help it stave off deflation?
2.  Can Afghanistan build an effective army within the next two years?
3.  Will Iran arrest Mousavi?
4.  Can a Palestinian boycott on Israeli products from the West Bank cause Israel to reconsider its settlement policy?
5.  Will Romania’s presidential election result stand?
6.  Should Turkey’s Constitutional Court ban the DTP?
7.  Does the the reelection of Evo Morales breathe new life into Latin America’s socialist movement?
8.  Is the conviction of Amanda Knox a stain on Italian justice?
9.  Will Michel Barnier wreck havoc on London financial services?
10.  Is the Honduran Congress making a mistake in not allowing Zelaya to finish the law several weeks of his term?