HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of January 23-29, 2023

1. How much longer will the Syrian Civil War last?
2. Does the world need a new global convention about the moon?
3. Is South Africa’s “developmental state” policy failing?
4. How can Chris Hipkins steer New Zealand’s Labour Party to victory later this year?
5. Is Peru’s state of emergency making its political situation worse?
6. Should Chinese policymakers worry about its shrinking population?
7. Why has the international community found it difficult to curtail North Korea’s nuclear program?
8. What would a post-globalization world look like?
9. Is Germany’s approach to the Russia-Ukraine conflict misguided?
10. Should Saudi Arabia cease its funding of LIV Golf?