HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of January 5th-11th, 2010

1.  Are there significant parallels between China’s economic growth and Japan’s of the 1980s?
2.  Why is Pakistan only concerned about Taliban elements that threaten its domestic security?
3.  Will Yulia Tymoshenko win the Ukranian presidential election?
4.  Should the international community be doing more to support the protests in Iran?
5.  Will BRIC turn into BIRIC?
6.  How can Europe make itself less dependent on Russian gas?
7.  Will a 2011 referendum on southern independence in Sudan lead to the breakup of the nation?
8.  Is Berlusconi the cause of rising tensions in Italian politics?
9.  Will the near arrest of Tzipi Livni in December significantly impair the Israeli-British relationship?
10.  Do the Liberals have any chance of winning the Australian elections in 2010?