HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of May 25th-May 31st, 2010

1.  Is Brazil’s fiscal policy too lax?
2.  In light of recent violence, should the Jamaican government refuse to extradite Christopher Coke to the United States?
3.  Will German’s short-term ban on naked short-selling hurt the euro zone’s bond markets?
4.  Can Saad Hariri do more to prevent arms smuggling in Lebanon?
5.  Will recent hostilities on the Korean peninsula provide political cover to Yukio Hatoyama over the U.S. airbase on Okinawa?
6.  Should NATO be integrated into the EU?
7.  Do recent spending cuts by the new British government do enough to safeguard the nation’s triple-A credit rating?
8.  Is Hamas wise to boycott elections in the West Bank?
9.  Was Ethiopia’s recent election fair?
10.  What impact will South Korea’s decision to half inter-Korean trade have on the North Korean economy?