HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of November 17th-23rd, 2009

1.  Has the UN food summit been a failure?
2.  Does the status of Franco-German relations dictate the direction and power of the EU?
3.  Should Brown back Blair for EU president?
4.  Does Uribe need to do more to protect labor unions?
5.  How likely are Kurds to boycott the Iraqi elections?
6.  Does Latin America have a role to play in the Middle East peace process?
7.  Is China gaining a significant amount of influence on U.S. domestic policy?
8.  What is behind Russia’s preemptive nuclear strike policy?
9.  Should Cambodia have extradited Shinawatra?
10.  What is the purpose of Chavez’s threats of war with Colombia?