B. Open Extemp Event Prompts
IE Round 1B
Speaker 1
Speaker One -
1. What will be the most contentious point in negotiations in the upcoming USMCA Joint Review?
2. In light of recent military actions, should the United States be investing more in interceptor planes?
3. Is the federal government's "mass deportation campaign" finally over?
Speaker 2
Speaker Two -
1. What needs to be done to bring gasoline prices back down?
2. In light of the Strait of Hormuz, should the United States be investing more in minesweeping naval vessels?
3. Will the Trump Administration charge news networks with treason for fake stories related to the US-Iran war?
Speaker 3
Speaker Three -
1. How should Customs and Border Patrol go about issuing a refund in response to the Supreme Court striking down the IEEPA tariffs?
2. What impact will Hegseth's "no excuses" review of military legal offices have on the compliance with existing laws?
3. In light of Palantir CEO Alex Carp's recent statement, do AI companies have the influence to manipulate elections?
Speaker 4
Speaker Four -
1. Is the Federal Government's investment in Artificial Intelligence paying off in economic development?
2. What should the United States do to efficiently and effectively combat modern drone warfare?
3. What impacts could the Supreme Court ruling in Case v. Montana have for fourth amendment protections?
Speaker 5
Speaker Five -
1. Have Trump's protectionist policies been a boon for domestic manufacturing jobs?
2. What needs to be done to fix the supply chain issues for the United States military?
3. What can States do to protect LGBTQ+ residents in the face of federal pushback?
Speaker 6
Speaker Six -
1. Can the United States Federal Reserve Board modify monetary policy to prevent a recession?
2. Is the United States taking all necessary steps to ensure minimal civilian casualties in drone strikes?
3. Will the FCC begin to revoke broadcasting licenses from news organizations that are covering the Iran War negatively?
Speaker 7
Speaker Seven -
1. Is there a viable alternative to the United States being so strongly oil-dependent for domestic travel?
2. Should the United States continue to contract with private companies for the majority of its military equipment?
3. How will the 10th Circuit Court rule on Oklamoma's HB1775?
IE Round 2B
Speaker 1
Speaker One -
1. In the long run, will South Korea's specialization in semiconductor manufacturing be a blessing or a curse?
2. Is Iran legally justified in its military control of the Strait of Hormuz?
3. What does Poland need to do to fix its budget deficit while still answering security concerns?
Speaker 2
Speaker Two -
1. Why is India's commercial airline industry struggling?
2. What effect is the Afghan-Pakistan War having on Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)?
3. In the long run, will Spain's new migrant regularization policy be a blessing or a curse for their economy?
Speaker 3
Speaker Three -
1. What should ASEAN be doing to end the Thailand-Cambodian conflict?
2. Has the "Greater Israel" mythos influenced Israel's invasion into Lebanon?
3. How has the Russo-Ukraine war deepened Hungary's decisions to break away from the EU?
Speaker 4
Speaker Four -
1. What steps does Taiwan need to take to prepare against Chinese security threats?
2. What must Nigeria do to curb banditry in its northwestern states?
3. What is causing the wins for polarizing political parties against more mainstream parties in France?
Speaker 5
Speaker Five -
1. Are Japan's rising "tourist taxes" a real benefit to its economy?
2. Will Iran’s tactics in manipulating the global oil market prove successful?
3. Have general strikes been a successful tactic in garnering political change in Italy?
Speaker 6
Speaker Six -
1. What does ASEAN need to do to maintain control amidst member states' growing interests in independent trade agreements?
2. In the long run, is Somaliland's choice to make ties with Israel a blessing or a curse on their push to gain international recognition?
3. What is causing wins for the far-right AfD party in Germany?
Speaker 7
Speaker Seven -
1. What policies have led to China's recent industrial output growth?
2. With Syria's attention being divided between Assad loyalists in the west and the Islamic State in the east, which should it deal with first, and how?
3. What are the tools and tactics Ukraine is using to persist amidst their fourth year of war against Russia?
IE Finals
Speaker 1
Speaker One -
1. Are GLP-1 weight loss pills a true solution to obesity?
2. In light of new research on the ocean floor, how impactful would deep sea mining be to global ecosystems?
3. Will the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope be a meaningful step toward our understanding of dark energy?
Speaker 2
Speaker Two -
1. In light of recent blood-testing measures that can detect Alzheimer's early in life, can we now prevent it?
2. Is the advent of Perovskite-silicon solar cells a massive step toward ubiquitous solar energy reliance?
3. Is space tourism dying or just taking root?
Speaker 3
Speaker Three -
1. What should the United States do about its growing measles outbreaks?
2. Do the recent uses of CRISPR spell an end for the use of antibiotics on farm animals?
3. Will the Artemis II mission set the foundation for a lunar space base?
Speaker 4
Speaker Four -
1. Is Artificial Intelligence a blessing or a curse in the medical field?
2. What impacts will the recent breakthroughs in seafloor mapping have on our preparedness for natural disasters?
3. With "10,000 and counting" Starlink Satellites currently in orbit, is there a need for regulation on the number of space assets allowed at once in orbit?
Speaker 5
Speaker Five -
1. Is personalized gene-editing technology the new solution to hereditary diseases?
2. With constantly advancing carbon capture technology, is there still a real need to switch from fossil fuel energy?
3. Does the plan to launch the Haven-1 commercial space station mark a new age of space travel led by private business?
Speaker 6
Speaker Six -
1. Will the advent of remote monitoring and "telehealth" services lessen the need for hospitals?
2. Does the advent of new battery types like the metal-air battery mark a meaningful step away from the need of lithium mining?
3. In its efforts to establish a presence around the moon, is NASA engaging in too much cooperation with commercial interests?
Speaker 7
Speaker Seven -
1. What should the United States do about its growing Bird Flu outbreaks?
2. In light of the discovery of higher-than-expected sea levels, what is the likelihood of an imminent AMOC collapse?
3. As we continue to explore space in 2026, does more need to be done to contend with space debris?