Diplomacy & International Relations

Navigating the Entanglements in the U.S.-China Quantum Technology Race (Linda Nhon, Andreas Kuehn – Observer Research Foundation)

Trump 2.0’s overall policy directions in critical and emerging technologies will likely hew to common expectations. The details, however, of what technologies the new...

North Korea’s Growing SSBN Capabilities: Strategic Implications (Anubhav Shankar Goswami, Observer Research Foundation)

The air is thick with speculation as North Korea’s first nuclear ballistic missile submarine takes shape, poised to alter the strategic balance in the...

What a post-Assad Syria means for China (Kabir Taneja, Observer Research Foundation)

Over the past two years, China’s foreign policy has been consistent in the manner of largely supporting the Arab positions over Gaza, which included...

Greening AI: US-India Role in Balancing Innovation and Sustainability (Urmi Tat, Observer Research Foundation)

Artificial Intelligence has become deeply integrated into modern society, reshaping industries, daily life, and economic structures. At its core, AI refers to systems that...

Emerging Economies and the Tariff Taper: India’s Subtle Leadership (Nilanjan Ghosh, Observer Research Foundation)

The international trade landscape has received a jolt from the Trump administration’s aggressive push for reciprocal tariffs. This not only signals a deeper retreat...

Trump’s Push for Critical Minerals: Why it will Redefine Global Economy and Geopolitics (Prateek Tripathi, Observer Research Foundation)

On March 20, 2025, President Trump invoked emergency provisions under Section 301 of Title 3 of the United States Code to pass an executive...

EU Response to Trump’s Tariffs: Between Retaliation and Negotiation (Shairee Malhotra, Observer Research Foundation)

During that fateful meeting between Ukrainian President Zelensky and United States President Donald Trump in the Oval Office in February 2025, Trump told Zelensky...

U.S. AI Action Plan: Recommendations to the National Science Foundation and the Office of Science and Technology Policy (Siddarth Yadav, Anirban Sarma – Observer...

The Donald Trump administration is prioritising the enhancement of United States leadership in artificial intelligence through deregulation, private-sector investment, and strategic policy development. To...

Iraqi Banking System: Caught Between Corruption and Sanctions (Emirates Policy Center)

(Emirates Policy Center) Iraqi political and economic leaders fear that the Trump administration may impose additional financial sanctions on Iraqi banks, potentially threatening an...

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