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Ukraine’s Strategic Minerals: Trump’s War Alimony (Ajey Lele, Manohar Parrikar Institute)

History suggests that some wars fought between the 17th and 19th centuries were driven by the desire to control natural resources. The rise of...

The Great AI shift: The rise of ‘services as software’ (Nisha Holla, Observer Research Foundation)

Human effort has traditionally driven the adoption of technology services—programmers coding algorithms and business logic into executable programmes, analysts managing data, system integrators deploying...

Xi’s meeting with China Inc: Economic revival amidst US trade barriers (Kalpit A Mankikar, Observer Research Foundation)

One of the most significant developments in Beijing concerning its economy has been President Xi Jinping’s meeting with the heads of China Inc. in...

Paris AI Action Summit: A missed opportunity? (Megha Shrivastava, Observer Research Foundation)

World leaders, tech moguls, and AI advocates gathered in Paris on 10-11 February 2025 for the third Artificial Intelligence (AI) Summit. Compared to the...

The Loss and Damage Fund: Questions, Concerns, and Suggestions (Nilanjan Ghosh, Vivek Kumar – Observer Research Foundation)

COP29 announced the full operationalisation of the Loss and Damage (L&D) Fund, a long-awaited step for developing countries, including small island states, least-developed countries,...

Shifts in Governance Structure in Southern African Countries and their Internal and External Consequences (Emirates Policy Center)

In 2024, several countries in the Southern African region – including Mauritius, Namibia, Botswana Mozambique and South Africa – held general elections that resulted...

Smaller polygons and cell alerts: How Israel’s Home Front Command honed its civilian alert system (Seth J. Frantzman, Breaking Defense)

Israel’s warfighting in Gaza and Lebanon may have spawned some technological leaps when it comes to combat operations, but according to an Israeli security...

Arab Leaders Assemble Alternative to Trump’s Gaza Plan (The Soufan Center)

Arab leaders are convening to finalize an Egyptian plan for postwar Gaza, developed to counter President Trump’s suggestions to displace Gaza’s population during its...

Islamic State Somalia Remains a Potent Threat in the Horn of Africa and Beyond (The Soufan Center)

Even as the Trump administration is signaling a desire to pull back from conflict zones and other global hot spots, the first several weeks...

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