Foreign Policy & Security
ORF America
The Structural and Political Factors of the ...

By Dhruva Jaishankar

For countries around the world — whether allies, partners, or competitors of the United States — there are important and immediate questions of how much and to what degree they will accommodate, or hedge against, the United States’ new approach to the world.

The Structural and Political Factors of the U.S. Reset with the World
Technology Policy
ORF America
Why Technology Alliances Matter: AI Diffusion

By Andreas Kuehn

Technology alliances are emerging as the decisive arena of AI competition, where leadership depends less on model breakthroughs than on the global diffusion of trusted infrastructure, standards, and ecosystems.

Why Technology Alliances Matter: AI Diffusion
Economic Development
ORF America
The asset side of African debt is the missing ...

By Udaibir Das

Africa’s debt story is usually told as a liability problem: too much debt, the wrong currency, the wrong creditor, the wrong maturity. Those issues matter. But long-run sustainability is a balance-sheet question: is borrowing being converted into assets that raise the repayment base?

The asset side of African debt is the missing variable
Foreign Policy & Security
ORF America
Taiwan and India’s Submarine Production — ...

By Benjamin Tkach and Vasabjit Banerjee

While India-Taiwan collaboration on submarine technology would represent a step change from pre-existing economic cooperation, improving domestic production capacity necessitates pursuing mutual gains wherever possible.

Taiwan and India’s Submarine Production — Opportunities for Collaboration
Economic Development
ORF America
When creditors are constituents

By Udaibir Das

Africa’s debt story is not about waiting for easier global money. It is about whether domestic financial systems can absorb sovereign risk without amplifying internal fragility – and whether policy space purchased at 10% to 13% builds assets that justify the cost.

When creditors are constituents

Economic Development

Can Digital G2P Payments Increase Financial Inclusion and Empower Women? Evidence from PESP in Bangladesh

Can Digital G2P Payments Increase Financial Inclusion and Empower Women? Evidence from PESP in Bangladesh

By Anit Mukherjee, Alan Gelb, and Brian Webster

This study considers the experience of the mothers with the shift to mobile money, and to the change in payments service provider that took place in 2019, through a survey of recipients and a control group.

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