Economic Development
ORF America
The 2025 Tariffs Have Hurt U.S. Manufacturing, ...

By Marta Bengoa

Rather than reviving American manufacturing and boosting employment, the data from Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs tell a story of job losses in manufacturing, stagnant productivity in that sector, higher inflation across the economy, and economic uncertainty on a scale not seen in decades.

The 2025 Tariffs Have Hurt U.S. Manufacturing, Employment, and Consumers
Energy & Climate
ORF America
How China’s Rare Earth Export Restrictions ...

By Ashwini Thakre and Piyush Verma

China’s diplomatic control over sector may become the very trigger that unwinds its dominance. By weaponizing concentration, Beijing accelerated diversification efforts that many democracies had treated as optional. The shock exposed the liabilities of a system built on single-country dependence and encouraged a coordinated wave of investment across the United States, Europe, Japan, South Korea, and Australia.

How China’s Rare Earth Export Restrictions Triggered Diversification
Foreign Policy & Security
ORF America
Can India and Taiwan Cooperate on Submarines?

By Benjamin Tkach and Vasabjit Banerjee

Submarine production difficulties affect the global marketplace and place a premium on domestic production. India’s pursuit of untested technologies elevates its risk, while Taiwan’s domestically produced system relies on foreign components. Both, therefore, have a lot to benefit from engineering and design cooperation in submarine production.  

Can India and Taiwan Cooperate on Submarines?
Foreign Policy & Security
ORF America
Dharma, Just War Theory, and the U.S.-India ...

By James Diddams

When Indians speak of dharma and Americans speak of responsibility to protect, they are not speaking from the same tradition, yet they are addressing the same basic problems: How should a political community understand itself as accountable for the use of power?

Dharma, Just War Theory, and the U.S.-India Partnership
Foreign Policy & Security
ORF America
India’s AI Strategy: Implications for ...

By Dhruva Jaishankar

Shaped by its own national objectives, advantages, and limitations, India’s AI strategy stands out in several ways, with implications for the country’s AI infrastructure and its relationship with the United States.

India’s AI Strategy: Implications for India-U.S. Relations

Anneleen Roggeman

UN Adopts First Draft Convention Against Cybercrime

UN Adopts First Draft Convention Against Cybercrime

By Anneleen Roggeman

Earlier this month, member states of the UN Ad Hoc Committee on Cybercrime agreed to adopt the first global convention against cybercrime after three years of negotiations. The convention will be presented to the UN General Assembly in September, ratifying its legitimacy in 40 countries.

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