Energy & Climate
ORF America
How a Changing Environment Harms Critical ...

By Caroline Arkalji

Securing strategic minerals against intensifying natural risks is no longer just a business challenge; it must be a global policy priority. The energy transition cannot succeed on unstable foundations; the world needs smarter, safer, and fairer mines designed to withstand current and future environmental risks.

How a Changing Environment Harms Critical Mineral Extraction
Economic Development
ORF America
Cushioning the Effects of Trump’s 50% Tariffs ...

By Anit Mukherjee

India’s tariff troubles in the short term are an opportunity to undertake a strategic revaluation of its export strategy at a time when the global trading system itself is in turmoil.

Cushioning the Effects of Trump’s 50% Tariffs on India
Foreign Policy & Security
ORF America
India Responds to Beijing’s Pressure on Taiwan

By Hsiao-Chen Lin

With its semiconductor leadership, an open economy, and pluralistic partnerships, Taiwan shows that the international community can uphold their One China policies while refusing to validate Beijing’s expansionist interpretation.

India Responds to Beijing’s Pressure on Taiwan
Technology Policy
ORF America
Middleware Solutions: Making Social Media More ...

By Katherine Salinas

The middleware approach presents the fewest First Amendment complications of any regulatory option. Rather than restricting speech or compelling specific viewpoints, it simply requires transparency and user choice.

Middleware Solutions: Making Social Media More Transparent
Energy & Climate
ORF America
India’s Energy Independence Agenda: Weaving ...

By Piyush Verma

By meeting clean energy targets ahead of schedule, expanding nuclear and hydrogen capacity, and securing critical mineral supply chains, India is positioning itself as a model for climate-conscious growth that does not compromise on economic or strategic goals.

India’s Energy Independence Agenda: Weaving Economic, Environmental, and Geopolitical Priorities

Jeffrey Bean

A New Code for Cyber Intrusion Capabilities: Pall Mall

A New Code for Cyber Intrusion Capabilities: Pall Mall

By Elsa Debargue and Jeffrey D. Bean

The Pall Mall Process is a work in progress, and only time will tell if it proves durable and successful. However, it does hint at a potential turning point in current cyber governance efforts by adapting to the realities of a decentralized, privatized, and often invisible marketplace of digital intrusion.

Trump’s Reversal on AI Diffusion Controls Raises New Questions

Trump’s Reversal on AI Diffusion Controls Raises New Questions

By Jeffrey D. Bean

All in all, the United States’ oscillating policy on AI diffusion reflects an ongoing struggle in how best to simultaneously retain U.S. leadership in semiconductors and advance compute for AI at both a market level and in national defense applications, while blocking adversaries’ access to advanced AI chips and the capability to manufacture them.

The U.S. Defense Industry Still Faces a Chip Challenge

The U.S. Defense Industry Still Faces a Chip Challenge

By Jeffrey D. Bean and Andreas Kuehn

Looking ahead, as the Department of Defense strives to incorporate and utilize more AI chips, it will need to secure access to leading nodes for edge chips and the confidence in pathways to use greater allocations of secure cloud services for advanced computing.

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