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Global perspectives on AI bias: Addressing cultural asymmetries and ethical implications
Artificial Intelligence Dec 17, 2024

Global perspectives on AI bias: Addressing cultural asymmetries and ethical implications

AI models are socio-technical products that often reflect historical and socio-political biases. As AI development is largely Western-led, addressing AI bias requires a global, multicultural perspective. ...

Trump 2.0: China fears escalation on tech, Taiwan, and the origins of COVID-19
International Affairs Dec 16, 2024

Trump 2.0: China fears escalation on tech, Taiwan, and the origins of COVID-19

Beijing foresees a shift in Washington’s policy on Taipei from “strategic ambiguity” to “strategic clarity” ...

The Digital Silk Road in Morocco
International Affairs Dec 16, 2024

The Digital Silk Road in Morocco

Morocco’s stability and liberal policies have made it an attractive investment destination for the Chinese BRI and DSR initiatives ...

Navigating geopolitical threats in the insurance sector
Developing and Emerging Economies Dec 14, 2024

Navigating geopolitical threats in the insurance sector

As insurance premiums are driven up by worldwide geopolitical threats, bolstering intergovernmental economic corridors and governmental intervention in insurance are necessary ...

Assad’s fall: The legacy of repression and foreign influence among Syrian rebels
International Affairs Dec 12, 2024

Assad’s fall: The legacy of repression and foreign influence among Syrian rebels

The fall of Assad’s regime opens the door to greater foreign influence over Syria's future ...

COP29 and the future of carbon trading: Decoding Article 6
Energy Dec 12, 2024

COP29 and the future of carbon trading: Decoding Article 6

This year’s COP saw a landmark agreement on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, ending over a decade of negotiations and validating the persistence of carbon trading advocates. ...

Political turmoil engulfs Paris
International Affairs Dec 12, 2024

Political turmoil engulfs Paris

France's political crisis unfolds amid a second Trump presidency, looming trade tariffs, fraying security guarantees, and the third anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war ...

Is the semi-institutionalised format of the QUAD making it less efficient?
International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics Dec 12, 2024

Is the semi-institutionalised format of the QUAD making it less efficient?

While QUAD was renewed to maintain the rules-based order and a Free and Open Indo-Pacific, its semi-institutionalised format is significantly inhibiting its effectiveness ...

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Diya Shah

Diya Shah

Diya Shah is a Research Assistant at ORF’s Centre for Economy and Growth. Her work explores developments in climate finance as part of a broader, ever-evolving climate discourse, specifically focusing on gaps in global financial infrastructures, adaptive finance and carbon ...

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Diya Shah

Diya Shah is a Research Assistant at ORF’s Centre for Economy and Growth. Her work explores developments in climate finance as part of a broader, ever-evolving climate discourse, specifically focusing on gaps in global financial infrastructures, adaptive finance and carbon ...

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