Dr. Imran Khalid
Europe Faces a Stagnation Crisis Driven by Maritime Energy Escalation
The European Central Bank left benchmark interest rates unchanged at 2.25 percent on July 23, forced into a…
Writing on Watermarked Paper – The Fragile Architecture of Syria’s New Chapter
The deputies were bused to the chamber without being told the hour they would sit. That is how…
China’s most useful export is a method, not a model
Over roughly four decades, China has carried out one of the largest economic transformations on record. Since 1978…
How Extreme Heat Outsmarted Europe’s Energy Security
On June 23, France recorded its hottest day since measurements began in 1947. The national temperature indicator hit…
Starmer Fell So Burnham Could Rise. The Lesson Is Not What the Pundits Think.
On Monday morning, Keir Starmer stood outside 10 Downing Street and announced his resignation as prime minister. Less…
The Bürgenstock Moment and What Pakistan Must Do With It
Early Monday morning, as Lake Lucerne reflected the first light over the Bürgenstock resort, something unusual happened in…
The Iran Deal Obscures the Coming Test for Global Shipping’s Two-Tier Resilience
G7 leaders last week endorsed the US-Iran memorandum of understanding, praising the framework for reopening the Strait of…
Europe’s choice: Tariff walls or a green partnership with China
Walk through any European city today and the transformation is visible. Charging stations sprout on street corners. Electric…
China Shock 2.0 Redefines a Parallel Global Economy
For decades, the global economy has been viewed through a lens of inevitable Western primacy, where emerging powers…
Beyond the ‘Don-roe Doctrine’ – A Multilateral Future for the Arctic
The international order, already frayed by years of shifting alliances and economic nationalism, appears to have reached a…
The Caracas Snatch: Why Sovereign Immunity Just Expired
For nearly four centuries, the global order has rested on the foundation of Westphalian sovereignty: the idea that…
Central Europe’s Opportunity in Lagarde’s Wake-Up Call
In a Frankfurt hall on November 21, as Christine Lagarde delivered her keynote at the European Banking Congress, something remarkable happened - or…
The New Nuclear Brink
Six days after President Donald Trump instructed the Pentagon and the Department of Energy to “restart the process”…
The Pentagon’s AI Gamble Could Rewrite the Rules of War
In August 2021, a U.S. drone strike in Kabul killed 10 civilians - seven of them children -…
The Berlin Process Is Rewiring the Balkans Through Partnership, Not Power
In London this week, leaders from Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia met with their British…