Dr. Imran Khalid
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…
Trade, Tension, and the Illusion of Decoupling
The world’s two largest economies are once again locked in a familiar dance of brinkmanship. On October 9,…
A New Axis in the Middle East: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia Are Redrawing the Maps of Power
It’s hard to miss the quiet symbolism in Riyadh this week. On September 17, amid the opulent hush…
The Brink of Escalation: Russia’s Drone Incursion into Poland and the Urgent Need for NATO Unity
Tuesday's events in Eastern Europe should make every leader in the West pause. For the first time since…
Can Ukraine Vote While Bombs Fall?
As Ukraine’s war enters its fourth year, with Russian forces grinding forward in the east and diplomatic talks…
Trump’s Anchorage Flop and the Risks of a False Peace
By his own admission, it was a failure. In a surprisingly frank Oval Office interview, Trump conceded that…
When America Blinks: The Cost of Trump’s Deal-Making
In the shadow of Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed Russian President Vladimir…