Articles by Imran Khalid

The Board of Peace: A pay-to-play world order?

Boardroom politics may replace global diplomacy with US President Trump’s new Board of Peace. In this architecture, peace is only a privilege for those who can pay for a seat at the chairman’s table. Commentator Imran Khalid shares his views.

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How the Iran-Israel conflict is rewriting China’s global playbook

The Iran-Israel conflict and subsequent US intervention have compelled China to rethink its geopolitical approach in the Middle East. But such a recalibration will be difficult, says commentator Imran Khalid, as Beijing must be able to balance its energy demands and economic ambition with security interests.

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Is Japan’s military revival a step forward or a step too far?

In recent times, Tokyo’s military transformation has begun to look less like a speculative trajectory and more like a rolling deployment — in budgets, doctrine and hardware. Commentator Imran Khalid shares his thoughts on the implications.

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Beijing’s tariff playbook: Let Trump win battles, lose the war

China’s response to Trump tariffs shows that this may well be the beginning of a more autonomous China — one that has learned to weather Trumpian chaos not by matching it, but by making itself immune to it. Commentator Imran Khalid shares his views.

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