Parag Khanna, Managing Partner of FutureMap, a data and scenario based strategic global advisory firm. International bestselling author of six books, including Technocracy and Connectography. Keynote and TED speaker, as well as a regular on CNN - Home Page
Kazakhstan president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has named The Future is Asian to his reading list of books alongside Yuval Noah Harari's Twenty One Lessons for the 21st Century and Industries of the Future by Alec Ross. Thank you, President Tokayev!
Read MoreMilken Institute Asia Summit | 19 September 2019
At the Milken Institute Asia Summit, Dr. Parag Khanna joined a panel with James G. Stavridis, John Park, Kurt Tong, and Farah Pandith, moderated by James Crabtree. They discussed US-China tensions in the Indo-Pacific region, the trade war, Belt and Road Initiative, and other geostrategic issues pertinent to Asia.
Read MoreMilken Asia Conference | 18 September 2019
At the Milken Institute's Women Leaders in Finance Summit in Singapore, Dr. Parag Khanna spoke with Farah Pandith about the role of women in countering violent extremism and promoting social progress around the world.
Reuters Breaking Views | 17 September 2019
Interview with Jeffrey Goldfarb
Parag Khanna speaks to Jeffrey Goldfarb of Reuters in Hong Kong about his new book The Future is Asian, the US-China trade war, and other global and regional disruptions shaping the world economy.
Read MoreLa Regione | 16 September 2019
by Guido Santevecchi
Era marzo, sembra un’altra epoca: a Roma Xi Jinping e Giuseppe Conte mavano il Memorandum d’intesa Cina-Italia sulla Belt and Road. «Dipende dalla strategia del governo italiano, le critiche non signicano che il progetto non sia buono», dice a ‘L’Economia’ Parag Khanna.
Read MoreUBS OneASEAN | 16 September 2019
Dr. Parag Khanna gave the opening keynote at the UBS OneASEAN conference in Bangkok, speaking about ASEAN as the fourth major Asian economic growth wave and its potential to take advantage of the US-China trade war, as well as necessary reforms across the region.
Read MoreSwiss Bankers Association | 13 September 2019
Dr. Parag Khanna gave a keynote speech at the annual Swiss Bankers Association (Bankiervereinigung) conference, where he illustrated the relationship between global connectivity and rising complexity, the shift towards a Eurasian world economy, and sources of resilience in the global system of energy markets and technology.
Read MoreAsia Society Switzerland | 11 September 2019
Asia Society and Vontobel co-sponsored the launch event for The Future is Asian in Switzerland. Matthias Kamp of Neue Zuercher Zeitung served as moderator for a very lively discussion on the rise of Asia and what it means for Europe.
Read MoreApple Daily | 12 September 2019
By Peggy Wong
中美貿易磨擦在去年爆發後,股市、科技企業、廠商,甚至消費者均牽連甚廣。目前市場憧憬兩 國可達成一定的協議,美國國際關係專家 Parag Khanna 接受本報訪問時表示,中美貿易戰不會結
束,兩國正在分道揚鑣,在美國以外的地方尋找新市場,同時在其他地方持續競爭。
Read MoreFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | 10 September 2019
FutureMap founder and managing partner Dr. Parag Khanna presented at a seminar in Hong Kong on the future of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) together with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partners John Choong and Thomas Ng. They discussed shifts in financial structures, the growing role of multilateral organizations, outstanding and potential future disputes, and the growing importance of environmental and social standards.
Read MoreFrankfurter Rundschau | 21 June 2019
Interview with Michael Hesse
Der Globalisierungsexperte Parag Khanna über die politische und kulturelle Vielfalt Asiens, die Wahrnehmungsprobleme in Europa, die Rolle Chinas und den Handelsstreit mit den USA.
Read MoreCKGSB Knowledge | 9 September 2019
In this interview with China's leading business school publication, Dr. Parag Khanna discusses The Future is Asian and the emerging multipolar geopolitical and geoeconomic landscape of the region.
Read MoreYale-NUS College | 6 September 2019
Dr. Parag Khanna delivered a lecture on The Future is Asian at Yale-NUS College, engaging with undergraduate students in the Global Affairs program about the emerging geopolitics of Asia and the impact of climate change and demographic trends.
Read MoreGTR Asia | 3 September 2019
Dr. Parag Khanna served as the chairman for the 2019 GTR Asia summit, the largest conference of trade, commodity, fintech and treasury community officials in the region. The event opened with a keynote speech by Mr. Peter Ong, chairman of Enterprise Singapore, after which Dr. Khanna moderating sessions on the US-China trade war, supply chain shifts, and digital finance.
Read MoreAsia Society Hong Kong | 2 September 2019
Dr. Parag Khanna and Mr. Ronnie Chan held a luncheon dialogue at the Asia Society Hong Kong Center to launch The Future is Asian and discuss Asia's rise as a mega-region, the changing role of China, India and Southeast Asia's potential, and scenarios for conflict in the years ahead.
National Book Festival | 2 September 2019
Dr. Parag Khanna joined David Rubenstein of the Carlyle Group and Steven Pearlstein of the Washington Post at the National Book Festival in Washington, DC. They discussed both Dr. Khanna's book The Future is Asian and Steve Pearlstein's book Can American Capitalism Survive?
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Washington Post | 30 August 2019
In The Future Is Asian, Khanna, who specializes in international relations, argues that the 21st century is “the time of Asianization,” and that the U.S. can’t afford to continue misunderstanding the region.
Read MoreDialogue | 29 August 2019
Dr. Parag Khanna explains how the boundaryless world belongs more to metanational or stateless corporations than to nation- states. With growth of new consumer markets and technological connectivity, global markets present enormous new opportunities for companies that transcend borders.
Read MoreBloomberg New Economy Forum | September 2019
The Bloomberg New Economy Forum has selected The Future is Asian as the book of the month for its book club. Dr. Parag Khanna will return to speak at the New Economy Forum this November in Beijing.
Read MoreIMDA | 28 August 2019
Dr. Parag Khanna gave a keynote speech at the Smart China Expo 2019 in Chongqing. Dr. Khanna highlighted the growth of trade in technology services as a key pillar of China-ASEAN relations and the major opportunities arising from the "digital Silk Roads" emerging across Asia in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Read MoreCNN Fareed Zakaria GPS | 26 August 2019
Is Asia afraid of China? Suspicious, yes. And every country now has a strategy to shape China's influence in ways that benefits them, not just China. Dr. Parag Khanna explains in discussion with CNN's Fareed Zakaria.
Read MoreAlcott Global | 21 August 2019
Dr. Parag Khanna appeared on the Alcott Global Podcast to discuss trends in global trade, European interests in the US-China trade war, and prospects for the world economy.
Read MoreYahoo! Finance | 20 August 2019
Parag Khanna speaks with the Yahoo Finance team about Huawei, the US-China trade war, and the competition to deploy 5G worldwide.
Read MoreTalouselämä | 19 August 2019
By Harri Junttila
Eri maiden väliset edut, tavoitteet, pelot ja uhkat risteilevät sinne tänne, kun Aasian maat voimistuvat. 1800-luku oli Euroopan vuosisata, 1900-luku Yhdysvaltojen. Tämä vuosisata – vähintään – on Aasian. Näin kirjoittaa kansainvälisten suhteiden strategi Parag Khanna tuoreessa kirjassaan The Future is Asian.
Read MoreKnect365 Maritime | 10 August 2019
Dr. Parag Khanna spoke to Iain Gomersall of Knect365 Maritime in advance of the Shipping 2030 conference to discuss the future of data, connectivity, and other major factors shaping the future of the shipping industry in the decades ahead.
Read MoreKimberly-Clark | 6 August 2019
Dr. Parag Khanna joined a panel including Dr. Noeleen Heyzer, Ambassador Gopinath Pillai and Dr. Koh Poh Koon hosted by Kimberly Clark to discuss leadership in the Asian century. The dinner was held in the newly refurbished Raffles Hotel.
Read MoreMumbai Mirror | 7 August 2019
By Anjana Vaswani
Dr. Parag Khanna speaks to Anjana Vaswani about the rise of the Asian system as captured in his new book The Future is Asian, how this system differs from Europe, and how India should adopt to this new world order.
Read MoreKnack | 1 Aug 2019
Terwijl China en India zich als grootmachten ontpoppen,Rusland weer zijn tanden toont en Afrika uit zijn voegen barst, lijkt de positie van Europa en Amerika tanende. Hoe moet het Westen omgaan met zijn nieuwe plek in de wereld? Knack ging te rade bij prominente niet-westerse denkers, Dr. Parag Khanna.
Read MoreAsia Society India Centre | 31 July 2019
Dr. Parag Khanna and Manisha Girotra discussed the rise of the Asian economic mega-region from the Indian point of view and how Asians are coping with challenges such as corruption, poverty, inequality, and human rights.
Read MoreD - La Repubblica | 29 Jul 2019
By Laura Piccinini
Sono noto come il teorico del Borderless World, ma il paradosso è che sono anche convinto che se abbiamo un mondo senza guerre mondiali è perché negli ultimi 75 anni la devoluzione ci ha portati a 200 nazioni anziché 50.
Read MoreDoha Debates | 24 July 2019
In the latest installment of the Doha Debates, Dr. Parag Khanna was joined by Sisonke Msimang and Medea Benjamin and moderator Ghida Fakhry to debate the proposition: "Globalization: Our future or our failure?"
Read MoreCapital Podcast | 20 July 2019
In this episode of the Capital Podcast, Dr. Parag Khanna discusses common Western misperceptions of Asia’s economic place in the world and offers eye-opening statistics that could lead many of us to rethink our investment assumptions
Read MoreThe NC Podcast | 3 Jul 2019
Dr. Parag Khanna joined Natasha Collins on the NC Podcast to discuss how to map the next property investment hotspots through the lens of complex global trends.
Read MoreThe Star | 3 July 2019
By Lawrence Pettener
In an interview with Lawrence Pettener from The Star Malaysia, Dr. Parag Khanna shares his insights about the Belt and Road initiative and why Asian governments should lighten up and celebrate their success.
Read MoreTatler Gen T | 2 July 2019
By Rachel Duffell
Rachel Duffell speaks to Dr. Parag Khanna on how Asia is reshaping the planet. “The Asian Century is already upon us. That doesn’t mean that Asia is replacing the West. Asia is simply taking its rightful place alongside North America and Europe as the third major power center of the world.”
Global Geneva | 2 July 2019
By William Thatcher Dowell
Dr. Parag Khanna speaks to William Dowell of Global Geneva to discuss how Asia is a great deal larger than the Chinese "Middle Kingdom" as it encompasses a wide swath of the planet ranging from the so-called "Middle East" to the Philippines and the Indonesian archipelago.
Read MoreBelt and Road Advisory | 24 June 2019
Dr. Parag Khanna sits down with James LaLonde of Belt and Road Advisory to discuss his latest book The Future is Asian and provide insights on the latest geopolitical dynamics in Asia.
Read MoreParag Khanna, Managing Partner of FutureMap, a data and scenario based strategic global advisory firm. International bestselling author of six books, including Technocracy and Connectography. Keynote and TED speaker, as well as a regular on CNN.
Parag Khanna is Founder & Managing Partner of FutureMap, a data and scenario based strategic advisory firm. He is the international bestselling author of six books, has traveled to most of the countries of the world, and holds a PhD from the London School of Economics. Read more.
With Ayesha Khanna. Published in 2012 by TED Books.