Connectivity is Urban Destiny
URBANITY | 18 September 2018
I very much enjoyed kicking off the Urbanity conference in Brisbane with a keynote on the twin megatrends of connectivity and urbanization.
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Crazy and rich ... but also generous
OZY | 7 September 2018
Why you should care.
The glitzy film has everyone talking about Asian wealth. But they’re not focusing on the region’s charity.
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These are Asia's most future-ready cities
World Economic Forum | 5 September 2018
By Parag Khanna and Robert Muggah
Asians are on the move. Asia’s megacities have already reached a scale that is unimaginable in the West, where the largest metropolises rarely exceed 10 million residents. Asia's mammoth cities are sprawling archipelagos spanning vast areas, home to upwards of 60 million people. The question is whether they are ready to benefit from the coming urban population boom.
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Beijing's global 5G ambitions threaten to disrupt telecoms
Nikkei Asian Review | 31 August 2018
By Alex Capri
Beijing's central planners are aiming to use China's Belt and Road Initiative to dominate the next wave of wireless technology by becoming the global leader in the development of 5G networks. Parag Khanna, author of the forthcoming book The Future is Asian, argues that the Belt and Road Initiative will ultimately position China as the global 5G leader.
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‘Crazy Rich Asians’ and the new face of the 1 per cent
Financial Times | 17 August 2018
Although they may be charmed by the romance of Crazy Rich Asians, western cinema-goers are ultimately unlikely to be comfortable with the geopolitical rebalancing upon which this rising Asian self-assurance is based, argues Parag Khanna, Singapore-based author of The Future is Asian, a forthcoming book. “This is a huge change, as it dawns on the west that Asians used to make things for us and now we are making things for them,” he says.
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Bridges back to Babylon
Property Guru | August 2018
Interview with Liam Aran Barnes
In the past it was cities – not nation states – that wielded the heftiest geopolitical clout. And international relations expert Parag Khanna predicts that it is urban centres that will shape the new world order.
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The World Economy’s Urban Future
Project Syndicate | 10 August 2018
Today’s major cities are often islands of stability and good governance in oceans of uncertainty, partly because they are better able to adapt to changing realities than entire countries. In this sense, they can serve as role models, if not vanguards, for the new political-economic models the world needs.
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What does a Smart Society look like?
The Straits Times | 24 July 2018
Openness to talent is vital to Singapore's ambition to become a Smart Nation. That requires a more holistic view of immigration that recognises a shared patriotism between local and imported talent.
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South China Sea Disputes Must be Resolved Through Arbitration that Seeks Mutual Benefit
South China Morning Post | July 2018
Parag Khanna says China’s disputes with other powers over the South China Sea – namely the Philippines and Vietnam – have to be resolved rather than allowed to fester.
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Here's Why Europe and Asia are Coming Together and Ignoring Trump
July 2018
If you want to know why Europe is turning to Asia -- and Asia to Europe -- in light of Trump's trade policy, look no further than this map.
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Qingdao and Europe's Return to Asia
July 2018
I’m in Qingdao, China, this week, a Qing dynasty stronghold that was ceded to Germany and used as a Pacific base for the German imperial navy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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The Risks and Rewards of Building a Vision
Ports & Harbors | July/August 2018
I was pleased to speak with Ports & Harbors magazine about the emerging Silk Roads of infrastructure connecting the Far East with Europe, and the special role of the Caucasus and Azerbaijan.
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Connectivity of the Future
KPMG Insight | Summer 2018
Parag Khanna believes that mankind has a new maxim — Connectivity is destiny — and the most connected powers, and people, will win. We sat down with him to learn more about his vision and its influence on infrastructure.
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What the 4G Team Can Focus On
The Straits Times | 7 July 2018
Despite Singapore's very high public confidence in the leadership, political systems should adapt regularly to better manage the forces of global complexity, technological change and social feedback.
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DSM Keynote Speech on "Sustainable Business in a Complex World"
June 2018
At DSM's senior global management conference in Amsterdam in June 2018, Dr. Parag Khanna gave a keynote speech on the topic of "Sustainable Business in a Complex World".
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The Rise of Megacities, Fall of Governments and Future of Asia's Influence
Fringe FM | June 22, 2018
Parag Khanna speaks to Matt Ward of Fringe FM about how the trends of devolution, megacities and the rise of Asia come together to shape the future.
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Avoiding World War III in Asia
The National Interest | June 17 ,2018
Democratic peace theory is both inspirational and aspirational—but at this moment in history it is of limited applicability. What Asia needs instead is a technocratic peace.
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CONNECTOGRAPHY now available in Taiwan
June 2018
I am pleased to announce the release of Connectography in Taiwan, publishing by Linking Books.
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CONNECTOGRAPHY now available in Mongolian
June 2018
I am pleased to announce the release of the Mongolian edition of Connectography from Mon Sudar publishing house. Thanks to all my readers and friends in Mongolia!
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The real winners from the Trump-Kim summit will be North Korea’s neighbors
Quartz | June 14, 2018
The historic Trump-Kim summit in Singapore was a mix of deja vu and historic milestone. Never had a sitting US president met the leader of North Korea face-to-face, but their meeting resulted in a declaration that at most vaguely restated agreements made by his late father Kim Jong Il—and we all know how honestly North Korea abided by those.
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Co-authored with Ayesha Khanna. TED Books, 2012.