Corporations and the New Medicis
Ogilvy Do | Fall 2014
Parag Khanna sits down with Natalie Lyall of Ogilvy to discuss the growing role of business in governance - and the historical parallels it evokes.
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The Future of Globalization
November 19, 2014 | Barcelona, Spain
At the Barcelona Smart Cities Expo World Congress, Parag Khanna delivers a keynote speech on the role of cities in the history and future of globalization. He is introduced by Michael Lake, CEO of Leading Cities.
Chaos is the New Normal
Future Fuel | 21 November 2014
Parag Khanna speaks to Anne Walraven of Future Fuel about globalization, innovation, travel and creativity.
Economist Innovation Debate
The Economist | 10 October 2014
At the Economist Innovation Summit in Hong Kong, Parag Khanna and Tyler Cowen debate the motion: "We are less innovative than we think."
Maps as the Keys to the World
Catalan TV | 24 November 2014
What are the events that are drawing the map of the world in the 21st century? Catalan TV interviews Parag Khanna after his keynote speech at the Barcelona Smart Cities Expo in November 2014.
The common ground of freedom?
Pikene pa Broen | October 24, 2014 | Kirkenes, Norway
During the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Finnmark region and the 200th year celebration of the Norwegian Constitution, Pikene på Broen presents a Transborder Café devoted to the question of freedom.
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Future Forward: Smart Cities
Channel News Asia | October 2014
In the inaugural episode of Channel News Asia's "Future Forward" series, host Asha Gill speaks with experts on architecture, urban planning, and technology to explore some of the leading "smart city" strategies around the world, especially Singapore.
Dismantling Empires Through Devolution
The Atlantic | September 26, 2014
By Parag Khanna
While Great Britain narrowly salvaged its nominal unity, the episode offered an important reminder: The 21st century’s strongest political force is not democracy but devolution.
Disciplining the Sharing Economy
Project Syndicate | September 25, 2014
By Ayesha & Parag Khanna
The increasing ability of people to exchange goods, services, and labor directly, via online platforms, is transforming how modern economies operate. But to ensure that the rise of the “sharing economy” works efficiently and improves conditions for all parties, some regulation is needed.
China’s Infrastructure Made Alibaba’s IPO Possible
Quartz | September 25, 2014
By Parag Khanna
What has allowed the Chinese e-commerce giant to grow so massively is the confluence of urbanization, infrastructure investment and digital connectivity, together providing the foundation for an efficient network across hundreds of first-, second- and third-tier cities.
The Future of Human Rights in an Urban World
Amnesty International | September 2014
This collection of eight essays explores the opportunities and challenges that a rapidly urbanizing world poses for human rights and for the work of human rights advocates in particular.
Smart nation, sharing city
The Straits Times | September 6, 2014
By Ayesha Khanna & Parag Khanna
The 'shareconomy' is booming, and Singapore is well-placed to take advantage of it. Framing regulations is a challenge but outlawing this new economy would be a mistake.
Enter Pyongyang
Thrilling Cities | July 29, 2014
“Enter Pyongyang” is another stunning collaboration between city-branding pioneer JT Singh and flow-motion videographer Rob Whitworth.
New BRICS Bank a Building Block of Alternative World Order
The World Post | July 18, 2014
By Parag Khanna
The BRICS summits held annually since 2009 have similarly been mostly style without substance -- until now. Much as Brazil surprised the world by not having any stadiums collapse during the World Cup, it also managed to pull off the first BRICS summit that has moved from rhetoric to action.
Permeable Lines on the Grand Trunk Road
The New York Times | July 6, 2014
By Parag Khanna
Hemmed in by the Indian Ocean, the Himalayas and the Hindu Kush mountains, no South Asian state can extend its influence very far beyond the region. They are bound together — and might as well start acting that way.
Globalization: Should Every Country be Like Singapore?
New America Foundation | June 26, 2014
Interview with Elizabeth Weingarten
In the half-century since its independence, the strategically located city-state has leveraged its access to the global economy, and a number of innovative policies on issues ranging from housing to savings and social cohesion, to become one of the world’s most affluent societies.
Reimagining Cities: Transforming the 21st Century Metropolis
New Cities Foundation | June 17, 2014
At the third annual New Cities Foundation summit, held from June 17-19 at the Winspear Opera House in Dallas, Texas, Dr. Parag Khanna gives the opening keynote titled "Future Trends in the Century of Cities" and moderates the opening panel titled "Re-imagining Cities: Transforming the 21st Century Metropolis."
Getting Leapfrogging Right
Stanford Social Innovation Review | June 27, 2014
By Sara Agarwal and Parag Khanna
Recent breakthroughs in low-cost, high-impact technologies can indeed bridge market failures in infrastructure provision, enable the more effective and equitable provision of education and healthcare, and create new business models to reach the poorest citizens.
A World Reimagined
The American Interest | July/August 2014
By Parag Khanna
Why 1814 should tell us more than 1914 about 2014.
Iran nuclear sanctions: Doing Business with Tehran
CNN.com | June 10, 2014
By Parag Khanna
There is a clear trend towards a break between commercial and nuclear diplomacy. Even if the latter stalls, the former is a train that has left the station -- and that will constitute the decisive and irrevocable breakthrough in the end.
Co-authored with Ayesha Khanna. TED Books, 2012.