Global Policy | September 2012
By Parag Khanna
This article provides a snapshot of the increasing extensiveness of multi-stakeholder processes through a conceptual overview and an empirical survey, highlighting instances in which various actor pillars (governments, intergovernmental organisations, civil society organisations, corporations, etc.) have begun to expand their membership and participation to include other stakeholders.
The Straits Times | September 24, 2012
By Cheong Suk Wai
Geopolitical strategist Parag Khanna and his wife Ayesha are so well travelled that they have had to get a new passport for their three-year-old daughter Zara, her old one having run out of pages.
Foreign Policy | September/October 2012
By Aaron Smith and Parag Khanna
As technology shifts the workforce, some surprisingly traditional jobs are on the chopping block. Two words: medical robotics.
Common Fund Insight | Summer 2012
By Parag Khanna
America’s claim on globalization was short-sighted and hence short-lived. It’s a highly decentralized, ‘G-Zero’ world out there, and a number of clear trends are emerging. But one fact is indisputable: The U.S. is no longer the center of the commerce universe. Here’s why...
O Estado de Sao Paulo | 15 July 2012
By Ivan Marsiglia
TED | July 7, 2012
This year's TED Global conference in Edinburgh, Scotland, carried the provocative theme "Radical Openness." Parag Khanna guest hosted a full session on the "Upside of Transparency" featuring a range of brilliant speakers.
The Washington Post | July 3, 2012
By Chris Schroeder
"Globalization” isn’t a popular word in political circles these days, but authors Parag and Ayesha Khanna are making it their life’s mission to change that. In their new e-book, “Hybrid Reality,” the couple argue that the burgeoning forces of worldwide connectedness and shared innovation will open opportunities to all who understand and embrace them.
Daily Beast | June 25, 2012
By Ayesha & Parag Khanna
The measure of success and power in the age of info-states isn’t wealth or security alone but also Technik, the capacity to harness emerging technologies for the benefit of the population.
TED.com | June 24, 2012
By Helen Walter
No stranger to the TED stage himself, geo-strategist and author Parag Khanna is curating one of the sessions at this year’s TEDGlobal. “The Upside of Transparency” promises to be enlightening, thought-provoking — and perhaps just a little bit scary. Helen Walters recently talked to Parag in London. An edited version of their conversation follows.
CNN.com | June 21, 2012
By Ayesha & Parag Khanna
After Tip O'Neill's "All politics is local," Bill Clinton's quip "It's the economy, stupid," is perhaps the most oft-quoted truism of modern American politics. But as times change, we should update our aphorisms accordingly.
Atlantic Cities | June 21, 2012
By Parag Khanna and Thomas Sevcik
Ever since the handover of Hong Kong's sovereignty to China in 1997, land reclamation on both the island itself and from Kowloon peninsula have shrunk the breadth of Victoria harbor to a perpetually narrowing strait. This geographical trend turns out to serve as a useful metaphor for the island’s changing politics and economic orientation as China’s control deepens.
MSNBC | June 16, 2012
Ayesha and Parag Khanna share the thesis of their new e-book, “Hybrid Reality,” as they and Melissa Harris-Perry look at how technology has evolved and become integrated into everyday life.
New Cities Foundation | May 15, 2012
The traditional hardware of cities - the city's skeleton - its trains, roads, hospitals, schools, theaters, office blocks, shopping malls, energy and water grids are now increasingly connected. City dwellers are also increasingly connected to one another, to city government, and to services. Parts of that very system are increasingly connected, machine-to-machine. What impact does this interconnection have on the building, maintainance and governance of the future metropolis? What are the main trends and emerging solutions for the connected city?
Esquire | June 14, 2012
By Parag Khanna
So Facebook's IPO fizzled. So its growth is slowing. So nobody's really sure what to make of the so-called second bubble in Silicon Valley, and you're sick of seeing Jamie Dimon on Capitol Hill, and have we mentioned that the job numbers aren't looking so great? But still, there's good news ahead: The world of trillion-dollar companies is still around the corner.
Pando Daily | June 13, 2012
By Ayesha & Parag Khanna
As we accelerate into this Hybrid Age, it’s worth taking stock of our individual preparedness for the future. Instead of IQ or EQ, we believe all members of society need higher TQ – technology quotient – to adapt to rapidly changing technological conditions.
Skagen Funds | June 7, 2012
At a conference organised by SKAGEN on 7 June 2012, Dr Parag Khanna discusses how the geopolitical landscape has changed over the past 20 years and how we are entering into a golden age of globalisation.
Slate.com | June 13, 2012
By Ayesha and Parag Khanna
We are on the verge of living in a human-technology civilization.
The Atlantic | June 2012
By Ayesha and Parag Khanna
Much as economic integration made the world more cooperative and less conflict-prone, so can technology. Is this Pax Technologica?
Harvard Business Review | June 12, 2012
By Ayesha Khanna and Parag Khanna
Technik is about adaptability: the capacity to harness emerging technologies to improve our circumstances. In a world of such diverse political forms — democracies, monarchies, authoritarian states — we will increasingly differentiate societies on the basis not of their regime type or income, but of their capacity to harness technology. Societies that continuously upgrade their Technik will thrive.
Forbes.com | June 7, 2012
By Ayesha and Parag Khanna
Back in 2004, America’s leading humor magazine the Onion ran a story titled “American Robot’s Job Outsourced to Overseas Robot.” The lawnmower assembling 11-year old robot named QT2D-7 bitterly complained of not receiving any notice or severance.
Parag Khanna is a leading global strategist, world traveler, and best-selling author. He is a Senior Research Fellow in the Centre on Asia and Globalisation at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore. He is also the Managing Partner of Hybrid Reality, a boutique geostrategic advisory firm, and Co-Founder & CEO of Factotum, a leading content branding agency. Read more.
Co-authored with Ayesha Khanna. TED Books, 2012.