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
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.
Read MoreProject 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreSouth 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.
Read MoreJuly 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.
Read MoreJuly 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.
Read MorePorts & 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.
Read MoreKPMG 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreJune 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".
Read MoreFringe 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreJune 2018
I am pleased to announce the release of Connectography in Taiwan, publishing by Linking Books.
Read MoreJune 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!
Read MoreQuartz | 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.
Read MoreNDTV | June 11, 2018
As the US-North Korea summit unfolds, how is the bilateral and regional diplomacy likely to play out? Parag Khanna discusses the scenarios with NDTV's anchor and a former ambassador to South Korea.
Read MoreCGTN | June 12, 2018
What are the next steps from the historic summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un in Singapore? Parag Khanna speaks to Tian Wei of CGTN.
Read MoreBloomberg | June 12, 2018
Parag Khanna analyzes the Trump-Kim summit in Singapore, forecasting the agreement and path forward towards reunification.
Read MoreABC International | 11 June 2018
Parag Khanna, exasesor de Obama y actual asesor del Gobierno de Singapur, habla en exclusiva con ABC sobre las expectativas de la cumbre Trump-Kim Jong-un.
Read MoreBeirut Institute Summit | May 2018
In his keynote speech at the Beirut Institute summit in Abu Dhabi, Dr. Parag Khanna presents a tour d ’horizon of the large-scale forces of technological change shaping the global future and their social, political and economic implications.
Read MoreIAPH Ports Congress Baku | May 2018
Parag Khanna gave the opening keynote speech at the IAPH 2018 World Ports Congress at the Haydar Aliyev Center in Baku, Azerbaijan. He explained what the world will look like in the coming decades and Azerbaijan’s role in an interconnected Eurasia.
Read MoreThe Straits Times | May 15, 2018
As technological change disrupts entire industries and inequality threatens political stability, attention has shifted towards the question of how to upskill the labour force for higher productivity. But productivity is only one piece in the much larger puzzle of human capital.
Read MoreThe National Future Forum | May 2018
The UAE sits at the top table of connected countries that will shape the future. Parag Khanna also explains how what we know as the Middle East should be seen as Western Asia.
Read MoreNew England Real Estate Journal | May 11, 2018
On Thursday, April 14, 2018, Parag Khanna was the opening speaker at the most recent SIOR Spring World Conference on “Megatrends and the Map of the Future.” Ubiquitous technology and urbanization are the two irrefutable mega-trends of the 21st century.
Read MoreSIF | April 2018
Multi-hyphenate Parag Khanna talks about Singapore’s role on the world stage and his admiration for the country.
Read MoreFast Company | April 30, 2018
Scapegoating Facebook for the ills of American governance ultimately won’t get America anywhere.
Read MoreLe Courrier International | April 13, 2018
On pense que l’Occident est au centre de tout ça, mais le phénomène est particulièrement vrai en Asie, un continent qui concentre non seulement la majeure partie de la population mondiale mais aussi la majeure partie de ces mégacités. Elles grandissent, leurs économies grandissent, leur puissance grandit. Et elles laissent les États et les empires loin derrière.
Read MoreShargh Daily | April 4, 2018
In Iran's leading newspaper Shargh Daily, scholar Keyhan Barzegar reviews CONNECTOGRAPHY.
Read Morebrand eins | April 2018
Strassen, Pipelines und Tiefseekabel tragen zum Welfrieden bei, sagt der Politikwissenschaftler Parag Khanna. Ein Gespraech ueber die neue Seidenstrasse, die verrottete Infrastruktur in den USA und Riesen mit dem Hyperloop.
Read MoreDe Tijd | March 10, 2018
Als Europa een vuist wil maken tegen de opmars van het Verre Oosten, moet het met digitale data polsen wat de burger echt wil.
Read MorePolitico | March 13, 2018
What if the world is capably transitioning from unipolarity to multipolarity, a new structure gradually being matched by new institutions that will guide the next geopolitical era?
Read MoreSwiss Info I February 16, 2018
Apart from Singapore, Khanna also points at Switzerland as one of the prime examples for future governmental systems. Khanna advocates a system of “direct technocracy” led by experts but frequently consulting the people through a combination of democracy and data.
Read MoreTrouw | 3 February 2018
Niet landsgrenzen bepalen de kaart van de toekomst, maar verbindingen. Europa bevindt zich in het centrum van die ontwikkeling, zegt politicoloog Parag Khanna in onze serie over de toekomst van de EU.
Read MoreQuartz | 31 January 2018
If America wants a serious grand strategy for this brave new landscape of diffused power and inter-regional networks, then it must lead with influence through connectivity, not containment.
Read MoredeVolkskrant | January 27, 2018
Al roepen de Trumps van deze wereld nog zo hard om muren, globalisering gaat door. In de volgende fase draait alles om connectiviteit, zegt geopolitiek strateeg Parag Khanna. China, met zijn spoorlijnen en havens in het buitenland, ziet hij daarbij als koploper.
Read MoreWorld Economic Forum | 23 January 2018
As infrastructure networks spread across Eurasia, will we see regions productively connect, or wars emerge along these new corridors? Watch Parag Khanna's session at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
Read MoreCNN | 23 January 2018
During the World Economic Forum in Davos, Parag Khanna speaks with Becky Anderson on CNN's Connect the World to discuss Indian prime minister Modi's speech and the future of globalization.
Read MorePolitico | 19 January 2018
It turns out that the global system is underpinned by more powerful forces than either the whims of America’s president or even the country’s enormous military and economic weight.
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.