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Parag Khanna is an Indian-American political scientist, global strategist, and author known for his works on geopolitics and globalization. He has advised governments and corporations worldwide and is recognized for his research on global connectivity and the future of world order.
Known for: How to Run the World: Charting a Course to the Next Renaissance, Move, The Future Is Asian: Commerce, Conflict, and Culture in the 21st Century
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How to Run the World: Charting a Course to the Next Renaissance
In this book, Parag Khanna argues that the world is entering a new Renaissance driven by a mix of diplomacy, technology, and global networks. He explores how governments, corporations, and individuals...
Move
In Move, global strategist Parag Khanna explores how mass migration will reshape the world in the coming decades. He argues that mobility—of people, ideas, and technology—will define the future of civ...
The Future Is Asian: Commerce, Conflict, and Culture in the 21st Century
In this influential work, Parag Khanna argues that the 21st century will be defined by Asia’s rise as the world’s most dynamic region. He explores how Asian nations are reshaping global trade, politic...
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Historical Context: Learning from Past Transformations
Every Renaissance begins with disruption. To understand our current one, we must look backward—not to repeat history but to learn from its turning points. I trace previous eras of global transformation, from the Age of Exploration to the Industrial Revolution, showing how expanding networks and tech...
From How to Run the World: Charting a Course to the Next Renaissance
The Decline of Traditional Nation-States
We are witnessing a gradual yet profound shift away from the dominance of nation-states as the central unit of world organization. In *How to Run the World*, I argue that globalization and technology have chipped away at centralized power in ways that make traditional diplomacy seem almost obsolete....
From How to Run the World: Charting a Course to the Next Renaissance
Historical Context
Every civilization is a story of movement. The millennia-long tapestry of human history—from the exodus out of Africa to the Silk Road’s weaving of continents—reminds us that migration has always been humanity’s default mode. In tracing these patterns, I show that mobility has been not only a respon...
From Move
Climate Migration
Climate change is not only warming the planet—it’s reshaping its geography of habitability. In *Move*, I show that by mid-century, vast equatorial regions will become increasingly inhospitable, pushing millions toward temperate belts in higher latitudes. This is not speculative fiction; it is data-d...
From Move
Historical Context: Asia’s Global Roots and Colonial Eclipse
Before the world was carved into Western empires, Asia was the beating heart of global civilization. Silk, spices, mathematics, astronomy, and philosophy flowed across the continent long before European ships reached Asian shores. China, India, and the Islamic empires maintained expansive trade and ...
From The Future Is Asian: Commerce, Conflict, and Culture in the 21st Century
The Asian System: Interdependence and Shared Development
Asia is not a fragmented geography of isolated nations; it is an interconnected mega-region stretching from the Caspian Sea to the Sea of Japan. Within this expanse exist multiple subregions—South Asia, East Asia, Central Asia, Southeast Asia—that trade, communicate, and co-develop in intricate ways...
From The Future Is Asian: Commerce, Conflict, and Culture in the 21st Century
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Parag Khanna is an Indian-American political scientist, global strategist, and author known for his works on geopolitics and globalization. He has advised governments and corporations worldwide and is recognized for his research on global connectivity and the future of world order.
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