Parag Khanna

Parag Khanna is the founder and CEO of the geospatial analytics software AlphaGeo and the author of Connectography, The Future Is Asian, MOVE, and other books on geopolitics and globalization.

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A disassembled world map with rips and tears.
A disassembled world map with rips and tears.

Order Without Order

Essay
Parag Khanna
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Periodic table

The Periodic Table of States

Infographic
Parag Khanna
An aerial view shows stranded ships dotting bright blue water as they wait to cross the narrow Suez Canal seen in the distance at its southern entrance in the Red Sea.
An aerial view shows stranded ships dotting bright blue water as they wait to cross the narrow Suez Canal seen in the distance at its southern entrance in the Red Sea.

The Red Sea Crisis Proves China Was Ahead of the Curve

Analysis
Parag Khanna
U.S. President Joe Biden tours the TSMC Semiconductor Manufacturing Facility in Phoenix, Arizona, on Dec. 6, 2022.
U.S. President Joe Biden tours the TSMC Semiconductor Manufacturing Facility in Phoenix, Arizona, on Dec. 6, 2022.

No Water, No Workers, No Chips

Argument
Michael Ferrari, Parag Khanna
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping

Russia Joins the Asian Club

Argument
Parag Khanna
An image of Bitcoin and U.S. currency is displayed on a screen in front of silhouettes of people.
An image of Bitcoin and U.S. currency is displayed on a screen in front of silhouettes of people.

Great Protocol Politics This article has an audio recording

Response
Parag Khanna, Balaji S. Srinivasan
A man and woman look at a poster for the movie 2012.
A man and woman look at a poster for the movie 2012.

Hollywood Needs to Show Us Life Beyond Climate Disaster

Analysis
Parag Khanna
An art installation feature the phrase #ImmigrantsAreEssential in large white letters sits on the grass of the National Mall with the U.S. Capitol in the background.
An art installation feature the phrase #ImmigrantsAreEssential in large white letters sits on the grass of the National Mall with the U.S. Capitol in the background.

Who Will Win the Global War for Talent? This article has an audio recording

Excerpt
Parag Khanna
Anthony Fauci briefs the press on COVID-19.
Anthony Fauci briefs the press on COVID-19.

The Pandemic Proves Only Technocrats Can Save Us

Argument
Parag Khanna
An aerial view of Gili Trawangan island near Lombok Island, Indonesia.
An aerial view of Gili Trawangan island near Lombok Island, Indonesia.

Islands of Immunity

Argument
Parag Khanna, Spencer Wells
Laos Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith, Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, South Korea's President Moon Jae-In, Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha pose for a group photo before the start of the ASEAN-China on Nov. 14, 2018 in Singapore. (Ore Huiying/Getty Images)
Laos Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith, Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, South Korea's President Moon Jae-In, Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha pose for a group photo before the start of the ASEAN-China on Nov. 14, 2018 in Singapore. (Ore Huiying/Getty Images)

China Couldn’t Dominate Asia if It Wanted to

Argument
Parag Khanna
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London Should Secede From the United Kingdom

Argument
Parag Khanna
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These 25 Companies Are More Powerful Than Many Countries

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Parag Khanna, David Francis
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Long Live Lee Kuan Yew’s Lion City

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Parag Khanna
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Startup Sovereigns

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Parag Khanna, Sawsan Gad
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