Experts
Parag Khanna
Senior Research Fellow, The New American Foundation
Through the lens of the maps of the past and present, Parag Khanna demonstrates how global trade is effecting emerging markets. Read More
A conversation with the international relations expert. Read More
Diplomacy has always adapted to technology, and WikiLeaks empowers individual actors and organizations by decentralizing the control of information. Read More
Why wait for the United Nations to intervene in Darfur when there are capable local organizations already on the ground? Read More
The international relations expert retools Stephen Covey’s self-help strategies for those seeking to influence global affairs. Read More
The world today resembles the high Middle Ages, and a technologically-driven renaissance is around the corner, says Khanna. Read More
Governments are no longer the only actors involved in global diplomacy; businesses, NGOs, universities, religious organizations, and individuals can increasingly influence global affairs. Read More
Khanna doesn't think there ever was. Read More
Sovereign wealth funds aren't only for bailing out Wall Street, Khanna says. Read More
Relatively speaking, yes. Read More
There's a lot of protectionist rhetoric flying about, Khanna says. Read More
We can do a lot better than that, Khanna says. Read More
Recognize that the Second World extends beyond the Middle East. Read More
We can't un-invent nuclear weapons, but we can get to a place where major powers have largely disarmed. Read More
Talking to them doesn't preclude the possibility of sanctions, Khanna says. Read More
Its more than who is President next, Khanna says. Read More
Khanna doesn't think we missed the boat with Hugo Chavez. Read More
About Parag Khanna
Parag Khanna is Director of the Global Governance Initiative and Senior Research Fellow in the American Strategy Program at the New America Foundation. He is author of the international best-seller The Second World: Empires and Influence in the New Global Order (Random House, 2008), which has been translated into over a dozen languages. During 2007 he was a senior geopolitical advisor to United States Special Operations Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. From 2002-5, he was the Global Governance Fellow at the Brookings Institution; from 2000-2002 he worked at the World Economic Forum in Geneva; and from 1999-2000, he was a Research Associate at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York.
Khanna is a host of InnerView on MTV. He is also on the Executive Committee of the Young Lions of New York Public Library. In 2008 he was named one of Esquire’s 75 Most Influential People of the 21st Century, and one of fifteen individuals featured in WIRED magazine’s “Smart List.” He also served in the foreign policy advisory group to the Barack Obama for President campaign.
Khanna has traveled in close to 100 countries, and is a Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a member of the Explorers Club, and was honored in 2009 as a Young Global Leaders of the World Economic Forum.
Khanna is a Big Think Delphi Fellow.