Experts
Parag Khanna
Research Fellow, The New American Foundation
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Is there a clash of civilizations?
Khanna doesn't think there ever was. Read More
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How can we make the global economy work for America?
Sovereign wealth funds aren't only for bailing out Wall Street, Khanna says. Read More
March 11, 2008 | In Business & Economics, World
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Is the American empire in decline?
Relatively speaking, yes. Read More
March 11, 2008 | In Politics & Policy
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Is the U.S. becoming a protectionist power?
There's a lot of protectionist rhetoric flying about, Khanna says. Read More
March 11, 2008 | In Politics & Policy, Business & Economics
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Is it fair to ask developing countries to go green?
We can do a lot better than that, Khanna says. Read More
March 11, 2008 | In Environment
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How should the U.S. deal with the Second World?
Recognize that the Second World extends beyond the Middle East. Read More
March 11, 2008 | In Politics & Policy, World
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Will we ever see a nuclear weapons-free world?
We can't un-invent the nuclear bomb. Read More
March 11, 2008 | In Politics & Policy, Science & Tech, World
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Should the U.S. talk to Syria and Iran?
Talking to them doesn't preclude the possibility of sanctions, Khanna says. Read More
March 11, 2008 | In Politics & Policy, World
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How can the U.S. regain its standing in the world?
Its more than who is President next, Khanna says. Read More
March 11, 2008 | In Politics & Policy
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Has the U.S. miscalculated the power of rogue leaders?
Khanna doesn't think we missed the boat with Hugo Chavez. Read More
March 11, 2008 | In Politics & Policy
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How are the Big Three affecting Latin America?
The lasting impact of the Monroe Doctrine. Read More
March 11, 2008 | In Politics & Policy, World
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Will we see wars over oil and water?
Khanna thinks that the second world will be the focal point of any such conflicts. Read More
March 11, 2008 | In Environment, Politics & Policy, World
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Will wee see a war this century?
If sparks fly, they'll be in the second world, Khanna says. Read More
March 11, 2008 | In Politics & Policy, World
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Parag Khanna on a Sino-American Conflict
Parag Khanna on looming Sino-American tensions. Read More
March 11, 2008 | In Politics & Policy, World
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Why has China been so successful?
It all goes back to the policy decisions of the 1970s, Khanna says. Read More
March 11, 2008 | In World
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Should sovereign wealth funds be more transparent?
The IMF is already examining such measures, says Khanna. Read More
March 11, 2008 | In Business & Economics, Politics & Policy
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Should global capital flow be more regulated?
Khanna believes that micro-level volunteer efforts will be more successful. Read More
March 11, 2008 | In Business & Economics
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Whose responsibility is global integration?
Its everyone's, Khanna says. Read More
March 11, 2008 | In World
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Do the Asian economies want to challenge the free market or join it?
Khanna foresees a mixed model of capital. Read More
March 11, 2008 | In Business & Economics, World
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Parag Khanna on Turkey and the E.U.
Parag Khanna weighs in. Read More
March 11, 2008 | In Politics & Policy, World
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.
Parag 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.
Parag 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.
