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Parag Khanna

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Parag Khanna is Managing Partner and Founder of FutureMap, a data- and scenario-based strategic advisory firm, and the author of numerous books, including Connectography, Technocracy in America, and The Future is Asian. 

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  1. How to Live with the Pandemic
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    How to Live with the Pandemic

    Jul 7, 2020 Michael Ferrari, et al. identify three issues that should remain on everyone's radar in the coming months.

  2. Can the East Save the West?
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    Can the East Save the West?

    May 10, 2019 Parag Khanna expects the governance paradigm that has taken root in fast-growing Asia to spread globally in the coming years.

  3. The World Economy’s Urban Future
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    The World Economy’s Urban Future

    Aug 10, 2018 Parag Khanna argues that, while countries and regions struggle, cities are developing the economic models the world needs.

  4. Recovering the Promise of Technocracy
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    Recovering the Promise of Technocracy

    Feb 3, 2017 Parag Khanna proposes a new system of governance that can finally address US and European voters' grievances.

  5. Disciplining the Sharing Economy
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    Disciplining the Sharing Economy

    Sep 25, 2014 Ayesha Khanna & Parag Khanna on why smart regulation will bring the best out of the sharing economy.

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    Trump’s Best Hope for Peace Is to Support Ukraine

    Tatyana Deryugina, et al. warn that trying to appease Putin could cast the American president-elect as a modern-day Neville Chamberlain.
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    Should Ukraine Have Nuclear Weapons?

    Slavoj Žižek dismisses the idea that firing Western missiles at Russian targets represents a dangerous escalation.
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    The End of the Liberal West

    Joschka Fischer considers what Donald Trump’s return to the White House will mean for Europe and the post-war world order.
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    Trump’s Inflationary Triple Threat

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    Contrary to the claims of techno-libertarians like Elon Musk, independent central banks have a decades-long record of successfully controlling inflation. Yet, as the Federal Reserve’s credibility and oversight capabilities become more critical than ever, US President-elect Donald Trump’s policies threaten to undermine them.

     warns that the incoming administration’s agenda would weaken the Fed and destabilize the financial system.
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    What Will Trump Do About China?

    US President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to take a confrontational approach to China, with tariffs as his weapon of choice. But unless his administration adopts a measured approach, his plans may end up harming American businesses and consumers, undermining US democracy, or even leading to military confrontation.

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    The Big Picture

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    Human Progress in the Trump Era

    Tawakkol Karman, et al. propose ways to foster a culture of cooperation at a time of rising conflict and democratic erosion.
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    Elon Musk’s $2 Trillion Fiscal Fantasy

    Jeffrey Frankel dives into the incoming US administration’s absurd claim that fresh tax cuts will not increase the deficit.
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    The Deal Trump Should Offer China

    Todd G. Buchholz proposes that the incoming US administration push for a debt write-off and market access instead of tariffs.

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