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Globalization: How Crises Change Our World
Globalization: How Crises Change Our World

ARTE | 26 January 2024

Global production is no longer just the search for the best and cheapest conditions. It is also becoming a question of the best risk management and fierce competition for global leadership. Is globalization fundamentally in crisis?

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Future-proofing Migration — Where to Live 20 Years From Now?
Future-proofing Migration — Where to Live 20 Years From Now?

Henley & Partners | 28 November 2024

Dr. Parag Khanna gave a keynote presentation at the Henley & Partners Global Citizenship Conference in Singapore emphasizing the importance of national investments in resilience to remain attractive destinations for migrants and investors during the volatile decades ahead.

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The Red Sea Crisis Proves China Was Ahead of the Curve
The Red Sea Crisis Proves China Was Ahead of the Curve

Foreign Policy | 20 January 2024

The Belt and Road Initiative wasn’t a sinister plot. It was a blueprint for what every nation needs in an age of uncertainty and disruption: More belts and more roads.

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AI founder breaks down how ‘many places are doomed’ but others will be ‘the most valuable asset class in the world’
AI founder breaks down how ‘many places are doomed’ but others will be ‘the most valuable asset class in the world’

Fortune | 28 November 2023

At an estimated value of over $300 trillion, land and real estate remain the world’s most valuable asset class yet it is directly exposed to climate change and demographic decline. As Khanna noted in his presentation to the Fortune Global Forum in Abu Dhabi, real estate is by definition, “trapped and immobile.”

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Can Singapore hold on to its reputation as Asia’s ‘safe haven’?
Can Singapore hold on to its reputation as Asia’s ‘safe haven’?

Financial Times | 11 September 2023

“The money is pouring in,” says Parag Khanna, founder and managing partner of FutureMap, a global strategic advisory firm. Investors want somewhere “genuinely open, home to everyone and that isn’t dominated by one power. Hong Kong has long since ceased to be that pan-Asian hub.”

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  Henry Kissinger's Lessons for the World Today
Henry Kissinger's Lessons for the World Today

Time | 26 May 2023

Today’s establishment – especially those tripping over themselves to formulate a “Biden doctrine” – would do well to heed Kissinger’s insight from Diplomacy, “A leader who confines his role to his people’s experience dooms himself to stagnation.”

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The Post-Pandemic Scramble
The Post-Pandemic Scramble

Henley & Partners | 10 January 2023

It is remarkable what a contrasting picture emerges from the ominous “Great Lockdown” of just two years ago. International travel is surging to record levels, dozens of countries have launched nomad visa or golden visa schemes, and relocations are surging as individuals take advantage of remote work opportunities, settle in tax-friendly regimes, or adapt to the impact of climate change on property markets.

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Climate Alpha launches AI-powered platform to steer investment toward more resilient region
Climate Alpha launches AI-powered platform to steer investment toward more resilient region

PR Newswire | 14 September 2020

Climate Alpha announces the launch of its data-driven product suite, offering property developers, asset managers, and insurers risk-adjusted valuations, resilience scores, and site selection rankings for locations all across America and soon globally.

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Climate Alpha wants to guide real estate through climate change
Climate Alpha wants to guide real estate through climate change

AXIOS | 14 September 2022

A new climate software firm that's announcing itself to the world on Tuesday says it has a competitive edge that other companies lack.

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What Comes After the Coming Climate Anarchy?
What Comes After the Coming Climate Anarchy?

TIME | 15 August 2022

Where will the young survivors of today’s storms gather over the next 20-30 years? Which technologies will be the platforms of our future societies and economies? What new model of civilization awaits us?

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It’s Time to Invest in Climate Adaptation
It’s Time to Invest in Climate Adaptation

Harvard Business Review | 01 August 2022

Climate adaptation initiatives deserve far greater business investment. Solutions that are low cost, proven to be effective, and have immediate impact include early warning systems for extreme weather events, coastal barriers, water desalination and wastewater treatment, vertical farming and hydroponic agriculture, improved cooling and insulation systems, 3D printed and modular housing, and many other measures. The real estate industry should take notice.

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 Climate Change Is Inevitable. Here's How We Must Adapt
Climate Change Is Inevitable. Here's How We Must Adapt

TIME | 19 November 2021

The failure of COP-26 to make meaningful impact on mitigating climate change reminds that we need an equal focus on adaptation — a priority that cannot wait for diplomacy to take its course. Fortunately, the technologies are available right now to reduce suffering for hundreds of millions of people.

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Yes, the U.S. should ‘build back better’ — where the climate allows
Yes, the U.S. should ‘build back better’ — where the climate allows

The Washington Post | 17 November 2021

The country must realistically assess which geographies are becoming unlivable and which are well suited to larger population settlement. It should then offer incentives for migration toward the latter and away from the former — and direct infrastructure spending accordingly.

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America’s Next Great Migrations Are Driven by Climate Change
America’s Next Great Migrations Are Driven by Climate Change

Scientific American | 14 October 2021

As climate change accelerates, America may be divided into liveable and unliveable zones, argue Susan Hassol and Parag Khanna in this essay for Scientific American.

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The World Needs a New Protocol for Global Travel
The World Needs a New Protocol for Global Travel

Future by a16z | 13 October 2021

The passport of the future should be a global app based on skills and health rather than nationality. To get there, we'll new protocols for travel and migration based on blockchain technologies and biometrics.

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Who wins, who loses from the boom in climate prediction startups?
Who wins, who loses from the boom in climate prediction startups?

Thomson Reuters | 6 October 2021

In this Reuters feature on climate prediction software and its implications for real estate, Avi Asher-Schapiro quotes Climate Alpha founder Parag Khanna and advisor Chris Marlin.

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Migration will soon be the biggest climate challenge of our time
Migration will soon be the biggest climate challenge of our time

Financial Times | 3 October 2021

In a column for the Financial Times, Dr. Parag Khanna explains how climate disruptions will spark ever larger waves of mass migration and remap the human geography of the planet.

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In the face of unprecedented challenges, humanity is on the move
In the face of unprecedented challenges, humanity is on the move

National Geographic | 29 September 2021

In the face of climate change and conflict, millions are driven to find new homes, writes Parag Khanna in this feature essay for National Geographic adapted from his new book MOVE.

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The Pandemic Proves Only Technocrats Can Save Us
The Pandemic Proves Only Technocrats Can Save Us

Foreign Policy | 25 June 2021

In this essay for Foreign Policy magazine, Dr. Parag Khanna argues that from Covid to climate change, and geopolitics and the global economy, technocratic expertise is essential to preventing catastrophic scenarios.

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The New Age of Autarky
The New Age of Autarky

Foreign Affairs | 26 April 2021

By Scott Malcomson

In this essay for Foreign Affairs, Scott Malcomson explains why globalization’s biggest winners are now on a mission for self-sufficiency.

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The New ‘End of History’
The New ‘End of History’

The National Interest | 8 March 2021

By Parag Khanna

In this new essay for The National Interest, Dr. Parag Khanna argues that If there is a political system that has emerged victorious from the coronavirus pandemic, it is Asian democratic technocracy.

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Islands of Immunity
Islands of Immunity

Foreign Policy | 17 February 2021

By Parag Khanna and Spencer Wells

In this column for Foreign Policy, Parag Khanna and Spencer Wells argue that paranoid island states have done the best when it comes to fighting COVID-19.

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America’s ‘deep state’ is not nearly deep enough
America’s ‘deep state’ is not nearly deep enough

Fast Company | 11 February 2021

By Parag Khanna

In this featured column for Fast Company, Dr. Parag Khanna argues that it's time for a radical redesign of America's executive branch, as well as to stop confusing meritocracy with technocracy.

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The next wave of globalization: Asia in the cockpit
The next wave of globalization: Asia in the cockpit

Nikkei Asia | 15 January 2021

By Parag Khanna

In this cover essay for Nikkei Asia, Dr. Parag Khanna argues that the future of globalization will be driven by Asia and new inter-regional patterns of trade and finance are emerging. Don't worry about globalization — make sure you have a place in it.

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What’s Good For The World Is Good For China — And America
What’s Good For The World Is Good For China — And America

Noēma | 23 December 2020

By Parag Khanna

In the third instalment of this essay series on US-China relations for Noēma, Dr. Parag Khanna explains that no grand strategy can succeed in the 21st century without incorporating an element of global strategy.

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Enter The Dragon
Enter The Dragon

Hoover Institution | 12 December 2020

By Afshin Molavi

From Rabat to Riyadh, US allies (and adversaries) across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have witnessed rapid growth in economic, commercial, and diplomatic ties with China.

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Let a thousand internets bloom
Let a thousand internets bloom

Rest of World | 7 December 2020

By Scott Malcomson

The internet was always supposed to take over the world. No industry had ever gone from zero to global in such a short period of time. The ascent of tech helped give new meaning to the verb scale: “to grow immense, as quickly as possible.”

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Geoengineering Is the Only Solution to Our Climate Calamities
Geoengineering Is the Only Solution to Our Climate Calamities

WIRED | 21 September 2020

By Parag Khanna and Michael Ferrari

Parag Khanna and Michael Ferrari argue that altering Earth’s geophysical environment is a moon shot, yet it will be the only way to meaningfully slow global warming.

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How to Live with the Pandemic
How to Live with the Pandemic

Project Syndicate | 8 July 2020

By Michael Ferrari, Parag Khanna, Spencer Wells

The arrival of summer in the Northern Hemisphere has brought a flurry of speculation that warmer and wetter weather will hold down the COVID-19 infection rate. But even if the hoped-for relationship between transmission and warm weather is valid, it may not be causal or straightforward, especially given seasonal behavior.

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AIFC 5th Annual Report
AIFC 5th Annual Report

Astana International Financial Centre | July 2020

FutureMap was pleased to collaborate with the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) to prepare its 5th Annual Report that highlights Kazakhstan's next wave of economic reforms and investment opportunities.

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