Parag Khanna is a leading global strategist, world traveler and best-selling author. He is a CNN Global Contributor and Senior Research Fellow at the Center on Asia and Globalization at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore.
Dr. Khanna holds a doctorate in international relations from the London School of Economics, and bachelor's and master's degrees from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. Born in India, Parag grew up in the United Arab Emirates, New York and Germany. He is a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum.
His latest book, Connectography, details the rise of a global network civilization in which mega-cities compete over connectivity more than borders. The book captures his travels from Ukraine to Iran, Mongolia to North Korea, Panama City to Dubai, and the Arctic Circle to the South China Sea — all to show how 21st-century conflict is a tug-of-war over pipelines and Internet cables, advanced technologies and market access.
