Parag Khanna is a global strategist, world traveler, and bestselling author. He is a CNN Global Contributor and a Senior Research Fellow at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore. Khanna is the co-author of Hybrid Reality: Thriving in the Emerging Human-Technology Civilization and author of How to Run the World: Charting a Course to the Next Renaissance and The Second World: Empires and Influence in the New Global Order. He has been a fellow at the New America Foundation and Brookings Institution, advised the U.S. National Intelligence Council, and worked in Iraq and Afghanistan as a senior geopolitical adviser to U.S. Special Operations Forces. He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and a Ph.D. from the London School of Economics. He serves on numerous governmental and corporate advisory boards and is a councilor of the American Geographical Society, a trustee of the New Cities Foundation, and a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum.
“Incredible . . . We don’t often question the typical world map
that hangs on the walls of classrooms—a patchwork of yellow, pink
and green that separates the world into more than two hundred
nations. But Parag Khanna, a global strategist, says that this map
is, essentially, obsolete. . . . With the world rapidly changing
and urbanizing, [Khanna’s] proposals might be the best way to
confront a radically different future.”—The Washington
Post
“Clear and coherent . . . Khanna provides a rare account of the
physical infrastructure of globalization. . . . Khanna also
provides a well-researched account of how companies are weaving
ever more complicated supply chains that pull the world together
even as they squeeze out inefficiencies. . . . [He] has succeeded
in demonstrating that the forces of globalization are winning the
battle for connected space, building tunnels, bridges and pipelines
at an astonishing pace.”—Adrian Woolridge, The Wall Street
Journal
“Bold . . . With an eye for vivid details, Khanna has nevertheless
produced an engaging geopolitical travelogue, unearthing the
Internet cables, energy pipelines, and electrical grids that link
regions together more closely than ever before and allow people to
lead increasingly connected lives. In his view, connectivity is
transforming conflict between states into competition for access to
the world’s infrastructure of networks and markets.”—Foreign
Affairs
“For those who fear that the world is becoming too inward-looking,
Connectography is a refreshing, optimistic vision. . . . The most
convincing point in the book concerns policy prescriptions. To
become part of global supply chains, Mr. Khanna argues, it is
essential to invest in infrastructure. China, in particular, has
built a sprawling network of ports, canals and the like across the
world to acquire and transport natural resources. By contrast, rich
countries, especially America, now underfund capital goods, in an
attempt to reduce public spending. This short-term skimping bodes
ill for future growth.”—The Economist
“We desperately need enlightenment. For this reason alone, books
such as Connectography should be welcomed.”—John
Kornblum, Carnegie Europe
“Connectivity has become a basic human right, and gives everyone on
the planet the opportunity to provide for their family and
contribute to our shared future. Connectography charts the future
of this connected world.”—Marc Andreessen, general partner,
Andreessen Horowitz
“Connectography is ahead of the curve in seeing the battlefield of
the future and the new kind of tug-of-war being waged on it. Parag
Khanna’s scholarship and foresight are world-class. A must-read for
the next president.”—Chuck Hagel, former U.S. secretary of
defense
“Khanna’s answer to what geography will mean in the twenty-first
century is the most compelling I have seen. . . . The world is
changing, and Khanna is surely right not only that supply chains
and cyberspace are taking on lives of their own but also that in
the best of all possible worlds, inclusive functional geography
will replace exclusive political geography, and the state and war
will wither away. . . . I think Khanna is right that this is where
the post-1989 trends seem to be taking us. . . . Connectography is
one of the most stimulating and enjoyable books on the ongoing
transformation of geography that anyone could ask for.”—Ian Morris,
Stratfor
“Khanna’s content in genuinely innovative. He connects old dots in
new ways, quite literally. He asks us to remap the world in terms
of its connections rather than its borders. Connective
infrastructure trumps separatist nationalism. The economics of
supply lines moves into the foreground as politics and ideology
fade into the background. . . . He is such a good writer—a master
of the ringing cadence. . . . [Connectography includes] dozens of
stunning maps.”—Jay Ogilvy, Stratfor
“To get where you want to go, it helps to have a good map. In
Connectography, Parag Khanna surveys the economic, political, and
technological landscape and lays out the case for why ‘competitive
connectivity’—with cities and supply chains as the vital nodes—is
the true arms race of the twenty-first century. This bold reframing
is an exciting addition to our ongoing debate about geopolitics and
the future of globalization.”—Dominic Barton, global managing
director, McKinsey & Company
“This is probably the most global book ever written. It is
intensely specific while remaining broad and wide. Its takeaway is
that infrastructure is destiny: Follow the supply lines outlined in
this book to see where the future flows.”—Kevin Kelly,
co-founder, Wired
“Parag Khanna takes our knowledge of connectivity into virgin
territory, providing an entire atlas on how old and new connections
are reshaping our physical, social, and mental worlds. This is a
deep and highly informative reflection on the meaning of a rapidly
developing borderless world. Connectography proves why
the past is no longer prologue to the future. There’s no better
guide than Parag Khanna to show us all the possibilities of this
new hyperconnected world.”—Mathew Burrows, director, Strategic
Foresight Initiative at the Atlantic Council, and former counselor,
U.S. National Intelligence Council
“Reading Connectography is a real adventure. The expert
knowledge of Parag Khanna has produced a comprehensive and
fascinating book anchored in geography but extending to every field
that connects people around the globe. His deep analysis of
communications, logistics, and many other globally critical areas
is remarkable. The book is full of fascinating insights that we
normally would not notice, and his writing reflects his extensive
travel experience. His recommended sites and tools for mapping are
the most comprehensive that I’ve ever seen. This book is an
invaluable resource for anyone involved in business, science, arts,
or any other field.”—Mark Mobius, executive chairman, Templeton
Emerging Markets Group
“Connectography gives the reader an amazing new perspective on
human society, bypassing the timeworn categories and frameworks we
usually use. It shows us a view of our world as a living thing that
really exists: the flows of people, ideas, and materials that
constitute our constantly evolving reality. Connectography is a
must-read for anyone who wants to understand the future of
humanity.”—Sandy Pentland, professor, MIT Media Lab
“Khanna’s new book is a brilliant exploration of supply-chain
geopolitics and how the intersection of technology with geography
is reshaping the global political economy. It is an intellectual
tour de force that sparkles with original insights, stimulating
assertions, little-known facts, and well-researched
predictions. Highly rewarding reading for anyone seeking to
understand the contemporary world order and why China’s ‘one belt,
one road’ project is a winning strategy that outflanks the United
States’ ‘rebalance to Asia’ by integrating all of Eurasia’s
economies under Chinese auspices.”—Chas W. Freeman, Jr., chairman,
U.S. China Policy Foundation, and former U.S. ambassador to Saudi
Arabia
“Khanna imagines a near-future in which infrastructural and
economic connections supersede traditional geopolitical coordinates
as the primary means of navigating our world. He makes a persuasive
case: Connectography is as compelling and richly
expressive as the ancient maps from which it draws its
inspiration.”—Sir Martin Sorrell, founder and CEO, WPP
“From Lagos, Mumbai, Dubai, and Singapore to the Amazon, the
Himalayas, the Arctic, and the Gobi desert steppe, Parag Khanna’s
latest book provides an invaluable guide to the volatile, confusing
worlds of early twenty-first-century geopolitics. A provocative
remapping of contemporary capitalism based on planetary
mega-infrastructures, intercontinental corridors of connectivity,
and transnational supply chains rather than traditional political
borders.”—Neil Brenner, director, Urban Theory Lab, Harvard
University Graduate School of Design
“In high style, Parag Khanna reimagines the world through the lens
of globally connected supply-chain networks. It is a world still
fraught with perils—old and new—but one ever more likely to nurture
peace and sustain progress.”—Professor John Arquilla, United States
Naval Postgraduate School
“Today’s world has multiple geographies that do not fit the old
geopolitics of states. In Connectography, Parag Khanna gives us not
only new techniques for mapping but a whole new map—different,
useful, and mesmerizing.”—Saskia Sassen, Robert S. Lynd Professor
of Sociology, Columbia University
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