- Parag Khanna
Infobox Writer
name = Parag Khanna
bgcolour = silver
birthdate =1977
birthplace =Kanpur ,India
occupation = Author, analyst
nationality =United States
debut_works = "The Second World "
website = http://paragkhanna.comParag Khanna (born
1977 inKanpur ,India ) is an American author andinternational relations expert. He currently serves as the Director of the Global Governance Initiative of the American Strategy Program at theNew America Foundation , athink tank based inWashington, D.C. . His first book is entitled "The Second World: Empires and Influence in the New Global Order", and was published byRandom House in March 2008.Khanna attended the
Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service atGeorgetown University andFreie Universität Berlin , majoring in international affairs and then earning a Master of Arts in Security Studies. He is currently working on his PhD in international relations at theLondon School of Economics . He speaks several languages, including German, Hindi, French, Spanish and basic Arabic.Parag Khanna (2008). [http://www.paragkhanna.com/bio.htm Biography] . Retrieved April 16, 2008.]He has worked as an analyst for the
Council on Foreign Relations , theWorld Economic Forum and theBrookings Institution . In 2007, he was a geopolitical advisor to theUnited States Special Operations Forces inIraq andAfghanistan . More recently, Khanna has provided expert advice and opinion to the Presidential campaign of presumptive Democratic Party nomineeBarack Obama . [ Macleans Magazine (2008) [http://macleans.ca/article.jsp?content=20080619_171814_13292 "Interview with Parag Khanna". Retrieved August 18, 2008.] ]Khanna has contributed to numerous television programs and newspapers. His article, "Waving Goodbye to Hegemony", was the cover story on the "
New York Times Magazine " onJanuary 27 ,2008 . [New York Times Magazine (2008). [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/27/magazine/27world-t.html "Waving Goodbye to Hegemony". Retrieved April 16, 2008.] ] He has since published his book, The Second World. He coined this term to describe the developing countries like India, China, Brazil and others that simultaneously have both first world and third world characteristics.Books
*"The Second World: Empires and Influence in the New Global Order." Random House, 2008. ISBN 1400065089
*"How to Run the World" Random House, 2009 (announced)References
External links
* [http://www.paragkhanna.com Parag Khanna's website]
* [http://www.newamerica.net/people/parag_khanna Parag Khanna at the New America Foundation]
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