Geopolitical Sci-Fi: Parag Khanna Delves into the Future

January 29th, 2008 Posted in Opinion by Chris Pommier

Parag Khanna, senior research fellow at the New American Foundation and director of the Global Governance Initiative, wrote a treatise in the New York Times Magazine this weekend on a post-American globe.

It is 2016, and …America’s standing in the world remains in steady decline.

Mr. Khanna defines global leadership in terms of the marketplace and which superpowers “make the rules.” He portrays the United States as losing ground to both the EU and China. He dismisses Russia, the nation of Islam and India. It is well worth a read, though a little long for perusing at work.

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