Here is a stunning and provocative guide to the future of
international relations—a system for managing global
problems beyond the stalemates of business versus
government, East versus West, rich versus poor, democracy
versus authoritarianism, free markets versus state
capitalism. Written by the most esteemed and innovative
adventurer-scholar of his generation, Parag Khanna’s How to
Run the World posits a chaotic modern era that resembles the
Middle Ages, with Asian empires, Western militaries, Middle
Eastern sheikhdoms, magnetic city-states, wealthy
multinational corporations, elite clans, religious zealots,
tribal hordes, and potent media seething in an ever more
unpredictable and dangerous storm. But just as that initial
“dark age” ended with the Renaissance, Khanna believes that
our time can become a great and enlightened age as
well—only, though, if we harness our technology and
connectedness to forge new networks among governments,
businesses, and civic interest groups to tackle the crises
of today and avert those of tomorrow.
With his trademark energy, intellect, and wit, Khanna
reveals how a new “mega-diplomacy” consisting of coalitions
among motivated technocrats, influential executives,
super-philanthropists, cause-mopolitan activists, and
everyday churchgoers can assemble the talent, pool the
money, and deploy the resources to make the global economy
fairer, rebuild failed states, combat terrorism, promote
good governance, deliver food, water, health care, and
education to those in need, and prevent environmental
collapse. With examples taken from the smartest capital
cities, most progressive boardrooms, and frontline NGOs,
Khanna shows how mega-diplomacy is more than an ad hoc
approach to running a world where no one is in charge—it is
the playbook for creating a stable and self-correcting world
for future generations.
How to Run the World is the cutting-edge manifesto for
diplomacy in a borderless world.
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