
In "How to Run the World," geopolitical visionary Parag Khanna reimagines global governance through "mega-diplomacy" - a revolutionary framework endorsed by Google's Eric Schmidt. Could this provocative blueprint, blending corporate power with diplomatic finesse, be our roadmap through the "new Middle Ages" into a modern Renaissance?
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In 2009, Andry Rajoelina seized control of Madagascar and immediately canceled a massive land deal with South Korea's Daewoo corporation. He was just 34. This wasn't just another coup-it was a perfect snapshot of our fractured world, where corporate deals rival state sovereignty, where youth movements topple governments overnight, and where traditional diplomacy arrives too late to matter. Welcome to what Parag Khanna calls our "neo-medieval" reality, where power no longer flows neatly through government channels but splinters across corporations, cities, NGOs, and even celebrity activists. The old rulebook for running the world has been shredded. The question isn't whether we like this new chaos-it's whether we can learn to navigate it before climate disasters, pandemics, and conflicts overwhelm our outdated systems entirely.