The New Population Bomb
The Four Megatrends That Will Change the World January 1, 2010 Jack A. Goldstone Summary: A series of looming demographic trends will greatly affect international security in the twenty-first century....
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An Interim Agreement for Israel and Palestine March 1, 2010 Ehud Yaari Summary: Rather than pursuing a final-status deal now, Israel and the Palestinian Authority should agree to establish a...
View ArticleThe Demographic Future
What Population Growth -- and Decline -- Means for the Global Economy November 1, 2010 Nicholas Eberstadt Summary: Global demographics in the twenty-first century will be defined by steep declines in...
View ArticleThe City and the State
American Urban Planning and the Role of Government July 1, 2011 Sandy Hornick New books by Witold Rybczynski and Edward Glaeser celebrate the ever-changing American urban experience. In proposing how...
View ArticleThe Dying Bear
Russia's Demographic Disaster November 1, 2011 Nicholas Eberstadt Summary: Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia has been gripped by a devastating population crisis. The country's demographic...
View ArticleThe People vs. Vladimir Putin
The Russian Middle Class Campaigns Against the Kremlin March 1, 2012 Joshua Yaffa Summary: The economic boom that took place under the watch of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin gave birth to a...
View ArticleBaby Gap
How to Boost Birthrates and Avoid Demographic Decline May 1, 2012 Steven Philip Kramer Summary: Populations throughout the developed world are aging and shrinking, with dire consequences. Yet decline...
View ArticleCapitalism and Inequality
What the Right and the Left Get Wrong February 11, 2013 Jerry Z. Muller Summary: Inequality is rising across the post-industrial capitalist world. The problem is not caused by politics and politics...
View ArticleJapan's Silver Democracy
The Costs of Letting the Elderly Rule Politics July 18, 2013 Alexandra Harney Summary: Japan has two problems: It is rapidly aging, and its older citizens will not let politicians do anything about...
View ArticleCrashing the Party
Why the GOP Must Modernize to Win August 18, 2014 David Frum Summary: Three big trends -- a growing reliance on older voters, an extremist ideological turn, and an increasing internal rigidity -- have...
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