The Dying Bear
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia has been gripped by a devastating population crisis almost unprecedented during peacetime.
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Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia has been gripped by a devastating population crisis almost unprecedented during peacetime.
See more in Russian Fed., Population and Demography
Writing for the Washington Post, Nicholas Eberstadt argues that for all of its many weaknesses, North Korea employs a coherent and consistent strategy for nuclear negotiations.
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Global demographics in the twenty-first century will be defined by steep declines in fertility rates. Many countries will see their populations shrink and age.
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Foreign Affairs Article — Summary The population of western Europe is aging steadily, and the region's birthrate is well below the replacement level, but Europe's elderly are exceptionally healthy. That means they could be more productive for longer than their predecessors were. If western European governments learn to tap this potential, healthy aging could become the region's next great economic asset.
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Rapid and pronounced population aging represents a highly uneven, largely unappreciated, and as yet almost entirely undiscounted long-term risk for the world’s emerging markets.
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In the Wilson Quarterly, Nicholas Eberstadt argues that warnings of demographic diasters are vastly overrated.
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