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Battle of the (youth) bulge.(New World Order)(demographic change implications)(Viewpoint essay)

The National Interest

| July 01, 2008 | Howe, Neil; Jackson, Richard | COPYRIGHT 2008 The National Interest, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

OVER THE next few decades, the developed countries will age and weaken. Meanwhile, dramatic demographic trends in developing nations--from resurgent youth booms in the Muslim world to premature aging in China and population implosion in Russia--will give rise to dangerous new security threats. Some argue that global demographic trends are progressively pushing the world toward greater peace and prosperity. They are wrong. The risks of both chaotic state collapse and neoauthoritarian reaction are rising.

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Everyone knows that the developed world is aging rapidly. Graying workforces will become less flexible, less mobile and less ...

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