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- Mythbusting Global Migration
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NPR tests the “knowns, unknowns and presumeds” of global migration in an interesting article I recommend you read. It is closely related to Curzon’s recent work on Demographics.
One myth I would like to draw your attention to is about the flow of people between the Gap and the Core:
Most migration is from [...]
- On Demographics, Part 3: Why the Gap will conquer the Core
UPDATE: Dr. Barnett responds in an unfortunately typical vitrioled post (“analytically-narrow”... “drunken [sic?] the Kool-Aid”... “Dark Lord”, etc., etc.). If anyone sees a real response in there, please share the substance in the comments.
ORIGINAL POST:
Part 1 – Part 2Dr. Thomas Barnett has built his career on describing the world as divided between [...]
- On Demographics, Part 1: “China will turn grey before it escapes poverty”
“Demographics is Destiny” is a common phrase used by historians and geostrategic thinkers. It isn’t entirely true. But demographics does play a major role in the rise and fall of civilizations and world power.
The Telegraph has an article on Japan’s shrinking population. Most of it is old news:
Japan is slowly shrinking. Last [...]
