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demographics
September 14, 2020
Too Old to Fight? Will Demographic Shifts Alter Asia’s Geostrategic Landscape?
By Robert Farley
The demographic situation in the Asia-Pacific is quite unlike that of any other epoch of geostrategic competition.
December 15, 2017
Can Asia Escape the Malthusian Trap?
By David Vallance
The region’s governments need to think seriously about developmental and demographic issues as part of their grand strategies.
March 06, 2017
Why Pakistan's Long-Awaited National Census Matters
By Umair Jamal
Pakistan has had to wait nearly 20 years for a national census.
February 04, 2016
Is India Considering Allowing Sex-Tests for Fetuses to Counter Sex-Selective Abortions?
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
Could a proposal to flip India's ban on testing the sex of fetuses help counter sex-selective abortions?
November 11, 2015
Could Migrants Rescue Aging Asia?
By Anthony Fensom
Europe is accepting millions. Will Asia's shrinking powers ever follow suit?
September 11, 2015
Urbanization and Migration in Developing Asia
By Asit K. Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada
Urbanization is a complex challenge, with implications that are difficult to forecast.
June 17, 2015
Central Asia: Neither Forever Young Nor Getting Much Older
By Catherine Putz
The median age is about 25 in Central Asia, but those who set policies are decidedly older and less reform-inclined.
June 04, 2015
Asia’s Complacency Trap
By Anthony Fensom
Advanced economies are threatened by a “high income trap.”
November 27, 2014
Asia’s Faltering ‘Womenomics’
By Anthony Fensom
The region has made little headway in achieving gender equality.
August 29, 2014
East Asia’s Future: Extinction?
By Anthony Fensom
Recent reports highlight the dire demographic outlook for the region.
July 10, 2014
Interview: Naoyuki Yoshino
By Clint Richards
The Diplomat speaks with Dr. Naoyuki Yoshino on the future of Japan and East Asia’s economic growth.
June 26, 2014
Demographic Shifts and South Korea’s Conscript Shootings
By Yong Kwon
South Korea’s population decline is the unspoken factor behind conscript shootings in the military.
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