The Security Dynamics of Demographic Factors - Softcover

Nichiporuk, Brian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0833027808 ISBN 13: 9780833027801

Publisher: RAND Corporation, 2000

Synopsis

As the 21st century unfold, the dynamics of population growth, settlement patterns, and movement across borders are certain to have an effect on international security. Demographic shifts in political environments that are already tense as a result of territorial disputes, ethnic rivalries, ideological divides, or environmental stresses may provide just enough pressure to spark a violent conflict or perhaps even outright war.

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From the Publisher:

This report presents a framework for understanding the implicationsof global demographic trends for international and U.S. national se-curity.One of its goals is to spark discussion between demographersand national security analysts. The document should be of interestto security analysts, demographers, foreign policymakers, and gen-eralaudiences interested in the implications of demographic trendsfor international security policy.This research was jointly sponsored by the Population Matters pro-jectin RAND's Labor and Population Program and by the RAND Ar-royoCenter. A principal goal of Population Matters is to inform bothpublic and specialist audiences about the findings of demographicresearch and their implications for policy. The Population Mattersproject is funded by grants from the William and Flora HewlettFoundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the David and LucilePackard Foundation. The Arroyo Center is a federally fundedresearch and development center sponsored by the United StatesArmy. This work, inspired by prior research on alternative securityfutures conducted in the Strategy, Doctrine, and Resources Programof the Arroyo Center, drew only from sources in the public domain.

About this edition

• Publisher: RAND Corporation
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0833027808
• ISBN 13: 9780833027801
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 76