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Research Topic Description, including Problem Statement:

While the population of much of the developing world continues to increase due to persistently high fertility rates, most of the developed world is facing the opposite problem: native populations that are or will be declining and ageing as well. This demographic decline extends to varying extents to other less-developed regions as well, including Latin America and parts of the Middle East. While much attention has been paid on the long-term economic and political impact of this trend, less has been paid on how this will influence intra-regional and international relations. This research would address the impact of demographic changes within affected regions on the international economic, security, and political order.

Example Approaches:

Demographic data sources are available through the UN, WHO and World Bank as well as other NGO or think tank open source data on historical trends and make-up.

Potential Approaches could use any of the above data sets and examine how demographic factors over time or by region could impact:

• The formulation of foreign or security policy, to include adoption of more isolationist policies.
• The potential for greater stability or instability due to ongoing demographic trends
• How demographic trends will drive future military policies, weapons development and proliferation, doctrine, and force structure.
• Technology adoption or assimilation as a function of regional demographic or cultural differences.

• Citizenship: U.S. Citizen Only
• Degree: Doctoral Degree.
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  • Engineering (27 )
  • Environmental and Marine Sciences (14 )
  • Life Health and Medical Sciences (45 )
  • Mathematics and Statistics (10 )
  • Other Non-Science & Engineering (13 )
  • Physics (16 )
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