Whither the Demographic Arc of Instability?

The original version of this article appeared in the Stimson Center Spotlight series, November 24, 2010.After the Berlin Wall came down in 1989, the demand for geostrategic mapping went up. Pentagon geographers revised maps almost monthly in order to keep pace with the rapid sequence of events – the toppling of Eastern Europe’s communist regimes, … Continue reading Whither the Demographic Arc of Instability?