Hello. I’m Richard Haass, the President of the Council on Foreign Relations, and this is Nine Questions for the World, a special limited edition podcast series.
In each episode, you’ll be hearing me in conversation with some of the best thinkers of our time, as we ask fundamental questions about the century to come.
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Today’s episode features a conversation that took place on Sept 14th, 2021. I spoke with Nicholas Eberstadt, Chair in Political Economy at the American Enterprise Institute, and one of this country’s leading experts on demography. Dr. Eberstadt and I discussed shifting demographic trends…