The Catalyst: A Journal of Ideas from the Bush Institute
The Great Gray Wave
This edition of The Catalyst: A Journal of Ideas from the Bush Institute focuses on the theme of demographics, examining the coming population trends that will reshape the planet. Leading demographers, George W. Bush Institute experts, and other specialists explore how an aging and shrinking population will change the United States, its allies, its main competitors and geopolitics at large.
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Our incredible shrinking planet ([link removed])
Nicholas Eberstadt, Wendt Chair in Political Economy at the American Enterprise Institute

A global population crash is coming. Here’s why you shouldn’t be afraid.
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Why free societies thrive – even when they age ([link removed])
Jessica Ludwig, Director of Global Policy at the Bush Institute

It’s often assumed that autocracies are better at dealing with social change. Don’t believe it.
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How to prepare America for demographic decline ([link removed])
Cullum Clark, Director of the Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative

The U.S. population will soon grow older, smaller, and more diverse. The changes will impact almost every aspect of American power, society, and the economy.
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The aging states of America ([link removed])
John Scott, Director of the retirement savings project at the Pew Charitable Trust

Caring for an older population is going to be expensive. But we can afford it – if we start preparing now.
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The middling kingdom ([link removed])
Feng Wang, Professor of sociology at the University of California at Irvine

China’s population is on track to shrink in half by the end of the century. Beijing must choose between reform and absolute power – it can’t have both.
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The great Russian brain drain ([link removed])
Alexandra Propenko, Fellow at the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center

After shrinking for decades, Russia is now suffering a major exodus as well. How will that change Putin’s policies?
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How Africa learned to live with HIV ([link removed])
Hannah Johnson, Program Manager in Global Policy at the Bush Institute

Thanks to projects like PEPFAR, HIV is no longer a death sentence. Now we must help survivors live long, prosperous lives.
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Europe’s baby bust ([link removed])
Elisabeth Braw, Senior Fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Security Initiative

The Continent faces a grim decline – unless it starts treating its families more like the Swedes.
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Why Washington must fix immigration – now more than ever ([link removed])
Laura Collins, Director of the Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative

Immigrants grow the economy, fill key jobs, pay their taxes, and can keep the country from shrinking. But only if we update our antiquated system.
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How Texas can defy the demographic odds ([link removed])
Justin Coppedge, Senior Vice President for Strategy and Operations at Texas 2036

As many states shrink, Texas keeps getting bigger. But growth brings its own challenges that the state must confront.
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