Episode Details

Today we talk about recent developments all over the world ranging from trade agreements between Russia and the former Soviet sphere to strategic maneuvers in Asia between the Cold War powers China and India. We talk about the relative power between nations in the short term due to Covid lockdowns and in the long term from demographics. We look at how countries like Hungary and Russia who are trying to revitalize their fertility rates could gain long term advantages over their neighbors and peers and what similar demographic differences could influence the course of history across the globe.