In this episode of the Applied Geopolitics podcast, Rodger Baker, Leonie Müller, and Brandon Hilleary discuss the causes and implications of global demographic decline, specifically highlighting Japan and South Korea’s population trends.

The insights in this podcast are based on a paper that was researched and produced as part of the Stratfor Center for Applied Geopolitics at RANE 2024 Summer Fellows program. The primary contributors were Leonie Müller and Brandon Hilleary. Leonie Müller is a recent graduate of New York University with a Master of Arts in International Relations. Brandon Hilleary is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles where he studied political science and global studies.

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