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U.S. Immigration Legislation

sherry — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Q1: What are the main disagreements in the immigration debate?

PacNet #45 - The Guillotine: demographics and Japan’s security options

dfernandez — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The next few months will be critical for Japan’s defense and security policies. The National Defense Program Guidelines (NDPG) that outline the framework for national security policy are due by year’s end. This in turn provides the foundation for the Mid-Term Defense Program, which translates that outline into specific programs and purchases.

Issues & Insights Vol. 09 - No. 10

dfernandez — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Japan is in the midst of a demographic transformation. The country’s population has started to decline and is projected to shrink nearly 30 percent by 2055. The fertility rate has fallen well below replacement. The elderly share (age 65 and above) of the population is 21.5 percent, and will reach 38.9 percent by 2050, making Japan the grayest nation in the world.

中国养老制度改革的长征《银发中国》再探

knakashima — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400

China’s Long March to Retirement Reform: The Graying of the Middle Kingdom Revisited warns that the aging of China’s population could usher in a new era of slower economic growth and mounting social stress as tens of millions of Chinese arrive at old age over the next few decades without pensions and with inadequate family support.

China's Long March to Retirement Reform

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Latin America's Aging Challenge

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Latin America’s Aging Challenge: Demographics and Retirement Policy in Brazil, Chile, and Mexico examines the economic, social, and geopolitical implications of the dramatic demographic transformation that is about to overtake the region.

South Asia Monitor: The Refugee Problem: Looking Toward Afghanistan's Long-Term Stability - December 10, 2008

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Nearly three decades after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan sent some 3.5 million refugees into exile in Pakistan, nearly 2 million are still there. The refugees’ own meager assets, lack of education and skills, compounded by Afghanistan’s lack of infrastructure to accommodate returnees, have made returning an unattractive option.

Japan Chair Platform: Will Japan Get Immigration Right?

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400

In the past few years, the growing sense of demographic crisis in Japan has put immigration back on the agenda for its central policymakers. As well, efforts to conclude economic partnership agreements …

The Graying of the Great Powers

Fri, 23 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

The Graying of the Great Powers: Demography and Geopolitics in the 21^st Century, a publication of the CSIS Global Aging Initiative, explores how population aging and population

South Asia Monitor: Sri Lanka- Peace Through War? - February 4, 2008

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Sri Lanka is back at war. The Sri Lankan government’s decision to pull out of the 2002 Ceasefire Agreement (CFA) with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) became effective January 16. Both the government and the LTTE are pursuing predominantly military strategies at a stepped-up pace.