The Geriatric Peace

Mark L. Haas is the Duquesne Professor of Political Science at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. He formerly was a National Security Fellow at the Olin Institute for Strategic Studies and an International Security Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, both at Harvard University. Haas received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Virginia and his B.A. in political science, economics, and history from Duke University.

• DedicationAcknowledgementsList of Figures and TablesChapter 1. Population Aging: Inevitable, and a Force for PeaceChapter 2. Population Aging and Reduced Capabilities for WarChapter 3. Population Aging and Reduced Preferences for WarChapter 4. Population Aging and Underbalancing in JapanChapter 5. Population Aging, the Decline of China's Power, and Preferences for PeaceChapter 6. Population Aging in the United States: International Dominance and Domestic PolarizationChapter 7. Population Aging in Russia: Old, Aggressive, and Power HandicappedChapter 8. Conclusion

At a time of much hand-wringing over low fertility and population aging, Mark L. Haas makes a brilliant argument for a golden lining, showing in persuasive detail how these trends will make war less feasible and less desirable for all the great powers. Combining insights from economics, demography, and international relations, Haas shows how Russia, China, Japan and the U.S. will face increasing obstacles to successful war-making, while U.S. hegemony is likely to endure. A fascinating and provocative work.