The Middle East Forum cordially invites you to this week's podcasts. |
The Shifting Demographics of the Middle East |
Demographic decline has arrived in the Middle East. This process is challenging long-held assumptions about the region’s resilience to global fertility trends. The Middle East was once thought immune or less susceptible to demographic decline due to cultural and religious norms. Now, countries like Iran and Tunisia are experiencing sub-replacement birth rates. As populations shrink and age, economic and geopolitical consequences loom. But why has this process begun? Is it merely a phase, or a permanent transformation? How will societies adapt? And what are the implications for the region’s future stability? |
Monday, February 24, 2025
1:00PM Eastern Time |
Nicholas Eberstadt holds the Henry Wendt Chair in Political Economy at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). He has authored numerous works, including Men Without Work: Post-Pandemic Edition (2022) and Lessons for an Unserious Superpower (2024). Dr. Eberstadt holds a PhD, MPA, and AB from Harvard University and an MSc from the London School of Economics. |
Israel Insider with Ashley Perry |
Decision time for Netanyahu: Will he continue to the second phase of the ceasefire agreement - or continue the war to destroy Hamas in Gaza? |
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
3:00PM Eastern Time |
Ashley Perry is an advisor to the Middle East Forum’s Israel office. He served as adviser to Israel's minister of foreign affairs and deputy prime minister in 2009-15, and has also worked with Israel's Ministers of Intelligence, Agriculture and Rural Development, Energy, Water and Infrastructure, Defense, Tourism, Internal Security, and Immigrant Absorption and as an advisor to The Negev Forum. Originally from the U.K., he moved to Israel in 2001. He holds a B.A. from University College London and an M.A. from Reichman University (IDC Herzliya). |
The Middle East Forum, an activist think tank, deals with the Middle East, Islamism, U.S. foreign policy, and related topics, urging bold measures to protect Americans and their allies. Pursuing its goals via intellectual and operational means, the Forum recurrently has policy ideas adopted by the U.S. government. |
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