In recent decades, millions more Russians have died than have been born. There are many causes – Russian women don’t have many children, and Russian men are dying young in large numbers – and the war in Ukraine is only worsening the trend. So why is Vladimir Putin risking the future of Russia?

 

Ray Suarez talks with post-Soviet expert Nicholas Eberstadt to understand why this historic population collapse is fueling Putin’s brinkmanship in Ukraine.

 

Guest:

 

Nicholas Eberstadt, Henry Wendt Chair in Political Economy at the American Enterprise Institute

 

Host:

 

Ray Suarez

 

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