About the Author

Jennifer D. Sciubba is an associate professor of International Studies at Rhodes College. She is a former demographics consultant to the United States Department of Defense and the author of the author of 8 Billion and Counting and The Future Faces of War.

Reviews

"Demography may not be destiny, but it’s destiny’s kissing cousin. Jennifer Sciubba’s easily accessible writing will make an armchair demographer of even those without any background in the subject. Demography is key to understanding the most important trends affecting nations, regions, and the world today, and this book proves a wise guide in that endeavor."
*Valerie Hudson, author of The First Political Order*

"Provocative and penetrating...[Sciubba shows] how a deeper understanding of fertility, mortality, and migration trends point us toward the investments we need to make today to shape the future we want tomorrow."
*Vikas Shah Mbe - Thought Economics*

"Sciubba, a professor of international relations and former demographics consultant to the United States Department of Defense, is unfailingly thorough in her research for this authoritative book... An articulate, absorbing examination of where the demographic road is leading and how we can avoid the emerging pitfalls."
*Kirkus*

"The planet’s population is set to continue increasing, Sciubba writes, urging administrations worldwide to enact policies that account for demographic trends, and powerfully concluding that the main question to consider is, ‘How can we use the 8 billion people we have on the planet today to shape the world we want tomorrow?’ Comprehensive and full of incisive analysis, this is not to be missed."
*Publishers Weekly*