Scholars’ Circle – Does Aging Population mean Decline of War ; Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy – Aug 16, 2026

Does the world’s aging population mean fewer wars in the future? What exactly is a geriatric peace? !book cover of the book the Geriatric Peace - population aging and the decline of war, blue cver with a white peace dove balanced on a walking stick Our guest, Mark L. Haas, is the author of The Geriatric Peace: Population Aging and the Decline of War. \[ dur: 30mins. Recorded June 2025 ] - Mark L. Haas is Duquesne Professor of Political Science at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. He is the author of many books including The Clash of Ideologies: Middle Eastern Politics and American Security. His newest book is The Geriatric Peace – Population Aging and the Decline of War. Then, we explore a new book on the peaceful uses of nuclear power: The Wretched Atom by Jacob Hamblin. \[ dur: 28mins., recorded August 2021 ] - Jacob Hamblin is Professor of History at Oregon State University. His books include Poison in the Well: Radioactive Waste in the Oceans at the Dawn of the Nuclear Age, Oceanographers and the Cold War, Arming Mother Nature: The Birth of Catastrophic Environmentalism and his latest The Wretched Atom: America’s Global Gamble with Peaceful Nuclear Technology. > This program is produced by Doug Becker, Maria Armoudian, Ankine Aghassian, and Sudd Dongre.