Demographer and Conflict Scholar

Gunnar Heinsohn

2 articles 2007–2017

Gunnar Heinsohn is a German sociologist and economist known for his research on demographic factors in conflict, particularly his theory of the "youth bulge" as a driver of war and terrorism. He is a professor at the University of Bremen. He contributed articles to The Weekly Standard analyzing the demographic dimensions of geopolitical conflicts.

Afghanistan, Russia, and the War Index

August 10, 2017 · Afghanistan, Today's Blogs, Magazine

President Trump has another Russian problem. Like other American presidents since 2001, Trump has been following in the footsteps of the failed Soviet war in Afghanistan (1979-1989).

Battle of the Youth Bulge

November 29, 2007 · Gunnar Heinsohn, Blog

PAKISTAN'S GROWING WAVE of internal terror that led Pervez Musharraf to assume dictatorial powers on November 3 is commonly blamed on the country's poverty. Such an assessment, however, is not supported by the facts. Between 1979 and 2007, per capita income in Pakistan jumped from 600 PPP-$ to…