In Politics They Say Demographics Is Destiny. Does the Same Apply to Foreign Affairs?

A BLOCK: Ebola at Our Border

The government begins checking people who travel to the Unites States from Western Africa. But is it enough? Some are calling for us to close our borders. Is that political posturing? Or sign of “respect for the medical steps needed to contain Ebola,” as Ben Carson suggests.

B BLOCK: Jefferson, Hamilton, Jackson & ISIS

Along with an update of our efforts to defeat ISIS, we have an in-depth conversation inspired by Michael Barone’s recent column about the foregoing policy traditions of America. And how Obama doesn’t really fit any of them.

C BLOCK: A Worldwide Millennial Problem?

Rob Long recently posted an interesting piece about the extraordinarily young median age on continent of Africa. This prompted the Foreign Affairs team to consider the longterm policy implications as well as looking at the young populations around the world — from China to the Middle East — that are causing unrest. As the panel points out, when young men don’t have jobs and can’t find mates, bad things follow.

PHOTO CREDIT: U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sara Keller

U.S. airmen load cargo onto the ramp of a C-130-J Super Hercules aircraft on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 7, 2014, to prepare for a mission to help contain the Ebola outbreak in Liberia. U.S. Africa Command is supporting the U.S. Agency for International Development as part of Operation United Assistance, a comprehensive U.S. government effort to contain the outbreak.

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