Population Growth and Peace

Could we be trying to increase peace through speech or action, but forget
about the planet’s ability to handle population growth? Most contemporary
estimates for the carrying capacity of the Earth are between 4 and 16
billion people. Depending on which estimate is used, human overpopulation
may or may not have already occurred. The United Nations estimates the
world human population is over 7 billion today. We discuss the impact of
population on peace and what people can do about it.

Guests include Dr. Nazli Choucri, Professor of Political Science at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology; her work is in sustainable
development and violence. Also, John Seager, President and CEO of
Population Connection which works to ensure that every woman around the
world who wants to delay or end childbearing has access to the health
services and contraceptive supplies she needs in order to do so. Suzanne
Kryder hosts.