The CFR and Population Control: The Lake/Whitman Document: "More Than Humanitarianism: A Strategic U. S. Approach Toward Africa"
(Quote from task force report, Page 17 of the paper, page 40 of the PDF file)
"Population programs must be restored to their earlier priority. Ideological issues and shifting of attention to HIV/AIDS have led to a diminution of U.S. leadership in this area. Yet the demographic projections in Africa should give the United States serious concern. Famine-prone countries like Ethiopia and Niger have doubled their population in the past two decades and the projections suggest further sharp increases in the future. In particular, the social and political impact of the growing youth bulge should garner more attention to population policy, as this bulge presages more conflict, unemployment, and potential recruitment for extremist activity."







