"The Geopolitics of Sexual Frustration"

This story from Foreign Policy discusses the implications of the widespread use of ultrasound technology in China and other Asian countries to determine the sex of babies in utero. The desire for male children in these societies has resulted in an epidemic of sex-selective abortions and, consequently, a gender imbalance that may bode ill for the future when these men seek wives from a dwindling pool of available women. By the year 2020, China estimates it may have as many as 40 million “frustrated bachelors”. Although I’m not sure I buy the conclusion that rampant homosexuality may result, the potential for a more militarily hostile country might be reason for concern.