2046 - Sonoran Desert, near US/Mexico border

“How long have you been travelling?” said Marcos. 

I paused, unsure of how to answer. “I stopped counting the days.”

He nodded. “My brothers and I, we got here from Ecuador. We’ve waited three years for this day.”

This not-so-positive prediction will focus on United States and Mexican geopolitics as it relates to climate change between the years 2040 to 2050. As you read on, you’ll see a United States that becomes increasingly conservative, inward-looking, and disengaged with the world. You’ll see a Mexico that has exited the North American Free Trade Area and is struggling to avoid falling into a failed state. And in the end, you’ll see two countries whose struggles lead to a rather unique civil war.