2046 - Turkey, Sirnak province, Hakkari mountains near the Iraqi border

This land was beautiful once. Snow capped mountains. Lush green valleys. My father, Demir, and I would hike through the Hakkari mountain range almost every winter. Our fellow hikers would regale us with tales of different cultures,spanning the hills of Europe and the Pacific Crest Trail of North America.

This not-so-positive prediction will focus on Middle East geopolitics as it relates to climate change between the years 2040 and 2050. As you read on, you’ll see the Middle East in a violent state of flux. You’ll see a Middle East where Gulf States uses their oil wealth to attempt to build the world’s most sustainable region, while also fending off a new militant army numbering in the hundreds of thousands. You’ll also see a Middle East where Israel is forced to become the most aggressive version of itself to fend of the barbarians marching on its gates.