'Their Country is Being Invaded': Exodus of Venezuelans Overwhelms Northern Brazil

This article discusses the growing refugee situation in Brazil. As Venezuela continues to face a growing economic crisis tens of thousands of it’s citizens are fleeing, crossing the boarder into Brazil, where they are living in refugee camps, that resemble more of a shanty town than anything else. The article explains how the large number of refugees has begun to take its toll on Brazil’s resources, leading some to call for the boarder to be closed. The article paints a grim picture for the refugees and details how there has already been clashes between the refugees and Brazilian citizens. I believe this article, and the situation it covers, is a real-world example of the ‘Environment and Resource Conflict’ theory that we discussed in class. It fits perfectly with the bifurcated world idea and the picture of shacks neighboring high-rise buildings. It will be interesting to see how this clash between Fukuyama’s Last Man and Hobbes’ First Man plays out in months or years.

Kevin Druger

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/28/world/americas/venezuela-brazil-migrants.html?rref=collection%2Fissuecollection%2Ftodays-new-york-times&action=click&contentCollection=todayspaper&region=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=collection