DETROIT – A globalization expert says that Michigan, of all places in the world, could be the place to be in 2050, per Michigan Radio. Singapore-based geopolitics and globalization expert Parag Khanna, along with his colleague Greg Lindsay believe that Michigan could be a “climate oasis” as we face an inevitable global migrational shift.
“Even though, of course, climate models already were pointing in the direction of the Great Lakes and Canada, they could also just as soon point you to Russia. So how do you narrow down from there?” he told Michigan Radio. “Well, you have to look at what are the geographies of political stability, economic opportunity, migration friendliness, and a wide range of other factors.”
In his new book, Move: The Forces Uprooting Us, Khanna explores human geography and provides an academic assessment as to why the Great Lakes Region could be a haven as the world burns. Sure, we’ve got access to freshwater (like, lots of freshwater), but Khanna says our state is promising both economically and politically. He also thinks that Michigan’s declining population will, eventually, reverse thanks to the potential of infrastructure investments that could lure people from all over the world.
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