'The weaponization of natural spaces like El Tapón del Darién against impoverished migrants of color is a new and insidious form of global warfare.'
By discursively constructing El Tapón del Darién as a naturally hostile space, states insidiously weaponize it to deter and endanger these migrants. This asymmetrical war impacts impoverished migrants of color resisting wealthy states’ appropriation and commodification of nature and human lives worldwide. We must not allow ourselves to be distracted from this ongoing inhumane war, but instead demand accountability from governments across the globe.
As the public’s attention is fixated on the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, a new breed of warfare has been quietly and insidiously creeping into existence. This asymmetric warfare is characterized by the weaponization of natural spaces such as the geographical space between Colombia and Panama, El Tapón del Darién, against impoverished migrants of color.
This mountainous jungle area connecting the South and Central American regions has become a globally constructed local border zone that impoverished migrants of color from different parts of the world cross in search of refuge in North America. The discursive construction of El Tapón del Darién as a hostile border zone is a weapon that endangers and has material impacts on migrants, while it simultaneously absolves states from responsibility.
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