Quelle: Al Jazeera
There is a gap between rhetoric and reality when it comes to this geopolitical tool of choice.
by James Denselow
Speaking last month, Jean-Claude Juncker, the European Commission president, claimed that national borders are „the worst invention ever“, yet despite the promises of globalisation leading us towards a borderless world they are instead becoming more rigid than ever.
The development of borders as increasingly physical barriers is largely a response to global security and migration challenges. Some prominent examples include Saudi Arabia building a wall along its border with Iraq, India threatening to surround Bangladesh with a wall, Israel’s barrier with the West Bank and the new walls that Syrians trying to leave the country face effectively trapping them in.