Abschottung

Why are there more walls and borders in the 21st century than ever before?

We are living in a new era of isolationism and nationalism, where walls are making a comeback, from the American wall at the border with Mexico to the firewall that China uses to shut itself off from the West. Europe is erecting fences against refugees, and walls and barriers are appearing across the Middle East, Sudan, Korea, and India. At least 65 countries around the world, more than ever before, have heavily fortified borders. There are many reasons for this: wealth and poverty, race, religion, politics, and fear. Tim Marshall demonstrates in his compelling and insightful analysis how isolation shapes our present. It represents a failure of politics and poses a danger to the future.