Good fences, good neighbors?

Today, Reuters presents the issue of border fences in a global context.  The article begins:

What do Tijuana, Baghdad and Jerusalem have in common?

They all have walls that divide neighbors, cause controversy and form part of an array of physical barriers around the world that dwarf the late, unlamented Iron Curtain.

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When completed, the barriers will run thousands of miles, in places as far apart as Mexico and India, Afghanistan and Spain, Morocco and Thailand, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia, and Iraq.

The article highlights the complexities of fencing people out in an age where goods and services flow across borders with increasing ease.  A link to the story is here.

-jmc