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Epidemia of Walls in an (Un)free World
Before 2001
After 2001
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Immigration
Security
Smuggling and/or trafficking
Case studies
United States/Mexico
India/Bangladesh
Kenya/Somalia
South Korea/North Korea
Turkey/Syria
Israeli West Bank Barrier
USD 10 to 20 billion
1,120 km between California and Texas, around a third of the total border length of 3,141 km.
1,120 km between California and Texas, around a third of the total border length of 3,141 km.
Origins
- In 1994, US Border Patrol installed sensors and stronger fencing in San Diego, California, and El Paso, Texas. In the fall of 2006, the Congress authorised the construction of 700 miles of fencing in rural areas in California and Arizona. In January 2017, President Trump signed an Executive Order to begin the extension of the border wall.
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The fence covers 3,200 km of the 4,096.7-km-long border
The fence covers 3,200 km of the 4,096.7-km-long border
Origins
- The fence finds its origin in the Assam Accord of 1985 signed between representatives of the Government of India and the leaders of the sub-national Assam Movement. The accord accommodated the claims of the Assam Movement to keep out irregular migrants. The construction of the fence started in 1993.
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CHF 1,400 million estimated
8 km already done of the 700-km-long project
8 km already done of the 700-km-long project
Origins
- Following the siege of Garissa University in 2015, the Kenyan government announced the construction of the wall.
- Project stopped in January 2018 to open negotiations with the Somalian Government.
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764-km-long wall
764-km-long wall
Origins
- In March 2015, Turkey closed its border with Syria.
- In August 2015, the first section of the border wall was constructed in Reyhanli.
- The wall was completed in June 2018.
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The DMZ is 250 km (160 miles) long and about 4 km (2.5 miles) wide.
The DMZ is 250 km (160 miles) long and about 4 km (2.5 miles) wide.
Origins
- In the Armistice Agreement of 27 July 1953, the DMZ was created as each side agreed to move their troops 2,000 m (2,200 yards) back from the front line, creating a 4-km-wide (2.5-mi-wide) buffer zone.
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Each kilometre costs EUR 2 million for a total cost of about EUR 1.4 billion.
700 km.
700 km.
Origins
- The barrier was built in 2002, during the Second Intifada that had begun in September 2000, and was officially justified by the Israeli need of security against the wave of violence.
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