Borders are not drawn by shipping containers, planted flags or rolls of barbed wire. They are established by treaties, ...

In the end, Thailand’s barbed-wire diplomacy reveals more than it conceals. It exposes a belief that force, once assembled, fenced and administered, becomes right. International law offers a simpler ...

Across the world, borders are being increasingly fenced. The US-Mexico border wall is being elongated to 1,200km to keep migrants out. Israel has walled itself from Palestine. The floodlit ...

Visitors to Fort McCoy are used to the sight of barbed wire. It sits atop the fences surrounding the cantonment area and other areas around the installation. It is used during training exercises today ...