The numbers are clear: In 2015, work started on more new barriers around the world than at any other point in modern history. After Sept. 11, 2001, barriers spiked. In the Americas and Europe Each yellow line represents a border barrier U.S. U.K. NORWAY AUSTRIA LATVIA MEXICO RUSSIA GUATEMALA SLOVENIA UKRAINE HUNG. UZBEKISTAN MACEDONIA BULGARIA CHINA GREECE TURKEY MACAO AFGHANISTAN CYPRUS INDIA TURKEY IRAN PAKISTAN BURMA SPAIN TUNISIA LEBANON SYRIA BANGLADESH MOROC. OMAN S. AFRICA YEMENNote: Graphics include non-mobile barriers designed to seal a border that have fixed masonry or concrete foundations.

Source: Washington Post October 12, 2016 13:32 UTC