The Wire

When Donald Trump made his speech about building a wall along the US and Mexico border, many couldn’t comprehend the absurdity of such a backward idea.  So it may come as a surprise to learn that both Turkey and Hungary, have begun similar projects of their own.  These projects are clearly considered rational options by many citizens – otherwise, of course, they wouldn’t do it. But could those of us, whose security issues are minimal in global terms, ever understand the perspectives of those states who undertake these radical ideas?