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Walls don't work: lessons from the Berlin Wall, 55 years after it was built

A memorial on the western side of the Berlin Wall dedicated to Peter Fecter, a young man who died while attempting to flee East Berlin (1984). Image via Wikipedia.

A memorial on the western side of the Berlin Wall dedicated to Peter Fecter, a young man who died while attempting to flee East Berlin (1984). Image via Wikipedia.

A memorial on the western side of the Berlin Wall dedicated to Peter Fecter, a young man who died while attempting to flee East Berlin (1984). Image via Wikipedia.