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In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the city of New Orleans & much of the U.S. Gulf Coast in August 2005, the United States was seen to be a superpower with feet of clay. Coming almost exactly four years after the attacks of 9/11, which opened a new phase of American politics & geopolitical position, the hurricane & the response to it by the American government have raised questions about the power that the United States holds in the world. They also prompt a re-examination of the claims - which have been regularly made since the end of the Second World War - that the United States is a superpower capable of meeting any challenge. The current weaknesses & strengths of the United States call for a re-examination of the ways in which the United States qualifies -- does not qualify -- as an imperial superpower. D. Knaff

This book addresses the recent evolution of borderlines around the world as an attempt to control transnational movements with a view to securitization of borders rooted in the need to control mobility and preserve national identities. This book moves beyond physical borders and studies new manifestations of borders such as technological and symbolic walls. It brings together scholars from various academic fields such as geography, political science and Border Studies to examine the various movements, functions and articulations of international borders. It explores two main issues: How international borders have become enforced lines of demarcation and division, reinforcing national identity and impacting national and regional dynamics; and the material and immaterial, discursive and concrete expressions of borders and the impacts of the transformation of bodies into threat to be monitored, as daily lives become sites of border enforcement. Offering multidisciplinary insights on the growing phenomenon of border walls, this book will be of interest to undergraduate and postgraduate students of Border Studies, European Studies, International Relations, Political Geography, and Regional Studies