Tuesday 1 May 2007

Uneasy echoes of Berlin in G8 wall "This barrier is transforming the elegant 18th century beach resort of Heiligendamm on Germany's Baltic coast into the tightest high-security zone the country has known for the G8 summit on June 6-8. Access through it will be controlled with airport-style x-ray machines and only those with passes will be allowed in." Internal integration or disintegration? Are Western states succesfully implementing measures to ensure public safety or are they losing the race against threats to open societies? An answer might arise through asking from time to time whether travelling around is becoming easier for the ordinary person or more cumbersome due to security restrictions.