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Tim Marshall in conversation with Catherine Philp on Why We're Living in an Age of Walls

Intelligence Squared

Intelligence Squared

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4.21.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 August 2018

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Tim Marshall, renowned journalist and author of Divided, in conversation with the Times diplomatic correspondent Catherine Philp, examine the fault lines that will shape our world for years to come. Walls are going up around the world. Nationalism and identity politics are on the rise once more. What are the causes of this new era of division?  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/intelligencesquared.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hello, I'm Catherine Phil, diplomatic correspondent at the Times.

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1:12.6

I'm here with Tim Marshall, journalist and author of Divided,

1:16.0

why we're living in an age of walls.

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Tim, welcome.

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Thank you.

1:20.1

An age of walls.

1:21.6

I had a look at some statistics on this. It turns out that at the end of World War II, there were 15 walls.

1:28.0

They were now 77. And the vast majority have gone up since 9-11.

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