How is migration managed at the external southern borders of Europe since 2015? What are the nation-specific differences in border management? What are common features? How has border management changed in recent years, and what should we expect in the future? Have the border systems fulfilled their purpose, and what are the real consequences for asylum seekers? This report compares the situation at the Greek-Turkish, Bulgarian-Turkish, Hungarian-Serbian, Croatian-Serbian, Italian-Libyan and the Spanish-Moroccan border.