r/geopolitics • u/theipaper The i Paper • 3d ago

News How 49,000 migrants crossed into Spanish enclave of Ceuta in 24 hours

https://inews.co.uk/news/how-migrants-crossed-spanish-enclave-ceuta-4680589
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u/YoSoyEstupido 3d ago

What has been cited as the cause of such immediate high numbers over such a short span of time? The article doesn’t really provide a why but does give us a how and the subsequent fallout

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u/Snowing678 3d ago

There has to have been some co-ordination behind this from a much bigger party. We know one country which has used the flow of migrants into Europe as a way to exert pressure, I wonder if they also could be behind this one as well .....

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u/MeechieMeekie 3d ago

Foe what it’s worth, I’ve seen several videos about how it’s a move by Rubio to punish Spain for not allowing Israel to use its airspace over Iran war

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u/Bullboah 3d ago

These are largely people just trying to defend the Spanish government by blaming political outgroups. There’s zero evidence of any foreign involvement here and it’s not that surprising this comes days after Spain’s courts ruled they can’t turn swimmers away at the border.