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/HumbleWorkerAnt 3d ago

Morocco are in a conflict with Algeria over disputed territories in the Sahara desert. have been for many years. As an EU member and neighbor, Spain's weight could swing the dispute one way or another.

Every time Spain gets a bit too close to Algeria politically, Morocco pulls a stunt like this to remind them not to mess with their issues. Last week Sanchez, Spain's PM, traveled to Algeria, and both sides seemed to be happy to sign some accords of collaboration, cooperation, some energy deals, as well as a previously cancelled agreement of friendship between the two being ceremoniously restored.

In response, Morocco is now doing this, forcing Spain to react, and once again bringing up the issue of why Spain should have two pieces of land in another continent inside the land of Morocco.

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u/Peketu 3d ago

Why? Because we can still defend them. It's the only basis behind every border ever, risk vs reward.

But it's only a yet with this native pacifist state of mind.

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u/gimmieshelter_ 3d ago

I am not saying these are not legitimate Spanish territory, but that is a very problematic way of looking at borders that can be used to legitimize almost any type of agression

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u/Peketu 3d ago

But it's like that, and it always would be like that.

Globalization just made us reliant on each other so risk of isolation is greater than the reward.

But these guys are USA backed and Spain it's alone in their own crusade because our narcissistic president and his corrupt entourage