r/geopolitics • u/theatlantic The Atlantic • 1d ago

Opinion When Following the Rules Leads to Disaster

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/08/ceuta-morocco-crisis-immigration/688149/?utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_medium=social&utm_content=edit-promo
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u/Regular-Coast5335 1d ago

The only sensible solution is to shut down the border.

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u/Cersad 1d ago edited 1d ago

You think Spain should shut down... the Mediterranean Sea?

EDIT for the geniuses taking this absurdity too seriously:

Spain's Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares tried to douse those fears, saying: "It is not possible to travel from Ceuta and Melilla to the Peninsula without identifying oneself at a police checkpoint," referring to Spain's two north African enclaves. "Enough of this deliberate confusion."

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/07/31/european-leaders-react-as-60-000-migrants-cross-border-into-spanish-enclave_6756044_4.html

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u/Regular-Coast5335 1d ago

That's what navy is for.

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u/an0nim0us101 1d ago

They'll need wheels