Who Caused Spain's Migrant Crisis?
Simon Whistler · August 3, 2026 · 17 min video · Europe & NATO
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So what'd she get up to this weekend? Well, while you were doing that, whatever it was, Spain was in the middle of cleaning up the single worst, albeit remarkably short-lived border crisis that Europe has ever seen.
Starting on Thursday, somewhere between 50,000 and 60,000 people swam around a breakwater on the edge of the Spanish exclave of Esayota in North Africa, and poured into a city of 82,000.
Most of them have since returned, but only after the Spanish military deployed to the streets. But somehow, that's only part of the story. Because of how sudden, intense and short-lived this whole thing was, people immediately began reaching for someone to blame.
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About this briefing
A border crisis unlike anything Europe has seen. Discover how 60,000 migrants entered Ceuta in days, the geopolitical forces behind it, and why this flashpoint could reshape Europe’s migration strategy.
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