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Recent migration pressure on Spain has renewed scrutiny of Madrid’s competing interests in its relations with Morocco and Algeria
Published 5 Aug, 2026 17:49 | Updated 5 Aug, 2026 19:53
A member of the armed services watches over migrants crossing the border between Spain and Morocco on July 31, 2026 in Ceuta, Spain. © Adri Salido/Getty Images
The unprecedented arrival of around 70,000 Moroccans into the Spanish border town of Ceuta has been dismissed by some Western media as a social media-driven phenomenon rather than a case of migration being weaponized by the North African monarchy. But behind the headlines and the chaos that left more than 70 people dead lies a complex geopolitical balancing act.
RT’s Oumaima Ichchar reports.
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