The Sobremesa Podcast
Ceuta and Spanish Foreign Policy
As between 70 and 80,000 people streamed into Spain’s small North African exclave of Ceuta two weeks ago, the global far-right mobilized to foment moral panic - weaponising the dramatic scenes of the predominantly younger Moroccans swimming into Spanish territory to spread a narrative of Europe’s invasion. This misinformation campaign continued even as Spanish authorities swiftly acted to return the vast majority of arrivals within a 24 hour period. 15 days later debate still rages about what exactly took place on Moroccan/Ceuta border, who or what triggered the border surge and what was the precise role of the Moroccan state in the chaos? To discuss the crisis, as well as wider Spanish foreign policy, I am joined by Spanish MP Txema Guijarro, who is the secretary general of the Sumar parliamentary group and sits on the Spanish parliament’s defence committee. As always if you like what we are producing please consider leaving us a donation at our Buy Me a Coffee Page. https://buymeacoffee.com/thesobremey
