Pedro Sánchez ignored CNI warnings and let Ceuta fall
In my time flying C-130s, the first thing they taught us was that intelligence isn't a magic crystal ball—it’s a series of indicators.
By Grant Colby ·
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Eleven bodies recovered after boat carrying migrants sinks off Tunisia
The sea, for those who have lived near its edge—whether in Bologna or off the coast of Tunisia—is never simply water; it is a boundary, a promise, and often, a catastrophic forgetting.
By Elena Rossi ·
Morocco to Ceuta: Systemic failure exposed by border breach
The border has always been more than just concrete and barbed wire.
By Alma Cordero ·
Moroccan forces enforce borders: Spain and Morocco fight over Ceuta
The fundamental error that permeates much of modern geopolitical commentary—the kind I have spent two decades observing from consular desks to mission directorates—is the belief…
By Tom Beckwith ·
Pedro Sánchez's Madrid response to Ceuta is merely political theater
The headlines about Ceuta are noise, but the numbers tell a story of systemic failure.
By Ray Dombrowski ·
After Most Migrants Leave Ceuta, Exhausted Holdouts Find Shelter on Beach
There is a profound difference between history and a headline.
By Elena Rossi ·
Spain PM to visit Ceuta after 19 migrants die breaching border from Morocco
The Mediterranean has always been a place of movement—of trade, of armies, and yes, of desperate human journeys. But nothing, I confess, prepared me for the sheer spectacle of Ceuta this week.
By Elena Rossi ·
Thousands of Moroccans swim to Spanish enclave
The headlines surrounding Ceuta are pure theater. We have reports of thousands of migrants arriving by sea, some swimming around the border fence, others running through gates.
By Dana Whitfield ·