
Aug 4, 2026
✦Financial Times News
The king who outfoxed Pedro Sánchez
Last Thursday, 60,000 people swam from Morocco into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta. This migration crisis showed how King Mohammed VI holds leverage over Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. Pol Morillas said, "In today's geopolitical landscape it's not always the largest powers that matter most." Spain now faces a difficult diplomatic challenge.