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EPISODE · Aug 3, 2026 · 24 MIN

Taken littorally: Spain’s sudden crisis in Ceuta

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The deadly rush of migrants into the Spanish exclave has deep roots in a wider North African conflict—and implications for a far wider European fight about immigration. Our India columnist presents an incomplete list of falling objects as a way to examine public-safety failures. And a data dive that reveals how AI writing is forever shifting.Guests and host:Michael Reid, Spain correspondent and writer at largeLeo Mirani, Ashoka columnistCaitlin Talbot, digital culture correspondentJason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”Topics covered: Ceuta, migration, Spain, EU, SchengenIndia, public safetyAI writing, waning human primacyListen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—subscribe to The Economist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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