Interesting article on it:
In this incident, Rabat has once again shown how vulnerable Europe is to the
weaponisation of migration flows by other countries seeking diplomatic or financial gain.
Muammer Gaddafi tried to exploit European fears of a migrant flood from Libya before
he was toppled in 2011. Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan extracted a €6bn aid
package in return for stemming the flow of Syrian refugees into Greece in 2016.
https://www.ft.com/content/2b2ef40e-...e-4de919852b59