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France and U.K. Sign Key Deals on Migration, Nuclear Weapons
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at France and Britain’s migration and nuclear weapons deals, U.S. tariff threats against Brazil, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to Asia.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron unveiled a joint migration deal on Thursday that is aimed at reducing the flow of migrants across the English Channel, which divides France and the United Kingdom. The announcement came at the end of Macron’s three-day trip to Britain, which also included high-level discussions on defense and energy.
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at France and Britain’s migration and nuclear weapons deals, U.S. tariff threats against Brazil, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to Asia.
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron unveiled a joint migration deal on Thursday that is aimed at reducing the flow of migrants across the English Channel, which divides France and the United Kingdom. The announcement came at the end of Macron’s three-day trip to Britain, which also included high-level discussions on defense and energy.
Under the agreement, the two countries will launch a pilot “one in, one out” scheme in which Britain will be able to deport to France migrants who arrive illegally by boat, in exchange for accepting an equal number of migrants from France who might have stronger cases for asylum in the United Kingdom. However, it remains unclear when the agreement will be implemented, as it is subject to legal scrutiny by the European Commission and EU member states.
Small boat crossings have become a political flash point in Britain, which recently witnessed a surge in popularity for the far-right, anti-immigration Reform U.K. party during local elections. In 2024, around 37,000 people crossed into the United Kingdom in small boats via the English Channel, and arrivals increased further in the first half of 2025.
“There is no silver bullet here, but with a united effort, new tactics and a new level of intent, we can finally turn the tables,” Starmer © Foreign Policy
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