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The Tabularium · Call 2026-08-17-04Open

The Libya-to-Crete corridor will still be Greece's single largest migrant-arrival route, ahead of the Turkey-Aegean crossing, in August 2027.

Illegal ImmigrationEuropeGreeceLibya
Issued No. 48 · 17 Aug 26  ·  Due 17 Aug 27  ·  Opening call 60% — likely

The wording, the opening probability, and the counter-signal below were fixed when this call was published. Updates revise the reading — never the record: the verdict is graded against the opening call.

The trajectory

The call stands at its probability until revised; each dot is a recorded reading.0%50%100%17 Aug 26 — 60% (No. 48): Opening call22 Aug 26 — 66% (No. 53): A single-day surge of 350+ migrants via the Libya-Crete route on August 21 reinforces the corridor's dominance over the Turkey-Aegean route, consistent with …todaydue 17 Aug 2766%17 Aug 26

The record since

  • 22 Aug 26 No. 53 · revised to 66%
    A single-day surge of 350+ migrants via the Libya-Crete route on August 21 reinforces the corridor's dominance over the Turkey-Aegean route, consistent with the call.

What would overturn it

Frontex's or the Greek Coast Guard's own monthly arrival breakdowns by route; a reversion to Aegean-route dominance would overturn this.

The verdict

Open  Resolves by 17 Aug 27 — graded at the weekly Reckoning against the criteria above, and recorded here.

As logged at issue

Looking further out, we think it's likely the Libya-to-Crete corridor is still Greece's largest single migrant-arrival route, ahead of the Turkey-Aegean crossing, in August 2027 -- a reversion to Aegean-route dominance in Frontex's own monthly breakdowns would be the signal that overturns this.

Cite this call

The Cursus Publicus, Call 2026-08-17-04 — recorded 17 Aug 26. https://archive.cursuspublic.us/calls/2026-08-17-04.html