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From Nuclear Bombs to Tourism Booms

A very French week of Power and Pleasure!

France had quite a week. Macron deployed the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier to the Mediterranean, reshaped France's nuclear doctrine, and floated the idea of extending the French nuclear umbrella to European allies, including the Netherlands. Is this the moment Europe finally gets serious about its own defence? Or is this Paris doing what Paris does best: making a grand gesture at exactly the right moment?

Then a far-right activist died after violent clashes in Lyon, and within days, the National Assembly held a minute of silence for him. How did…

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