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Emmanuel Macron’s decision to have a French military band play the Daft Punk song Get Lucky on Bastille Day was a bold move by any standard. Beneath the pomp and ceremony of the occasion was an attempt by the new French president to promote his country’s progressive vision in front of an outclassed Donald Trump, argues Julie Louise Bacon.
And, on a related note, Frédéric Charillon explains how the Franco-US relation has evolved over the years.
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President Macron, President Trump and First Lady Trump attend the 2017 Bastille Day military parade.
Yves Herman/REUTERS
Julie Louise Bacon, UNSW
The French president's orchestration of the Bastille Day military parade featuring a Daft Punk tune was a deft move that left Trump outmaneuvered, and positioned France as a force to contend with.
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Politics + Society
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Frédéric Charillon, Université Clermont Auvergne
France and the US have always had their differences, but they've also proved strong and steady allies.
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Joseph M. Cheer, Monash University; Kent Goldsworthy, RMIT University; Leigh Mathews, Deakin University; Shivani Kanodia, Monash University
Good intentions, money and the desire to help are essential ingredients for the orphanage tourism industry. But tourists end up becoming agents in the exploitation of children.
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Environment + Energy
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Jennifer Lavers, University of Tasmania; Alexander Bond, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
After making worldwide headlines with the story of the Pacific "garbage island", researchers were sent a photo of the same beach, white sand free of litter, as recently as 1992.
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Health + Medicine
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Simon Kariuki, Kenya Medical Research Institute
Stronger malaria prevention like a vaccine is urgently needed for effective response in endemic regions.
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