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 French democracy end up there? And who is quietly pocketing the political winnings?

Meanwhile, Stefan just returned from Greenland, where France has just opened a new consulate. Quietly. While nobody was watching. In the Arctic. Draw your own conclusions.

And because this is France, despite the wars, the scandals and the economic hand-wringing, over 100 million tourists visited last year. The country remains, stubbornly and magnificently, the most visited on earth.

Nuclear deterrence, political fury, Arctic ambition, and a well-deserved cocorico.

Bienvenue to So French ! with Sara Bertilsson and Stefan de Vries.