At the strike of midnight Brussels time on 1 January 2021, the long wait for Britain to leave the European Union finally came to an end with a whimper, not a bang. What has been called "the slowest moving bullet in history. Four-and-a-half years from gun to foot" finally hit its target. Now that Brexit is done, the EU appears stronger, the United Kingdom as divided as ever, and France remains vigilant that historic, cross-channel rivalries are kept in check. But could the Brexit cloud hold a silver lining for Paris?