Macron's long march

摘要

ALONGSIDE DOZENSof their peers, today's leaders of France and Germany-Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel-walked in moving spectacle to the Arc de Triomphe on November 11th, a century after their countries' murderous guns fell silent. "Will this be the resounding symbol of a lasting peace between nations?" asked Mr Macron of the assembled potentates, including Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin; or "a last moment of unity before the world darkens into a new disorder?"