French and Swiss authorities are imposing a week of border restrictions before G7 leaders meet June 15-17 in Evian-les-Bains, and the paper's June 12 account of World Cup policing as the opening story supplies the analogy: major events reveal power first through access, security, and civic control. [1]

AP reports that the Swiss army will deploy about 4,000 personnel, only seven of 35 roadway border crossings will remain open, and France will deploy more than 13,000 police and gendarmes in the summit area. [1]

The Elysee's official G7 page puts Evian at the center of international news from June 15 to 17, while AP adds the leader choreography: Trump and Emmanuel Macron will dine at Versailles after the summit, and Trump is expected to discuss Hormuz demining with allies. [2] [3]

AP also says Trump plans meetings with leaders from Egypt, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and India, which means the security perimeter is not decoration but the physical container for war, energy, and trade bargaining. [3]

Still, the first communique is physical: roads close, boats move, businesses board windows, border workers check bodies before diplomats check language, and the summit begins when ordinary movement stops for local residents, workers, tourists, and protesters.

-- HENDRIK VAN DER BERG, Brussels