was elected after a campaign in which, as you say, he was dismissive of nato. during the intermission, he basically said to the "times" he could care less if the eu dissolved and went right up to the break of endorsing marine le pen, certainly saying she was stronger on the issues facing france during that election. i think many in europe worried he was the forward edge of a wave that could swamp over this sort of insular, nationalist, populist wave that brexit last june and then his election last november seemed to be heralding. but in fact, what has happened this year in europe, as we've seen the kind of trump-like populist candidate perform below expectations in the netherlands, le pen below expectations in france, they lost ground in the polls in germany, and i think there is less concern among the european leaders that president trump in his skepticism of what nick burns talked about as the traditional u.s. role in the world, in effect is speaking to