in the uk and i'm sure it was the same around europe. when donald trump spent that period between election day last november and inauguration day, trying to make sure that he didn't have to give away the presidency, give up the presidency, people watched very closely. and there was a lot of alarm. it wasn't just that it was president trump being president who was disdainful of multi-lateral relationships and alliances, it is the whole american political system. in 2016, america's democratic ratings, international democratic ratings was downgraded from a perfect democracy to a flawed democracy. that is america's status at the moment. it is considered a flawed democracy in global rankings of democratic countries. and that is because it is a system that is fragile, and i think that transition of power that was rocky and dependent on just a individuals and states like germany and arizona doing