dangerous irritant in relation to iran and the middle east, places like that. that s going to be a challenge. but the bigger challenge is really this. vladimir putin s genius is that he attacked the american system, the western liberal order but undermining trust in everything. it really was a tactic to undermine trust in institutions. and as we all know, trust once it is gone is hard to restore. the question really is, can president biden rebuild trust not just inside america, in institutions, but also across the g7. that really comes down to a very subtle, dangerous, difficult cultural game rather than any grandiose or geopolitical plan. back home, this is a matter that shouldn t be partisan. people across the political spectrum should agree with this political agenda whether with china, nato or g7, that there s