 you know, in the United States cannot be sustained through the political chaos that's playing out in France right now. And so amid this sort of effort to have a celebratory tone, there are serious questions for the alliance going forward. We're talking to Emily Rahala, the Brussels Bureau Chief for The Washington Post. Coming up, how is NATO keeping an eye on the growing military partnership between Russia and China? That's coming up next. I'm Jen White. This is 1A from WAMU and NPR.