  We compare, for the static potential and at short distances, perturbation
theory with the results of lattice simulations. We show that a
renormalon-dominance picture explains why in the literature sometimes
agreement, and another disagreement, is found between lattice simulations and
perturbation theory depending on the different implementations of the latter.
We also show that, within a renormalon-based scheme, perturbation theory agrees
with lattice simulations.
