Special Relatioonship between US and GB

« III/ BRITISH- AMERICAN RELATIONS SINCE 1990: A « SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP » ? Here’s what Churchill said about the “special relationship”: British Prime Minister Winston Churchill delivering the speech that popularized the term 'special relationship' at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, where he received an honorary degree on Mar.

5, 1946 “… Neither the sure prevention of war, nor the continuous rise of world organization will be gained without what I have called the fraternal association of the English-speaking peoples.

This means a special relationship between the British Commonwealth and Empire and the United States… Would a special relationship between the United States and the British Commonwealth be inconsistent with our over-riding loyalties to the World Organization? I reply that, on the contrary, it is probably the only means by which that organization will achieve its full stature and strength. “The United States has no closer ally than the United Kingdom, and British foreign policy emphasizes close coordination with the United States.

Bilateral cooperation reflects the common language, ideals, and democratic practices of the two nations.

Relations were strengthened by the United Kingdom’s alliance with the United States during both World Wars, in the Korean conflict, in the Persian Gulf War, in Operation Iraqi Freedom, and in Afghanistan, as well as through its role as a founding member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The United Kingdom and the United States continually consult on foreign policy issues and global problems and share major foreign and security policy objectives.” From the US Embassy website in the UK So the two countries have common historical roots and they have specific economic, military, cultural and political relations. It explained why they shared the same policy during key events such as the Gulf war in 1991, the Kosovo War in 1999 or the war against terrorism The special relationship between the USA and Britain went deeper and deeper during the «Reagan and Thatcher years ». They shared the same economic liberal policy, wanted to put an end to communism. Thatcher accepted and supported the euromissile installation in Europe at the beginning of the 80’s. Reagan was president from 1980 to 1988 and Thatcher was prime minister from 1979 to 1990 but it didn’t stop when Tony Blair (1997-2007) and Clinton(1992-2000) and Bush (2000-2008) were at the head of power in the 90’s. They shared the same policy of « the third way ». Meaning of the “Third way”: At the end of the 20th century, however, it acquired a more specific meaning when British sociologist Anthony.... »