Abstract
For a long time, America and Britain have been keeping a kind of special relations. Britain has always been the follower of America in many international issues, and paced with America accordingly. When 9.11 Event broke out, Britain still was the first one who wanted to cooperate with America to fight against terrorism. In the process of European integration, Britain was relatively isolated, known as “Europe’s orphan”. Strengthening the special relations with the United States, can not only enhance the status of the United Kingdom in Europe, but also can enhance Britain's standing in international affairs. Therefore, Britain seized the very opportunity to maintain consistency with the United States.However, there were some serious conflicts of interest between Britain and the United States in other parts of the world. It seemed that there are no so-called special relations between them. From time to time, the United States was dragged on the British interest edge, mainly because Britain wanted the United States to bear some responsibilities for it, while Britain did not want itself to be the most powerful country as to bear the responsibility of maintaining the present situation.
Highlights
For a long time, America and Britain have been keeping a kind of special relations
The term is a phrase originated in the United Kingdom
It is used to characterize what British advocates as the positive political, diplomatic, historical, relations between the United States and member nations of the Commonwealth Nations or the United Kingdom
Summary
The term (special relations) is a phrase originated in the United Kingdom. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill first used the term in 1946 to describe the special relations between the US and the English speaking countries of the British Commonwealth. Most American commentators had until relatively recently construed the special relations as a “one-way street”, namely that Britain relied heavily on the United States to promote its affairs in international relations. This was certainly true from Post-Second World War Britain, until the resurgence of the British economy, after Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s radical economic and social reforms during 1979 to 1990. Thatcher had exceptionally close political and personal relations with US President Ronald Reagan, which contributed in part to the international political climate which led to the dissolution of the Soviet Union
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