Abstract
The international politics of recent years have seen a resurgence and refashioning of the US–UK ‘Special Relationship’. Widely seen as likely to expire with the end of the Cold War, the relationship, defined mainly in military terms, revived following the 9/11 terror attacks on the United States. The article considers various possible explanations for the longevity of US–UK ‘special relations’. Such explanations include simple inertia and the subtle effects of shared culture. Particular emphasis in explaining the persistence of the ‘Special Relationship’ in a changed world, however, is placed on conscious decisions of the Blair government, and especially of Prime Minister Tony Blair himself. The article concludes with an assessment of US–UK relations with respect to the conflict in Iraq.
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