State visits are usually tightly controlled to give the maximum benefit to both countries. But the US president is notoriously unpredictable.
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British governments have neglected Africa and the Commonwealth due to domestic political and economic difficulties since Brexit.
The Diplomat suggests that if the ‘special relationship’ is to survive into a world turned topsy turvy by Brexit, Trump and war in Europe, it demands a little TLC.
Since the Brexit referendum in 2016, Africa has slipped from its precarious but tangible place in UK political discourse.
Saudi Arabia gets far more out of being close with the UK than vice versa.
Efforts to keep Trump’s itinerary as tight and cloistered as possible failed to avoid a classic diplomatic calamity.
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Senior Lecturer in Contemporary British History, Newcastle University
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Professor in Global Development, SOAS, University of London
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Professor of Practice in Diplomacy, Dept of Politics and International Studies, SOAS, University of London
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Professor of International Politics in the Department of Political Science and International Studies, University of Birmingham