The days of long-established relationships between the UK prime minister and the US president are long gone.
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The US may be powerful enough to ignore international law with little short-term consequences, but the UK is not.
An International Relations specialist looks at how cooperation between intel agencies on both sides of the Atlantic is holding up under Trump 2.0 and unprecedented geopolitical turbulence.
Britain and other European allies could be publicly pressured by Trump to support any intervention on Israel’s side.
Being first in the queue was a political win for Keir Starmer.
Starmer could use Britain’s island identity to its advantage and turn this time of crisis into an opportunity for Britain.
Starmer seems to have come away with the chance at avoiding tariffs by recognising the constraints of the reality on the ground in Washington.
Starmer has already laid the groundwork for a positive working relationship with Trump – but will it be enough?
Keir Starmer is ideologically more aligned with the Democrats. But history shows that isn’t the only key to good US-UK political relations.
NATO gets the headlines, but the Five Eyes alliance is another close connection between key Western powers, and it may expand.
The UK leader’s visit to the US comes amid trouble at home, with low ratings for his Conservative Party. But don’t expect much joy for Sunak on trade or Northern Ireland.
No US president has ever attended a British royal coronation – but history shows that they signal intent by whom they choose to go in their stead.
Reagan was the first US president to address the UK parliament. What he said still carries weight for Anglo-American relations decades on.
The image of a post-Brexit Britain with a strong international presence is being lost to the so-called special relationship.
Eighty years after Churchill and Roosevelt established the Atlantic Charter, Biden and Johnson have pressed the ‘reset’ button.
A round-up of expert analysis from across the world on Biden’s win.
Like a lot of relationships at the moment, this one is being negotiated over video.
What Boris Johnson’s victory means for US-UK relations.
The US president, Donald Trump, has arrived in the UK for a summit of NATO leaders – but it’s awkward timing for the British prime minister, Boris Johnson.
Tensions in the Gulf are a stark reminder of the choices ahead for the UK on security cooperation after Brexit.
Top contributors
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Senior Lecturer in Contemporary British History, Newcastle University
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Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer, Co-Director Transatlantic Policy Center, American University School of International Service
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Professor of International Economic Law, City St George's, University of London
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Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of Westminster
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Reader in Modern Political History, Loughborough University
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Professor of Politics and International Relations, University of Sheffield
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Professor of International Business, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
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Associate Lecturer in International Relations, Anglia Ruskin University
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Lecturer in Modern European History, Queen's University Belfast
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Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
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Doctorant en droit de l'Union européenne, Université de Strasbourg
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Head of department, The City Law School, City St George's, University of London
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Professor of Politics and Contemporary European Studies, University of Sussex
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PhD candidate, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
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Professor of Russian and Eurasian Studies, University of Washington