The US-UK Special Relationship: Taking the 21st Century Temperature

Dumbrell, John

doi:10.1111/j.1467-856x.2008.00352.x

The US-UK Special Relationship: Taking the 21st Century Temperature

Dumbrell, John

Authors

John Dumbrell

Abstract

Although highly contested, the concept of the US–UK 'special relationship' does have real existence, primarily in the fields of defence and intelligence co-operation. The end of the premiership of Tony Blair saw the emergence of a significant public debate in the United Kingdom about the future appropriate trajectory for the relationship. This article assesses the state of the special relationship under Prime Minister Gordon Brown, placing it in the context of the wider Atlantic alliance and of perennial concerns about shared values and structural imbalances between London and Washington.

Citation

Dumbrell, J. (2009). The US-UK Special Relationship: Taking the 21st Century Temperature. British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 11(1), 64-78. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-856x.2008.00352.x

Journal Article Type	Article
Publication Date	Feb 1, 2009
Deposit Date	May 29, 2009
Publicly Available Date	May 4, 2011
Journal	British Journal of Politics and International Relations
Print ISSN	1369-1481
Electronic ISSN	1467-856X
Publisher	SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	11
Issue	1
Pages	64-78
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-856x.2008.00352.x
Keywords	Atlantic alliance, Brown, Blair, Special relationship.