To what extent can we say Great Britain and the USA have a special relationship? What have the advantages and the disadvantages of the relationship been?

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Many signs in history show that the UK and the USA detain a privileged relation.
As one of the first British colony to be liberated, the USA has always been related to Great Britain. These two countries share the same language, the same political tradition, the same religion. From the point of view of the other countries in the world, this relation is seen as close. For instance, the French General de Gaulle always considered Great Britain as the “cheval de Troyes” (“the horse of Troyes”) of the US. This expression was used to refuse the entrance of GB in EU. It is Winston Churchill who used the first the famous formula « special relationship” in the House of Common on November the 7th 1945 (« we should not abandon our special relationship with the United States and Canada about the atomic bomb »). Whereas the Anglo American relations were quite tensed before the World war two, Churchill announced a new era of closer relations.

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[...] Finally, it can be said that this special relationship is more the matter of men and of the world situation. What about nowadays? This relationship has been declining in significance for both sides. Some of the reasons for this deterioration are the global scale of U.S interests and Great Britain's relative economic decline and also the end of the Cold War However, a privileged relationship is going on and often, English Prime Minister are informed more regularly than any other countries on American affairs. [...]

[...] It cost them far less than their own program “Blue Streak” As for the USA, Great Britain served as a mediator between the US and Europe. For instance, the USA thought that Germany's rearmament was urgent to fight communism. Antony Eden convinced France to permit the entrance of Germany in NATO. Then the previous position of GB in the world could help American interests in the Cold war. Disadvantages The special relationship was developed at the expense of the relations with Europe. [...]

[...] But at the same time, the rise in anti-Americanism in Britain since the invasion of Iraq shows some limits of the strength of this special relationship. Bibliography “Anglo-American relations since D. Reynolds special relationship: Anglo American relations” W R Louis special relationship?: America, Britain and the international world order” D Reynolds International Affairs 1986. [...]

[...] Nevertheless, things changed with the beginning of the World War 2. With the world situation, the Anglo American alliance came to life. In November 1939, Roosevelt persuaded Congress to amend the neutrality act (it prohibited trade with warring countries) in order to send American weapons to the UK. At this time a feeling of a privileged relation started. But even during the golden era of the special relationship after world war two, some disagreement and tensions were going on (the Sue crisis is the best example) . [...]

[...] To what extend can we say Great Britain and the USA have a special relationship? What have the advantages and the disadvantages of the relationship been? Many signs in history show that the UK and the USA detain a privileged relation. As one of the first British colony to be liberated, the USA has always been related to Great Britain. These two countries share the same language, the same political tradition, the same religion. From the point of view of the other countries in the world, this relation is seen as close. [...]