SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP

US / UK

Plan• Introduction: US declaration of independence• What’s US UK special relationship?• Pillar I: Common Law• Pillar II: Mutual investment• Pillar III: Diplomatic and Security Partnership• Other areas of corporation• Personal Relationship• Public opinion• Videos

US declaration of independence

America : most precious British territories

By losing USA: GB: humiliated on the international scene

British King George III: never to recognize the independence of Americans and to punish them in every possible way.

World War I showing Britannia arm-in-arm

with Uncle Sam symbolizing the Anglo-American

alliance

recognized in 1783.

The « special relationship » between UK and USA

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill described the new bilateral relations between two states as “special relationship”. domains: political, diplomatic, cultural, economic, military

The President Truman’s Secretary of State said: “Of course a unique relation existed between Britain and America, our common language and history insured that.”

History of Relationship

• Pillar I: Common Law

• Pillar II: Mutual investment

• Pillar III: Diplomatic and Security Partnership

Pillar I: Common Law (1/2)

• America was founded on British idea of a law based state

Pillar I: Common Law (2/2)

The shared heritage = common law tradition

English speaking countries share common values and beliefs

Pillar II: Mutual investment (1/2)

GB and USA invest over $250 billion in each other’s economies, more than any two other countries

For over 300 years, the prosperity of Britain and America has always been closely linked

Pillar II: Mutual investment (2/2)

• USA has used from GBknowledge of British best practiceBritish investment to bring order out of chaosthe first Bank of the United States, modeled

closely on the Bank of England to pay off the American debtfinanced the construction of the American railroads…

Pillar III: Diplomatic and Security Partnership (1/2)

Allies in both WWI & WWII• Winston Churchill and Franklin Delano

Roosevelt realized importance of a close military alliance

US defense companies are commonly in competition for UK military contracts

Pillar III: Diplomatic and Security Partnership (2/2)

Strategic allies in information and technology US has given the UK nuclear technologies that have surpassed other European powers Both founders of many international organizations such as NATO, WTO and the G-8

Other areas of cooperation

cooperation in military matters, technology and intelligence sharing

After WWII: common goal: monitoring and countering communism

Other areas of cooperation

Intelligence community:

Other areas of cooperation

Economic policy: The key sectors for British

exporters to the USA : Aviation, aerospace, commercial property, chemicals and heavy machinery

the US ambassador suggested to British business leaders that the special relationship could be used 'to promote world trade and limit environmental damage as well as combating terrorism'