14 April 2025, 10:41 | Updated: 14 April 2025, 10:42

By Darren G. Spinck

The United States and United Kingdom fought side-by-side as allies in two world wars, and, as the Cold War between the West and Soviet Union became frostier, Washington and London strengthened its “Special Relationship”.

Together, Americans and Britons have formed the backbone of NATO for over 75 years, shared intelligence through the Five Eyes alliance, and spilled blood and treasure together in Iraq and Afghanistan.

As with most relationships in life, the US and UK have faced their share of bumps in the road.

In 1956, the UK, France, and Israel invaded Egypt. US President Eisenhower threatened Prime Minister Eden, that the US would drive down the British pound unless the British military withdrew from Port Said. Historian Nicholas Mulder wrote that the British government could not resist US pressure to withdraw UK troops from Egypt, and the subsequent embarrassment marked the end of London’s imperial influence in the Middle East and Asia.

The “Special Relationship” faced similar strains when America showed initial ambivalence during the 1982 Falklands War, and only one year after, the then Prime Minister Thatcher expressed her dismay over the 1983 US invasion of Commonwealth member Grenada, telling President Reagan she was “deeply disturbed” by the action.

Despite these challenges, the “Special Relationship” not only endured but grew stronger. There is little reason to believe that ties........

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