Special relationship (international relations)

A special relationship is a diplomatic relationship that is especially strong and important. This term is usually used to refer to the historic relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom. In its extended use outside it and the Anglosphere, it has also been used to describe the whole of EU–US relations^[1] and the following relations:

• Albania–Kosovo relations
• Argentina–Brazil relations
• Australia–New Zealand relations
• Austria–Hungary relations
• Azerbaijan–Turkey relations^[2][3]
• Belgium–Luxembourg relations
• Belgium–Netherlands relations
• Bhutan–India relations^[4][5]
• Brazil–Portugal relations^[6]
• Canada–France relations
• Canada–Netherlands relations^[7]
• Canada–United States relations^{[8][9][10][11]}
• China–Germany relations^[12]
• China–Pakistan relations^[13][14]
• China–Russia relations^[15][16]
• Cyprus–Greece relations
• Cyprus–Israel relations
• Czech Republic–Slovakia relations
• Egypt–Sudan relations^[17]
• Egypt–United Arab Emirates relations^{[18][19][20][21]}
• Finland–Sweden relations
• France–Germany relations^[22]
• France–Greece relations^[23]
• France–India relations^[24]
• France–Italy relations
• France–Monaco relations^[25]
• Germany–Italy relations^[26]
• Greece–Israel relations
• Greece–Italy relations^{[27][28][29][30]}
• Holy See–Italy relations^[31][32]
• Hungary–Poland relations
• India–Israel relations^[33]
• India–Italy relations
• India–Russia relations^[34]
• Israel–Italy relations
• Israel–United States relations^[35]
• Japan–United States relations^{[36][37][38][39]}
• Laos–Thailand relations
• Laos–Vietnam relations^{[40][41][42][43]}
• Liechtenstein–Switzerland relations
• Mexico–Spain relations
• Pakistan–Saudi Arabia relations^[44][45][46]
• Saudi Arabia–United States relations
• Relations between the United Kingdom and former colonies:^[47][48]
  • Australia–United Kingdom relations
  • Bangladesh–United Kingdom relations
  • Canada–United Kingdom relations
  • Egypt–United Kingdom relations^[49]
  • India–United Kingdom relations^[50][51]
  • Malaysia-United Kingdom relations
  • New Zealand–United Kingdom relations
  • Pakistan-United Kingdom relations
  • Singapore-United Kingdom relations
  • South Africa–United Kingdom relations^[52]
  • United Arab Emirates–United Kingdom relations^[53][54][55]

See also

• A History of the English-Speaking Peoples
• Atlanticism
• North Atlantic triangle

References