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What Is the US–UK "Special Relationship"?
Published 1 week, 4 days ago
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This episode traces where the phrase "special relationship" came from, with Churchill at Fulton in 1946, and examines war, intelligence-sharing through Five Eyes, military and nuclear cooperation, and trade. It also covers moments of disagreement, including Suez, Vietnam, Iraq, and trade disputes, and how the relationship looks from London versus Washington. It asks whether the phrase still matters, or whether it is nostalgia.