1、JULY 2025Making the U.S.-UK Special Relationship Fit for PurposeBy Max Bergmann and Lexi LinafelterIntroductionThe transatlantic relationship is being recast.The second Trump administration has made clear that the United States wants Europe to handle European security,representing a dramatic shift i
2、n U.S.foreign policy on a scale not seen since World War II.While the scope of the transformation of U.S.involvement in Europe remains to be seen,the trajectory of the transatlantic alliance will also dramatically impact the vaunted special relationship between the United States and the United Kingd
3、om.These shifts substantively challenge the status quo of British defense strategy,wedging the United Kingdom between rising expectations for its defense capabilities and mounting resource constraints.As London takes a sober look at its long-term approach through its recent Strategic Defense Review,
4、a refreshed understanding of the special relationship is critical to developing a strategy to maximize U.S.-UK defense cooperation and equip both partners to face the challenges ahead.This“special relationship”a phrase coined by Winston Churchill in his famous 1946“Iron Curtain”speechwas forged to a
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