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The future of the 'special relationship' | The U.S.-UK alliance is often referred to as a "special relationship." But the British have always felt an "abiding fear" that they are the junior partner, writes Eliot Wilson, a former senior official in the U.K. House of Commons. |
It's true, says Wilson, that the U.S. "remains the only true superpower and can, if necessary, act alone and do what it likes." But that doesn't mean the U.S. doesn't prefer to have the UK by its side when it acts abroad – as much for political and diplomatic reasons as for military ones. Wilson believes the current flashpoint is Taiwan, and the question of whether China will attempt to seize it militarily, which could lead to a shooting war in the South China Sea. Under such a scenario, Wilson doesn't think there is much the UK could contribute. "Realists in London know that the U.K.'s resources are not just finite but under exceptional strain." But a lot depends on who's leading the government after the British elections on July 4. "The Conservative government has promised to increase defense spending to 2.5 percent of GDP by 2030," he writes, but the Labour Party, the probable winners, has yet to make such a commitment. "Washington wants a reliable partner," Wilson writes. "There are some hard-power capabilities it will welcome, but more than that it wants an ally who thinks in the same way, who shares a worldview." Read the op-ed at TheHill.com. |
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