The end of the UK-US special relationship?

The UK-US “special relationship” has survived for many decades, but Brexit and the hollowing out of the British defence forces means that the UK is no longer as strategically important as it once was to the United States. Even though another Trump presidency will present unique challenges to Labour’s Government, the “special relationship” is likely to continue to erode, whoever wins the 2024 US Presidential election, argues Michael Cox.