Special relationship

The term special relationship, in diplomacy, is used to describe exceptionally strong ties between nations, notably by Winston Churchill in 1946 to describe relations between the English-speaking peoples (see Special Relationship (US-UK)). In its extended use outside United Kingdom–United States relations has also been used to describe:
*Relations between the different parts of the British Empire and Commonwealth ['Status of the Dominions', "The Times" (22 November 1926), pg. 9, col. C.] ['The Empire Reviewed', "The Times" (22 November 1926), pg. 14, col. A.]
*Canada-United Kingdom relationsPrime Minister Louis St. Laurent said: "the special nature of our relationship to the United Kingdom and the United States complicates our responsibilities..." quoted in: H.H. Herstien, L.J. Hughes, R.C. Kirbyson. "Challenge & Survival: The History of Canada" (Scarborough, ON: Prentice-Hall, 1970). p 411]
*Transvaal-United Kingdom relations ['The Transvaal Blue-Book', "The Times" (16 September 1899), pg. 3, col. C.]
*Egypt-United Kingdom relations ['British Policy in Egypt', "The Times" (13 December 1929), pg. 15, col. E.]
*Egypt-Sudan relations [Charles A. Seldon, 'Britain Uncertain on Trade-War Gain', "New York Times" (9 May 1934), pg. 3.]
*Australia–New Zealand relations
*Canada–United States relations [ [http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p73495_index.html Canada in North America: Farewell to the 'Special Relationship' ] ,] [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb009/is_200409/ai_n13336805 From special relationship to Third Option: Canada, the U.S., and the Nixon Shock.] ] [ [http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2007/08/17/allan-gotlieb-bring-back-the-special-relationship.aspx Allan Gotlieb: Bring back the special relationship] ] Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent said: "the special nature of our relationship to the United Kingdom and the United States complicates our responsibilities..." quoted in: H.H. Herstien, L.J. Hughes, R.C. Kirbyson. "Challenge & Survival: The History of Canada" (Scarborough, ON: Prentice-Hall, 1970). p 411]
*Israel–United States relations
*Pakistan–United States relations
*Saudi Arabia–United States relations
*Georgia–United States relations
*Franco-German relations
*Franco-Algerian relations
*India-Soviet Union relations
*Cuba–Soviet Union relations
*Sino-Burmese relations
*Sino–Sudanese relations
*Cooperation between Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland

ee also

*North Atlantic triangle

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