Special relationship (international relations)

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 people (see Special Relationship). Most recently the term has been used by British Prime Minister David Cameron for India–United Kingdom relations ^[1][2] In its extended use outside United Kingdom–United States relations has also been used to describe the whole EU-US relations^[3] and the following relations:

• Albania–Kosovo relations
• Australia–New Zealand relations
• Azerbaijan–Turkey relations^[4][5]
• Belarus–Russia relations
• Brazil–Portugal relations^[6]
• Bhutan–India relations
• Canada–Netherlands relations
• Canada–United States relations^{[7][8][9][10]}
• China-Germany relations^[11]
• China–Pakistan relations^[12][13]
• China–Russia relations^[14]
• Egypt–Sudan relations^[15]
• France–Monaco relations^[16]
• Holy See–Italy relations ^{[17] [18]}
• India–Russia relations^[19]
• India–Israel relations^[20]
• Italy–Russia relations ^[21]
• Israel–United States relations^[22]
• Laos–Vietnam relations ^{[23] [24] [25] [26]}
• Liechtenstein–Switzerland relations
• Moldova–Romania relations
• Morocco–United States relations
• Pakistan–Saudi Arabia relations
• Philippines–United States relations
• Saudi Arabia–United States relations
• Relations between the different parts of the British Empire and Commonwealth^[27][28]
  • Canada–United Kingdom relations^[7]
  • Egypt–United Kingdom relations^[29]
  • India–United Kingdom relations
  • South Africa–United Kingdom relations^[30]
• Relations between member states of the European Union
  • Belgium–Netherlands relations
  • Finland–Sweden relations
  • France–Germany relations ^[31]
  • France-Italy relations ^[32][33]
  • Germany-Italy relations^[34]
  • Greece-Italy relations^[35]
  • Hungary-Poland relations

See also

• North Atlantic triangle

References