This module aims to provide students with an understanding of the 'special relationship' between the US and the UK, particularly in key areas of co-operation such as nuclear and intelligence matters.
Content
Definitions, debates and discourses on the Anglo-American 'special relationship'
Formation of the 'special relationship' during World War Two and the Early Cold War
Strains in the Anglo-American alliance (especially the Suez crisis, the Vietnam War and the Falklands Conflict)