Special relationship (international relations)
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A special relationship is a diplomatic relationship that is especially strong and important. This term is usually used to refer to the relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom. In its extended use outside it and the Anglosphere, it has also been used to describe the whole of EU–US relations[1] and the following relations:
- Albania–Greece relations
- Albania–Italy relations
- Albania–Kosovo relations
- Angola–Portugal relations
- Armenia–Iran relations
- Armenia–Russia relations[2][3][4]
- Australia–Canada relations
- Australia–Ireland relations
- Australia–New Zealand relations
- Australia–United States relations
- Austria–Croatia relations
- Austria–Czech Republic relations
- Austria–Germany relations
- Austria–Israel relations
- Austria–Slovenia relations
- Austria–Switzerland relations
- Azerbaijan–Georgia relations
- Azerbaijan–Israel relations
- Azerbaijan–Turkey relations[5][6]
- Azerbaijan–Ukraine relations
- Bahrain–Saudi Arabia relations
- Bahrain–United Arab Emirates relations
- Bangladesh–India relations[7][8][9]
- Belarus–Russia relations
- Belgium–France relations
- Belgium–Sweden relations
- Bhutan–India relations[10][11]
- Brazil–Germany relations
- Brazil–Italy relations
- Brazil–Portugal relations[12]
- Brunei–Philippines relations
- Brunei–Singapore relations
- Bulgaria–Germany relations
- Bulgaria–Greece relations
- Bulgaria–Romania relations
- Bulgaria–Serbia relations
- Canada–France relations
- Canada–Netherlands relations[13]
- Canada–New Zealand relations
- Canada-South Korea relations
- Canada–Switzerland relations
- Canada–Ukraine relations[14][15]
- Canada–United States relations[16][17][18][19]
- Cape Verde–Portugal relations
- China–North Korea relations
- China–Pakistan relations[20][21]
- China–Russia relations[22][23]
- Croatia–Italy relations
- Cuba–Venezuela relations
- Cyprus–Greece relations
- Cyprus–Israel relations
- Czech Republic–Poland relations
- Czech Republic–Slovakia relations
- Denmark–Finland relations
- Denmark–Iceland relations
- Denmark–Norway relations
- Denmark–Sweden relations
- Denmark–United Kingdom relations
- Egypt–Sudan relations[24]
- Egypt–United Arab Emirates relations[25][26][27][28]
- Estonia–Finland relations
- Estonia–Latvia relations
- Finland–Iceland relations
- Finland–Norway relations
- Finland–Sweden relations
- France–Germany relations[29]
- France–Greece relations[30]
- France–India relations[31]
- France–Monaco relations[32]
- France–Romania relations
- France-South Korea relations
- France–Switzerland relations
- France–United Kingdom relations
- France–United States relations[33]
- Georgia–Greece relations
- Georgia–Italy relations
- Germany–Israel relations
- Germany–Italy relations[34]
- Germany–Japan relations
- Germany–Netherlands relations
- Germany–Spain relations
- Germany-South Korea relations
- Germany–Sweden relations
- Germany–Switzerland relations
- Germany–United States relations[35][36]
- Ghana–Nigeria relations
- Greece–Israel relations
- Greece–Italy relations[37][38][39][40]
- Greece–Romania relations
- Greece–Serbia relations
- Greece–United Kingdom relations
- Greece–United States relations[41]
- Holy See–Italy relations[42][43]
- Hungary–Israel relations
- Hungary–Poland relations
- Hungary–Slovakia relations
- Hungary–Sweden relations
- Iceland–Norway relations
- Iceland–Sweden relations
- India–Israel relations[44]
- India–Japan relations
- India–Russia relations
- India-South Korea relations
- India–United States relations[45][46]
- India–United Arab Emirates relations
- Indonesia–Malaysia relations
- Indonesia–Netherlands relations
- Indonesia–Suriname relations
- Indonesia–Thailand relations
- Iran–Syria relations
- Iran–Venezuela relations
- Ireland–Israel relations
- Ireland–New Zealand relations
- Ireland–South Africa relations
- Ireland–United States relations
- Israel–Singapore relations
- Israel–South Africa relations
- Israel–United States relations[47]
- Italy–Libya relations
- Italy–Malta relations
- Italy–Poland relations
- Italy–Romania relations
- Italy–San Marino relations
- Italy–Slovenia relations
- Italy–Spain relations
- Italy-South Korea relations
- Italy–Switzerland relations
- Italy–United Kingdom relations
- Italy–United States relations
- Japan–Philippines relations
- Japan–Thailand relations
- Japan–United Kingdom relations
- Japan–United States relations[48][49][50][51]
- Kazakhstan–Russia relations
- Kenya–Nigeria relations
- Kuwait–Saudi Arabia relations
- Laos–Thailand relations
- Laos–Vietnam relations[52][53][54][55]
- Latvia–Lithuania relations
- Latvia–Poland relations
- Latvia–Ukraine relations
- Mozambique–Portugal relations
- Moldova–Romania relations
- Netherlands–New Zealand relations
- Netherlands–South Africa relations
- Netherlands-South Korea relations
- Netherlands–United Kingdom relations
- Nigeria–South Africa relations
- Norway–Sweden relations
- Oman–Saudi Arabia relations
- Pakistan–Saudi Arabia relations[56][57][58]
- Poland–Ukraine relations
- Poland–United Kingdom relations
- Poland–United States relations
- Poland–Vietnam relations
- Portugal–Romania relations
- Portugal–São Tomé and Príncipe relations
- Portugal–Spain relations
- Portugal–United Kingdom relations
- Philippines–Spain relations
- Philippines–United States relations
- Qatar–Turkey relations
- Romania–Serbia relations
- Romania–Switzerland relations
- Russia–Serbia relations
- Russia–Venezuela relations
- Saudi Arabia–United Arab Emirates relations
- Saudi Arabia–United States relations
- Spain-South Korea relations
- South Korea–Taiwan relations
- South Korea-Turkey relations
- South Korea-United Kingdom relations
- South Korea-United States relations
- Switzerland–United Kingdom relations
- Taiwan–United States relations[59]
- Relations between the United Kingdom and former colonies:[60][61]
- Australia–United Kingdom relations
- Canada–United Kingdom relations
- Cyprus–United Kingdom relations
- Egypt–United Kingdom relations[62]
- India–United Kingdom relations[63][64]
- Ireland–United Kingdom relations
- Israel–United Kingdom relations
- Jordan–United Kingdom relations
- Malta–United Kingdom relations
- New Zealand–United Kingdom relations
- Singapore–United Kingdom relations
- South Africa–United Kingdom relations[65]
- United Arab Emirates–United Kingdom relations[66][67][68]
- United Kingdom–United States relations
See also[]
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