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The US-UK 'special relationship' isn't broken - it's just entering a dangerous new phase
In fact, the only positive relationships Trump seems capable of maintaining are with autocrats and populists. All of this plays into Russia’s goals of undermining European and American democracies and Nato – and it’s no coincidence, since Russia is actively meddling in American, UK and European politics.
But neither Trump nor those in the UK like Farage and Johnson, who take a “burn it all down” approach to politics, seem to care about what’s happening to their countries or to the alliance. For the rightwing populists on both sides of the pond, the political nosedives in motion in each country are bringing the rightwing populist movements in the US and the UK closer together.
The US-UK special relationship may very well be entering a new, especially dangerous, phase.
But neither Trump nor those in the UK like Farage and Johnson, who take a “burn it all down” approach to politics, seem to care about what’s happening to their countries or to the alliance. For the rightwing populists on both sides of the pond, the political nosedives in motion in each country are bringing the rightwing populist movements in the US and the UK closer together.
The US-UK special relationship may very well be entering a new, especially dangerous, phase.
[link:https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jul/11/uk-trump-darroch-new-phase-special-relationship|
Nazi's that play together... scary