Special relationship (international relations)

For other uses, see Special Relationship (disambiguation).

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 an extended use of the term, it has also been used to describe the following relations:

List of relationships
Albania–Kosovo relations[2]
Argentina–Brazil relations[3]
Argentina–Uruguay relations[4]
Armenia–France relations[5][6]
Armenia–Russia relations[7][8][9][needs update]
Australia–New Zealand relations[10][11]
Australia–United Kingdom relations[12]
Australia–United States relations[13]
Azerbaijan–Turkey relations[14][15]
Bhutan–India relations[16][17]
Canada–United Kingdom relations[18]
Canada–United States relations[19][20][21][22]
China–North Korea relations[23]
China–Pakistan relations[24][25]
China–Russia relations[26][27]
Cyprus–Greece relations[28]
Cyprus–United Kingdom relations[29]
Egypt–United Arab Emirates relations[30][31][32][33]
Finland–Sweden relations[34]
France–Greece relations[35]
France–India relations[36]
France–Lebanon relations[37]
France–United Kingdom relations[38][39]
Germany–Italy relations[40]
Germany–United States relations[41][42]
Greece–Italy relations[43][44][45][46]
Holy See–Italy relations[47][48]
Iceland–Norway relations[49]
India–Israel relations[50]
India–Nepal relations[51]
India–Russia relations[52]
India–United States relations[53][54]
Indonesia–Netherlands relations[55]
Indonesia–Suriname relations[56]
Ireland–United States relations[57]
Israel–United Kingdom relations[58]
Israel–United States relations[59]
Italy–United Kingdom relations[60]
Japan–Philippines relations[61]
Laos–Vietnam relations[62][63][64][65]
Moldova–Romania relations[66]
Norway–Sweden relations[67]
New Zealand–United Kingdom relations[68]
Oman–United Arab Emirates relations[69][70]
Pakistan–Saudi Arabia relations[71][72][73]
Philippines–United States relations[74][75]
Russia–Serbia relations[76]
Saudi Arabia–United Kingdom relations[77][78]
Taiwan–United States relations[79]

Monaco, a microstate on the French Riviera, holds a special relationship with its neighbour France. The Minister of State, the head of government of Monaco, is usually a French citizen, whose appointment by the Prince of Monaco is proposed by the Government of France.

In 1936 Uruguay gifted Buenos Aires a monument in commemoration of the friendliness between Argentina and Uruguay.^[1]

See also

• A History of the English-Speaking Peoples
• Atlanticism
• North Atlantic triangle