The Future Study of the Special US-British Relationship in the Post-BREXIT

Subject Areas : International Relations

ali mohammmadian ¹ , Ahmad Naghibzadeh ²

1 - Ph.D. student of international relations, Department of international relations, Science and Research branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
2 - Professor at the University of Law and Political Science, University of Tehran

Received: 2019-12-13 Accepted : 2019-12-13 Published : 2019-11-22

Keywords: America, Scenario, Britain, Special Relationships, Post-BREXIT,

Abstract :

  Abstract: The June 23, 2016 referendum and the 51% vote on Britain's separation from the European Union have caused numerous ambiguities and many uncertainties for foreign policy researchers on the future of British politics at the national and international levels. One of those uncertainties is the future of special relations between Britain and the United States, which has so far had a unique and unique status in its foreign policy. The United Kingdom and the United States are the countries that have enjoyed joint interests over the past decades in their unique international and regional affairs. Therefore, the present paper aims to answer the question by analyzing the descriptive-analytical method with the emphasis on the futuristic approach and collecting and analyzing the question of how the US's relations with the United Kingdom in the post-Treasury period will go. Thus, after examining the relations between the two countries over the past years, using the three scenarios (desirable, probable, and possible), the future of the two countries with the impact of the international environment, and in particular the European Union, will be understandable with the political, economic, cultural and security implications. What the researcher says is that Britain's withdrawal from the European Union will not only impede relations between the two countries, but will also make Britain take more serious action.

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