Special relationship (international relations)
A special relationship is a diplomatic relationship that is especially strong and important. This term is usually used to refer to the historic 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 and the following relations:
- Cross-Strait relations
- Albania–Kosovo relations
- Albania–Germany relations
- Albania–Italy relations
- Algeria–France relations
- Angola–Portugal relations
- Argentina–Brazil relations
- Argentina-Uruguay relations
- Australia–New Zealand relations
- Australia–United States relations
- Austria–Germany relations
- Austria–Italy relations
- Austria–Israel relations
- Austria–Japan relations
- Austria–Switzerland relations
- Austria–Hungary relations
- Azerbaijan–Turkey relations
- Belgium–Luxembourg relations
- Belgium–Netherlands relations
- Belgium–France relations
- Bhutan–India relations
- Brazil–Portugal relations
- Canada–France relations
- Canada–Netherlands relations
- Canada–Mexico relations
- Canada–United States relations
- Cape Verde–Portugal relations
- China–Germany relations
- China–Pakistan relations
- China–Russia relations
- Cyprus–Greece relations
- Cyprus–Israel relations
- Czech Republic–Slovakia relations
- Denmark–Finland relations
- Denmark–Iceland relations
- Denmark–Norway relations
- Denmark–Sweden relations
- Denmark–Germany relations
- Denmark–United Kingdom relations
- Egypt–Sudan relations
- Egypt–United Arab Emirates relations
- Eswatini–South Africa relations
- Finland–Iceland relations
- Finland–Norway relations
- Finland–Sweden relations
- France–Germany relations
- France–Greece relations
- France–India relations
- France–Italy relations
- France–Ireland relations
- France–Monaco relations
- France–Morocco relations
- France–Netherlands relations
- France–Switzerland relations
- France–Tunisia relations
- France–United Kingdom relations
- Germany–Italy relations
- Germany–Israel relations
- Germany–Japan relations
- Germany–Netherlands relations
- Germany–Switzerland relations
- Germany–Poland relations
- Germany–Kosovo relations
- Greece-Armenia relations
- Greece–Israel relations
- Greece–Italy relations
- Guinea-Bissau–Portugal relations
- Iceland–United Kingdom relations
- Iceland–Norway relations
- Iceland–Sweden relations
- Holy See–Italy relations
- Italy–Malta relations
- Italy–Japan relations
- Italy–Libya relations
- Italy–San Marino relations
- Italy–Switzerland relations
- Italy–Tunisia relations
- Hungary–Poland relations
- India–Israel relations
- India–Italy relations
- India–Russia relations
- India-Japan relations
- India-UAE relations
- India-South Korea relations
- India-Mauritius relations
- Israel–Italy relations
- Israel–United States relations
- Japan–United States relations
- Laos–Thailand relations
- Laos–Vietnam relations
- Lesotho–South Africa relations
- Libya–Malta relations
- Liechtenstein–Switzerland relations
- Morocco–Spain relations
- Mozambique–Portugal relations
- Mexico–Spain relations
- Mexico-United States relations
- Netherlands–United Kingdom relations
- Norway–United Kingdom relations
- Norway–Sweden relations
- Pakistan–Saudi Arabia relations
- Pakistan-Turkey relations
- Malaysia-Pakistan relations
- Portugal–São Tomé and Príncipe relations
- Portugal–Spain relations
- Poland-Israel relations
- Russia-Kazakhstan relations
- Russia-Serbia relations
- Russia-Belarus relations
- Saudi Arabia–United States relations
- Sweden–United Kingdom relations
- Taiwan–United States relations
- Relations between the United Kingdom and former colonies:
- * Australia–United Kingdom relations
- * Bangladesh–United Kingdom relations
- * Canada–United Kingdom relations
- * Egypt–United Kingdom relations
- * India–United Kingdom relations
- * Ireland–United Kingdom relations
- * Malaysia-United Kingdom relations
- * Malta–United Kingdom relations
- * New Zealand–United Kingdom relations
- * Pakistan-United Kingdom relations
- * Singapore-United Kingdom relations
- * South Africa–United Kingdom relations
- * United Arab Emirates–United Kingdom relations
- Venezuela-Cuba relations