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Shared Adversaries in the Anglo-American Special Relationship: From the Cold War to Contemporary Threats (2024)
Journal Article
Rees, W., & Xu, R. (in press). Shared Adversaries in the Anglo-American Special Relationship: From the Cold War to Contemporary Threats. China International Strategy Review,

The Anglo-American Special Relationship has been at its most vibrant when the two countries have shared a common adversary. The Cold War confrontation with the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies, and then Islamist terrorism during the ‘War on Te... Read More about Shared Adversaries in the Anglo-American Special Relationship: From the Cold War to Contemporary Threats.

US–UK–France relations amid the Russia–Ukraine war: a new strategic alignment? (2024)
Journal Article
Rees, W., & Xu, R. (2024). US–UK–France relations amid the Russia–Ukraine war: a new strategic alignment?. International Affairs, 100(3), 1249-1261. https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiae075

The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the recognition of the rising challenge from China have resulted in a closer alignment of American, British and French strategic interests. This policy paper explores how the strategic relationship between the Unit... Read More about US–UK–France relations amid the Russia–Ukraine war: a new strategic alignment?.

UK Defence Policy After Ukraine: Revisiting the Integrated Review (2022)
Journal Article
Magill, P., & Rees, W. (2022). UK Defence Policy After Ukraine: Revisiting the Integrated Review. Survival, 64(3), 87-102. https://doi.org/10.1080/00396338.2022.2078048

The 2021 Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy signified a major change in United Kingdom’s defence thinking because it identified China as the foremost threat to its long-term security interests. The resulting tilt t... Read More about UK Defence Policy After Ukraine: Revisiting the Integrated Review.

America and the special relationship: the impact of the Trump administration on relations with the UK (2021)
Journal Article
Xu, R., & Rees, W. (2022). America and the special relationship: the impact of the Trump administration on relations with the UK. British Politics, 17(1), 62-80. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41293-021-00198-0

The article seeks to assess to what extent the Trump presidency damaged the Anglo-American special relationship. By drawing on a theoretical framework that is broader than much of the existing literature, this article argues that the Trump presidency... Read More about America and the special relationship: the impact of the Trump administration on relations with the UK.

Nuclear divergence between Britain and the United States: SDI and the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (2021)
Journal Article
Rees, W., & Bermant, A. (2021). Nuclear divergence between Britain and the United States: SDI and the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. Journal of Strategic Studies, 46(6-7), 1383-1405. https://doi.org/10.1080/01402390.2021.1907745

This article draws on recently declassified documents on both sides of the Atlantic to reveal the depth of the disagreements between Britain and the United States over adherence to the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty during the 1980s. In the cont... Read More about Nuclear divergence between Britain and the United States: SDI and the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.

The Anglo-American military relationship: Institutional rules, practices, and narratives (2019)
Journal Article
Rees, W., & Davies, L. (2019). The Anglo-American military relationship: Institutional rules, practices, and narratives. Contemporary Security Policy, 40(3), 312-334. https://doi.org/10.1080/13523260.2019.1581973

The Anglo-American military relationship is a vital yet neglected area of study. This article argues that the British military have actively cultivated a relationship with the U.S. military that has contributed to the longevity of the broader so-call... Read More about The Anglo-American military relationship: Institutional rules, practices, and narratives.

America, Brexit and the security of Europe (2017)
Journal Article
Rees, W. (2017). America, Brexit and the security of Europe. British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 19(3), 558-572. https://doi.org/10.1177/1369148117711400

The Obama administration played a surprisingly interventionist role in the UK referendum on membership of the European Union, arguing that a vote to leave would damage European security. Yet this article contends that US attitudes towards the EU as a... Read More about America, Brexit and the security of Europe.

Comparing the Anglo-American and Israeli-American Special Relationships in the Obama Era: An Alliance Persistence Perspective (2016)
Journal Article
Xu, R., & Rees, W. (2018). Comparing the Anglo-American and Israeli-American Special Relationships in the Obama Era: An Alliance Persistence Perspective. Journal of Strategic Studies, 41(4), 494-518. https://doi.org/10.1080/01402390.2016.1184147

© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. The Anglo-American and Israeli-American special relationships have proved to be unusually close and have confounded expectations that they would wither away with the changing internation... Read More about Comparing the Anglo-American and Israeli-American Special Relationships in the Obama Era: An Alliance Persistence Perspective.