Transatlantic Storms in Anglo-American Relations

William D. James is assistant professor of strategic studies in the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. He is the author of British Grand Strategy in the Age of American Hegemony (2024).Greg Kennedy is professor of strategic foreign policy in the Defence Studies Department at King's College London, where he leads the Economic Conflict & Competition Research Group. He is the author of Anglo-American Strategic Relations and the Far East, 1933–1939 (2002) and more than ten other edited volumes on defense policy and strategy.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Nature and Character of Anglo-American Strategic Relations, Greg KennedyPart I: The Roots and Practice of Institutional Cooperation1. The US-UK Nuclear Relationship in American Politics, Suzanne Doyle2. Multinational Coalition Warfare and the Anglo-American Experiment in the Mediterranean, 1942–43, Carson Teuscher3. BRUSA: Antecedents, Foundation, and Formative Conduct, 1940–43, C. J. Jenner4. Anglo-American Clandestine Cooperation: The Past, Present, and Future of the Special Intelligence Relationship(s), Thomas Maguire and David V. Gioe5. Anglo-American Military Relations Since the End of the Cold War, Wyn ReesPart II: Economic and Industrial Cooperation6. The United States, the United Kingdom, and the International Financial System Since 1945, Michael F. Hopkins7. Joint Strike Fighter and Transatlantic Defense Procurement, Emma SalisburyPart III: Crisis Points8. The First World War and the Anglo-American Crisis of 1916, Andrew Gawthorpe9. Loyalty, Inertia, and a High-Level Tiff: Anglo-American Relations in 1956, Gill Bennett10. Jordan and Kuwait: US-UK Relations in the Aftermath of Suez, Louise Kettle11. The Secret Weapon: Chevaline's Stealthy Legacy, Reja Younis12. Divergent Decisions, Shared Vision: US-UK Relations and Strategic Choices Following the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, Barbara Zanchetta13. Wagging the Dog? Blair, Clinton, and the "Special Relationship" in the Kosovo Crisis, Jonathan EstyConclusion: 1956 and All That: Is the Anglo-American Alliance Immune to Political Crises?, William D. JamesList of Contributors Index

The book goes beyond cultural and historical links to demonstrate how this relationship is defined by nigh-unbreakable institutional bonds that permeate military, intelligence, and nuclear institutions.