While Britain’s special relationship with the United States remains the cornerstone of its defense strategy, U.S. President Donald Trump's isolationist bent and his erratic view of the alliance has forced the British to consider the possibility that Washington may not be there through thick and thin. The British were taken aback by U.S. decisions on Ukraine, the cutting off — albeit briefly — of intelligence with Ukraine, a country at war," said Philippe Maze-Sencier, director of the consultancy firm Teneo France and a French army reserve officer. The French thought they had an agreement with Australia at the time only to see the U.S. and U.K. swoop in with the multibillion AUKUS deal, which did not include France.
Author: Clea Caulcutt, Esther Webber
Published at: 2025-07-09 21:31:00
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