Changes of US-UK relationship begin a new chapter with the arrival of new Liz Truss and King Charles III?
Changes of US-UK relationship begin a new chapter with the arrival of new Liz Truss and King Charles III?
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UK: President Joe Biden traveled to the United Kingdom on Saturday to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, at a time when a new royal and a new prime minister are settling down.

Prime Minister Liz Truss's harsh stance toward Russia and China puts her on the same page as Biden. However, the rise of the 47-year-old Truss, who once described the US-UK relationship as "special but not exclusive", could herald a new era in the transatlantic partnership on trade and other issues.

Early in the premiership of the truce, Biden's officials were concerned about his support for legislation that would tear apart parts of Northern Ireland's post-Brexit business system.

According to analysts, the move could strain relations between the United Kingdom and the European Union, as well as jeopardize the Northern Ireland peace process. According to White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, the move would "not create a conducive environment" for negotiations on the long-awaited US-UK trade deal by Truss and his Conservative Party.

"He has indicated he is willing to go to bed on this," said Max Bergman, director of the Europe program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington and a former senior State Department official in the Obama administration. "This is what will keep the White House awake at night."

On both sides of the Atlantic, two close allies now face political uncertainty. King Charles III, like his fellow septuagenarian Biden, is being questioned by the public about whether his age will limit his ability to faithfully perform the monarch's duties.

Last year Charles, 73, and Biden, 79, met in Glasgow, Scotland, to discuss global cooperation on the climate crisis. They will also meet at Buckingham Palace in June 2021 at a reception hosted by the Queen ahead of the World Leaders Summit in Cornwall.

The truce, like Biden's, is being questioned about its ability to lift a country battered by stubborn inflation due to the coronavirus pandemic and exacerbated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which has wreaked havoc on the global energy market.

Meanwhile, Britain - and the rest of Europe - waits to see what the upcoming US midterm elections bring for the Democratic US president, who promised to assume office that "America is back" four years later. To be a full participant in the international community. Republican Donald Trump advances his "America First" world view.

"This is undeniably a time of change and change in the United Kingdom," said Barbara A. Perry, director of presidential studies at the University of Virginia's Miller Center. "We don't know what will happen in our medium term," she said. We don't know what will happen in 2024."

Truss, a former accountant who was first elected to parliament in 2010, has had little conversation with Biden. The US President had called earlier this month to congratulate him. Truss accompanied his predecessor Boris Johnson on a White House visit last year as foreign secretary.

It has been more than 75 years since Winston Churchill declared that the two countries had a "special relationship", a belief that has been repeatedly affirmed by the leaders of both sides. Still, there have been setbacks.

British tabloids mocked Tony Blair as George W. Bush's "poodle" for supporting the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003. There was a "bromance" between David Cameron and Barack Obama, but Obama was also disappointed with defense spending and the British in the UK. Taking over Libya after the coup of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.

During the Cold War, Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan formed a close alliance, with the prime minister telling students that the Republican president's "really good sense" aided their relationship. But there were setbacks, as Thatcher and his cabinet objected to the initial neutrality of the Reagan administration in the Falklands War.

There were, of course, points of contention between Biden and Johnson, who had a cordial relationship with former President Donald Trump. As a candidate, Biden strongly opposed Brexit and expressed serious concerns about the future of Northern Ireland. Biden once referred to Johnson as a "physical and emotional clone" of Trump.

Now, in the early weeks of Truss's presidency, officials in the Biden administration are carefully evaluating the new British leader. Analysts say the administration is concerned that a weakening of the Northern Ireland Protocol will plunge Europe into a trade war, with Biden working hard to keep the West united in confronting Russia over its aggression against Ukraine. doing.

"Brexit could once again become an issue, making it difficult for the whole of Europe to work together at a time when Europe's cooperation is critical," Bergman said. "This is not the time for a fight between two of the Biden administration's closest allies."

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