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Few issues in UK foreign and security policy are more important than the UK’s relationship with the United States, and yet the relationship was hardly discussed at all during the General Election campaign and the first few weeks of the Coalition Government. Recent speeches by Liam Fox and William Hague suggest that British foreign policy under the new Government will be pragmatic, ambitious and activist, and that the relationship with the US will remain central to UK security policies.
The US, the UK and Europe face similar threats and challenges and they still share values, interests and aligned policies on a number of key issues. Moreover, both have emphasised the importance of strategic partnerships for countering longer term threats. With a new Government in Whitehall and defence reviews on both sides of the ocean, this conference offers a unique opportunity to renew the transatlantic security partnership and forge common approaches to global challenges.
As the US shifts its attention away from Europe and towards broader alliance structures, it is vital that the UK and Europe more generally retain global vision and global policies. If the US and Europe are to exercise leadership and a vision for global security, they need a better understanding of one another’s strategic outlooks, interests and limitations.
The annual Global Leadership Forum represents the pinnacle of RUSI’s transatlantic research calendar. In association with the Princeton Project on National Security, Newsweek, and Berwin Leighton Paisner, this international conference will draw a wide audience of government officials, policy analysts and academics. Topics to be discussed include: Britain’s new Government; Afghanistan and the Future of NATO; Western policies towards China; Iran and in the Greater Middle East; and President Obama’s Leadership.
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