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time possible. Indeed, to ensure international support for its policy, which relied on force, the White House
tapped, with great success, London’s political prestige and diplomatic skills. We can even say that with-
out London’s support, local wars would have been impossible.
“Special relations” with Great Britain and the subtle British diplomacy used to support Ameri-
ca’s foreign policy moves have given the U.K. the rank of an indispensable strategic (global) “broker”
and partner. At the same time, the American-German and American-Turkish strategic partnerships are
important as an additional element strengthening the European and global components and as pivotal
elements of trans-Atlantic cooperation fortifying the British-American alliance and American might in
Europe and Asia.
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