Great Britain: European Representative or United States Ally

After the Revolutionary War one must have wondered whether the United States and Britain would ever be of close relations again, but now Britain and their former colonies hold one of the strongest relationships in the world. Even though Britain is one of the major figures always associated with Europe, in reality Britain is closer politically to the United States than it is to the European community. This may have seemed unthinkable 300 years ago, but with all the communicative technology in the 21st century it is not hard to see how these two countries are able to share such a close bond.…