The United States diplomatically applies the term special relationship to many different countries, casting doubt on its uniqueness.

“the US is quite propagate with its use of the phrase social relationship diplomatically as it goes around the world makes one wonder how special it is if we're just one of nine”

The United Kingdom is acutely dependent on the United States across economic, energy, and security dimensions, which creates clear limits on British autonomy.

“I'm not sure I would use the word vessel but Britain is acutely dependent upon the United States I think in a in a number of um ways economically in terms of energy.”

Britain functions as a subimperial power that performs the bidding of the United States while suffering from state-level vassalage.

“I would say that we're politically subimperial. We're a subimperial power. We do the bidding of the United States with vasil state characteristics, which is to say that technologically I think we are a vessel state.”

The alliance between the United Kingdom and the United States is uniquely important and must be actively built upon rather than taken for granted.

“The alliance that our two nations have built over the centuries and for which we are profoundly grateful to the American people is truly unique. And that alliance is part of what Henry Kissinger described as Kennedy's solemn vision of an Atlantic partnership based on twin pillars Europe and America.”