Johnson, Trump and the future of the Atlantic alliance
Britain turns away from its oldest ally on several fronts
BRITAIN HAS often been ridiculed as America’s poodle. This week Boris Johnson appeared to stay in character. On January 14th Britain, with France and Germany, invoked a dispute-resolution mechanism in response to Iranian steps away from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the multinational nuclear deal signed in 2015 and abandoned by America in 2018. “Let’s work together to replace the JCPOA and get the Trump deal instead,” said Mr Johnson.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Declarations of independence”
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