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In this week's episode, Jim and Tom discuss American diplomacy, with particular reference to Anglo-American relations. In the discussion, they use Tom's research to explore the "special relationship" in through the prism of the "3 Cs: - competition, co-operation and coercion. For Tom's book on this topic, please see: A Strained Partnership? Us-UK Relations in the Era of Detente, 1969-77 (Manchester University Press, 2013). The chaps also talk about the role of ambassadors. For an excellent book about this, we recommend: J. Simon Rofe and Alison Holmes (eds.), The Embassy in Grosvenor Square: American Ambassadors to the United Kingdom, 1938-2008 (Palgrave, 2013). For Jim's story about Reagan discussing Northern Ireland with the UK ambassador, please see: ‘“The situation over there really bothers me”: Ronald Reagan and the Northern Ireland conflict,’ Irish Historical Studies, 41:159 (May 2017), 97-116.

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