‘Under tremendous strain’: CIA analyst turned spy novelist on a fraying US-UK alliance

October 11, 2026 · 8:00 am 1 sources

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• ‘Under tremendous strain’: CIA analyst turned spy novelist on a fraying US-UK alliance
  The Guardian · October 11, 2026 08:00
  David McCloskey’s new book depicts a calamitous collapse of the ‘special relationship’ – could things get darker still? The “special relationship”, the time-honored emotional bond between the US and Britain that has sustained through war and peace, is in trouble. The ties of history, culture and…