Foreign policy of the United Kingdom: peculiarities of bilateral and multilateral cooperation

Abstract

The article is devoted to the analysis of the peculiarities of the foreign policy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in both bilateral and multilateral aspects. Relations between the UK and Ukraine are developing rapidly. The article also examines UK’s relations with the USA, Germany, and China. First of all, economic relations between the UK and the USA are analyzed in the article. In UK-Germany relations much attention is paid to maintaining strong economic ties. In UK-China relations it is worth noting that relations between the two countries are tense, but at the same time both parties are interested in continuous economic cooperation. In the article, it is stressed that the UK is an active participant in many international organizations. NATO is the primary way for the UK to achieve national and collective security, while AUKUS aims to strengthen security in the Pacific region. The Commonwealth also plays an important role as a means of extending British influence.