‘Atlantic Declaration’: US, UK Forge New Economic Partnership to Counter Russia and China

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The United States and Britain on Thursday announced a new strategic pact as their leaders rededicated the “special relationship" to counter Russia, China and economic instability. In a White House summit, US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak discussed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the lightning-fast evolution of artificial intelligence. But Sunak came away empty-handed on Britain’s ambitions for a post-Brexit free-trade agreement with Washington, settling instead to tack along with Biden’s plan to craft a new green economy through vast industrial subsidies. An “Atlantic Declaration" adopted by the leaders aims to boost industry ties on defense and...