Number: RL33105 Title: The United Kingdom: Issues for the United States Authors: Kristin Archick, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Abstract: This report assesses the current state of U.S.-UK relations. It examines the pressures confronting London as it attempts to balance its interests between the United States and the EU, and the prospects for the future of the U.S.-UK partnership, especially in the unfolding Brown era. It also describes UK views on political, security, and economic issues of particular importance to the United States, and their implications for U.S. policy. Pages: 29 Date: February 28, 2008