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This paper explores a paradox. On the one hand it is believed that 9/11 rekindled the UK–US special relationship, but at the same time it has been argued that British mismanagement of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan caused relations to deteriorate. Whilst I agree with part of this analysis in that Iraq represented a nadir in Anglo American relations I believe Afghanistan did not follow this trajectory. A wide range of factors help to explain this change in fortune, but I focus on the role played by the British military in restoring the trust and confidence of its US counterpart and argue that this institutional relationship was and is a vital component in the Anglo American Alliance.

Reviews Denmark's Concerted Planning and Action initiative to improve civil-military cooperation in peace-support operations involving Danish troops. A permanent group of civil servants chaired by the Danish Foreign Ministry will plan and coordinate military and civilian humanitarian efforts; civilian steering units will be deployed close to Danish troops in military areas; and common training of civilian and military actors and a coordinated, international framework for a systematic approach to civil-military cooperation should be achieved.

Explores recent efforts by Denmark to develop a systematic approach to civil-military cooperation--steps which might also benefit NATO and other key international actors. Denmark has launched the Concerted Planning and Action initiative for improved civil-military cooperation in peace-support operations involving Danish troops, creating a permanent group of civil servants chaired by the Danish Foreign Ministry to plan and coordinate military and civilian humanitarian efforts; civilian steering units deployed close to Danish troops in mission areas; a wider scope of common training of civilian and military actors; and an ongoing review and evaluation of collaboration.

On September 24, 2016, Russian Ground Forces and the Pakistani Army showcased their arsenal and demonstrated safety mechanism techniques at the Army High Altitude School in Rattu and at a special forces training center in Cherat in northern Pakistan. A first of its kind joint military exercise, termed Druzhba-2016 (Friendship 2016), was followed by a round of consultations between the respective foreign officiates in December 2016, in Islamabad. In addition, Pakistan's military plans to receive four Russian-made Mi-35M attack helicopters in 2017. Perceptibly, China is pressing Russia to take Pakistan on board for a triangular strategic partnership, starting with a round of talks in Moscow on issues relating to the rise of Islamic States's foothold in Afghanistan and Russia's potential role in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project.

This paper explores a paradox. On the one hand it is believed that 9/11 rekindled the UK–US special relationship, but at the same time it has been argued that British mismanagement of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan caused relations to deteriorate. Whilst I agree with part of this analysis in that Iraq represented a nadir in Anglo American relations I believe Afghanistan did not follow this trajectory. A wide range of factors help to explain this change in fortune, but I focus on the role played by the British military in restoring the trust and confidence of its US counterpart and argue that this institutional relationship was and is a vital component in the Anglo American Alliance.