An Atlantic triangle in the 1900s: Theodore Roosevelt's 'special relationships' with France and Britain

This article aims at highlighting two 'special' transatlantic relationships whose cultivation resulted from Theodore Roosevelt's personal diplomacy. One of them was between America and Britain - the celebrated 'special relationship' par excellence - and the other - the lesse...

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Published in:Journal of transatlantic studies 2010-09, Vol.8 (3), p.202-212
Main Author: Ricard, Serge
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alaskan boundary
Bilateral relations
Britain
Cosmopolitanism
Diplomacy
Diplomatic & consular services
Foreign policy
France
Global and Transnational History
Heads of state
International Relations
International Security Studies
Jean Jules Jusserand
Morocco
Political conditions
Political History
Political Science and International Relations
Political Science and International Studies
Portsmouth
Roosevelt, Theodore
Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919)
special relationship
Theodore Roosevelt's diplomacy
Transatlantic relations
U.S.A
United Kingdom
Venezuela
World History
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Summary:This article aims at highlighting two 'special' transatlantic relationships whose cultivation resulted from Theodore Roosevelt's personal diplomacy. One of them was between America and Britain - the celebrated 'special relationship' par excellence - and the other - the lesser-known one - was between America and France. The latter bilateral rapport was by far the most satisfying one for Roosevelt as the outcome of personal ties; it rested on a fascinating character, France's ambassador to Washington, Jean Jules Jusserand, who assisted America's 26th president on both sides of the Atlantic through his contacts in France and Britain. Transatlantica, which would owe a lot to Roosevelt's cosmopolitanism, was then in the making, paradoxically marked in its incipient stage by Anglo-American bickering over the Alaska boundary and US honeymooning with the French. The Gallic factor, thanks to Jusserand, would bring about diplomatic cooperation and harmony between America and France throughout Roosevelt's major foreign policy initiatives, three of which are singled out in this essay: the second Venezuelan crisis, the Russo-Japanese war, and the Moroccan crisis.
ISSN:1479-4012
1754-1018
DOI:10.1080/14794012.2010.498116