obama and cameron 奥巴马跟卡梅隆 -凯时网站

the closeness between britain and america in the past has been described as "the special relationship". but there has been speculation that, for mr obama at least, the special relationship is... not that special.

now both men are keen to show that on matters of policy they have plenty in common. in a shared opinion piece in the times newspaper, they write of "coming of age" at the same time, and seeing "eye to eye".

as for the special relationship, they call it "an essential relationship". nick robinson, the bbc's political editor, says that the two men are not pretending to be bosom buddies but want to be seen as close allies. he writes:

"'the essential relationship' may lack emotion, warmth and nostalgia but it, like the president, is meant to be contemporary, practical and sincere."