Britain’s debate about the EU is not just about Europe – it is also about the US. For the fiercest eurosceptics – who want Britain to leave the EU – the US is the promised land across the ocean. They have long insisted that it is a mistake for Britain to tie itself to a sclerotic Europe with an alien political culture. Instead the UK should look to the English-speaking world and, above all, to its “special relationship” with America.
英國關於同歐盟關係的辯論不僅是關於歐洲的,也是關於美國的。對於最堅決的歐洲懷疑論者(希望英國退出歐盟的人)而言,美國是大洋彼岸的樂土。他們早就主張,英國將自己與一個政治文化迥異、僵硬的歐洲聯繫在一起是一個錯誤。相反,英國應該寄希望於與英語國家保持關係,最重要的是保持英美「特殊關係」。
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