A special relationship is a diplomatic relationship that is especially strong.
For the historically close relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States see Special Relationship. In its extended use outside the Anglosphere, it has also been used to describe the whole of EU–US relations and the following relations:
Albania–Kosovo relations
Albania–Turkey relations
Australia–New Zealand relations
Azerbaijan–Turkey relations
Belarus–Russia relations
Bhutan-India relations
Brazil–Portugal relations
Canada–Netherlands relations
Canada–United States relations
China–Germany relations
China–Pakistan relations
China–Russia relations
Egypt–Sudan relations
Egypt–United Arab Emirates relations
France–India relations
France–Monaco relations
Holy See–Italy relations
India–Israel relations
India–Russia relations
Israel–United States relations
Japan–United States relations
Kosovo–Turkey relations
Laos–Vietnam relations
Moldova–Romania relations
Pakistan–Saudi Arabia relations
Saudi Arabia–United States relations
Serbia-Montenegro relations
Relations between the different parts of the British Empire and CommonwealthCanada–United Kingdom relations
Egypt–United Kingdom relations
India–United Kingdom relations
South Africa–United Kingdom relations
United Arab Emirates–United Kingdom relations
Relations between member states of the European Union
Belgium–Netherlands relations
Cyprus–Greece relations
Finland–Sweden relations
France–Germany relations
France–Greece relations
France–Italy relations
Germany–Italy relations
Greece–Italy relations
Hungary–Poland relations
