Thatcher at 100: Gipper and Iron Lady are ‘model’ for US relations

Published October 17, 2025 11:04am ET



The 100th birthday anniversary of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher this week has prompted a new look at the unique relationship between the “Iron Lady” and former President Ronald Reagan.

Arriving at a time of instability seen in the Russia-Ukraine war and hope after President Donald Trump’s successful push to a Middle East truce, Thatcher’s cooperation with the “Gipper” on several fronts, critically the dismantling of the Soviet Union, is now being offered as the “model” for world-changing diplomacy.

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