Relationship dossier
Albania
Israel
Relationship assessment
Constructive ties, including cybersecurity cooperation and Israeli assistance after Albania’s 2019 earthquake.
Albania toward Israel
+20Albania has publicly condemned attacks on Israel. The two governments have also cooperated on cybersecurity, though the breadth and implementation of that cooperation are unclear.
Israel toward Albania
+30Israeli teams assisted Albania after the 2019 earthquake. Israel and Albania have also engaged in government-level cybersecurity cooperation, with the scope of ongoing activity unclear.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship combines practical cybersecurity cooperation with Israeli emergency assistance to Albania and Albanian political support for Israel. These are meaningful but limited indicators; the breadth and durability of broader bilateral cooperation remain unclear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Albania and Israel maintain a constructive relationship that includes government-level cybersecurity cooperation. Albania has publicly condemned attacks on Israel, while Israeli teams provided assistance after Albania’s 2019 earthquake. These actions indicate practical cooperation and political support, though the scope and durability of wider bilateral collaboration are unclear.
Key developments
Israeli teams provided assistance in Albania following a major earthquake.
Albania and Israel engaged in government-level cybersecurity cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cybersecurity cooperation are unclear.
- The extent of ongoing defense, economic, and other government cooperation is unclear.