Relationship dossier
Albania
United States
Relationship assessment
Close partnership centered on NATO, defense cooperation, and Euro-Atlantic integration
Albania toward United States
+75Albania has supported U.S.-led and NATO security efforts and hosted people evacuated from Afghanistan in 2021. Its NATO membership and cooperation with the United States on regional security reflect sustained alignment in government policy.
United States toward Albania
+75The United States supported Albania’s NATO accession and has backed its Euro-Atlantic integration. The two governments cooperate on defense and regional security, forming a sustained partnership.
Overall relationship
+75The enduring relationship is a close security and political partnership, reinforced by Albania’s NATO membership, U.S. support for its Euro-Atlantic integration, and practical cooperation on regional security. The partnership includes identifiable areas of political friction, but they do not outweigh the sustained cooperative framework.
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 the United States maintain a close security and political partnership. The United States supported Albania’s integration into NATO, and the two governments have cooperated on defense and regional security. Albania joined NATO in 2009 and hosted people evacuated from Afghanistan in 2021. The relationship also includes U.S. support for Albania’s Euro-Atlantic integration.
Key developments
Albania joined NATO, strengthening its security partnership with the United States.
Albania hosted people evacuated from Afghanistan during the U.S.-led evacuation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral defense cooperation arrangements are unclear.
- The effects of U.S. measures against former Albanian officials on ongoing government relations are uncertain.