Relationship dossier
Antarctica
Latvia
Relationship assessment
Latvia participates in the Antarctic Treaty system; Antarctica has no independent government.
Antarctica toward Latvia
Not assessedLatvia toward Antarctica
+10Latvia acceded to the Antarctic Treaty, placing its Antarctic policy within the treaty framework for governing activity on the continent.
Overall relationship
Not assessedHow 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
Antarctica has no sovereign government conducting an independent foreign policy. Latvia is a party to the Antarctic Treaty, a durable framework for governing activity on the continent. This provides a limited basis for assessing Latvian policy toward Antarctica; it does not establish a reciprocal government-to-government relationship.
Key developments
Latvia acceded to the Antarctic Treaty.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of Latvia’s implementation of Antarctic Treaty obligations is unclear.
- Information about any direct Latvian government engagement concerning Antarctica beyond the treaty framework is limited.