Relationship dossier
Antarctica
Mexico
Relationship assessment
Antarctica is governed through the Antarctic Treaty System; Mexico participates in its treaty framework.
Antarctica toward Mexico
Not assessedMexico toward Antarctica
+15Mexico participates in the Antarctic Treaty System, including the Antarctic Treaty and its Environmental Protocol, which governs activity and environmental protection in Antarctica.
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; its governance is shaped by the Antarctic Treaty System. Mexico is a party to the Antarctic Treaty and its Environmental Protocol, providing a concrete basis for assessing Mexican policy toward Antarctica. These multilateral arrangements do not constitute ordinary bilateral relations.
Key developments
Mexico became a party to the Antarctic Treaty.
Mexico joined the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of Mexico’s practical scientific or environmental activity in Antarctica is unclear.