Relationship dossier
Argentina
Peru
Relationship assessment
A record of political cooperation is tempered by Argentina's arms sales to Ecuador during the 1995 Peru–Ecuador conflict.
Argentina toward Peru
-10Argentina's covert arms sales to Ecuador during the 1995 Cenepa conflict damaged relations with Peru; Argentina was also a guarantor of the peace framework between Peru and Ecuador.
Peru toward Argentina
+30Peru supported Argentina during the 1982 Falklands War, including by providing military assistance. This was a concrete expression of solidarity with the Argentine government.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship combines a bilateral strategic association treaty and Peru's notable support for Argentina during the Falklands War with the serious breach of trust caused by Argentina's arms sales to Ecuador during the Cenepa conflict. These features indicate a cooperative relationship with a significant historical grievance.
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
Argentina and Peru have a history of political and defense cooperation, including Peru's support for Argentina during the 1982 Falklands War and a bilateral strategic association treaty. Relations were seriously strained by Argentina's covert arms sales to Ecuador during the 1995 Cenepa conflict, when Argentina was a guarantor of the peace framework between Peru and Ecuador.
Areas of tension
- Argentina's covert arms sales to Ecuador during the 1995 Cenepa conflict, despite its role as a guarantor of the Peru–Ecuador peace framework.
Key developments
Peru provided military support to Argentina during the Falklands War.
Argentina's covert arms sales to Ecuador during the Cenepa conflict seriously strained relations with Peru.
Argentina and Peru established a strategic association treaty to strengthen bilateral cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of cooperation under the strategic association treaty are unclear.
- The extent of subsequent defense cooperation and reconciliation after the 1995 arms scandal is unclear.