Relationship dossier
Argentina
South Africa
Relationship assessment
A strategic partnership and shared diplomatic positions underpin Argentina–South Africa cooperation.
Argentina toward South Africa
+35Argentina established a strategic partnership and joint commission with South Africa, creating frameworks for bilateral cooperation. Argentina has also supported international efforts opposing apartheid, though the scope of its direct government cooperation with South Africa after the transition is unclear.
South Africa toward Argentina
+35South Africa established a strategic partnership and joint commission with Argentina. It has supported negotiated resolution of the Falklands/Malvinas dispute in international forums, aligning with Argentina's call for negotiations; the consistency and scope of that support are unclear.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship has formal cooperative frameworks, notably the strategic partnership and joint commission, alongside some shared diplomatic positions. These provide a basis for sustained cooperation, but the scope and implementation of the arrangements are 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
Argentina and South Africa have pursued formal bilateral cooperation, including a strategic partnership and a joint commission for cooperation. They have also aligned on some international issues, including support for negotiated resolutions of the Falklands/Malvinas dispute. These arrangements indicate substantive cooperation, although details of their implementation and the breadth of current bilateral activity are unclear.
Key developments
Argentina and South Africa established a strategic partnership and a joint commission for cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of cooperation under the strategic partnership and joint commission are unclear.
- The breadth of recent bilateral cooperation and the consistency of South Africa's support for Argentina's position on the Falklands/Malvinas are unclear.