Relationship dossier
Argentina
Western Sahara
Relationship assessment
Argentina supports a UN-led process on Western Sahara; the territory has no unified independent foreign policy.
Argentina toward Western Sahara
+15Argentina has supported UN-led efforts concerning Western Sahara and the principle of self-determination, aligning its policy with a negotiated resolution of the territory's status.
Western Sahara toward Argentina
Not assessedWestern Sahara is a disputed territory without a unified independent foreign policy, so reciprocal conduct toward Argentina cannot be attributed to a single government.
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
Argentina has supported a UN-led process addressing Western Sahara's status and the principle of self-determination. Western Sahara is a disputed territory without a unified independent foreign policy, so reciprocal government conduct cannot be assessed as a single relationship.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and consistency of Argentina's diplomatic engagement on Western Sahara are unclear.
- Western Sahara's divided political and territorial administration complicates attribution of government conduct.