Relationship dossier
Armenia
United States
Relationship assessment
Armenia and the United States have expanded political, economic, and security cooperation without forming a mutual defense alliance.
Armenia toward United States
+40Armenia has pursued closer engagement with the United States through bilateral political dialogue and defense cooperation, including participation in the 2023 Eagle Partner military exercise. Armenia also concluded a strategic partnership charter with the United States in 2025.
United States toward Armenia
+45The United States has provided Armenia with economic and security assistance and maintained sustained political engagement. In 2025, the two governments signed a strategic partnership charter intended to broaden cooperation, including in security and economic fields.
Overall relationship
+45The relationship rests on sustained U.S. assistance and political engagement, alongside Armenia's pursuit of closer cooperation with Washington. The 2025 strategic partnership charter and defense engagement mark an expansion of ties, but the relationship does not include a mutual defense commitment.
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
Armenia and the United States have developed a broad cooperative relationship involving economic and security assistance, political dialogue, and expanded defense engagement. A 2025 strategic partnership charter formalized plans for deeper cooperation. The relationship is not a mutual defense alliance, and its practical scope remains more limited than that of close treaty partners.
Key developments
Armenia and the United States held the Eagle Partner joint military exercise.
Armenia and the United States signed a strategic partnership charter to expand bilateral cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The extent and implementation of cooperation under the 2025 strategic partnership charter remain unclear.
- The future scale of U.S. security and economic assistance to Armenia is uncertain.