Relationship dossier
Aruba
Colombia
Relationship assessment
Colombia’s maritime-boundary agreement with the Netherlands covers areas near Aruba; Aruba does not conduct an independent foreign policy.
Aruba toward Colombia
Not assessedColombia toward Aruba
+15Colombia concluded a maritime-boundary agreement with the Netherlands that covers areas near Aruba. Aruba is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, rather than an independent foreign-policy actor.
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
Aruba is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands and does not conduct an independent foreign policy. Colombia and the Netherlands concluded a maritime-boundary agreement that covers areas near Aruba, providing a concrete basis for assessing Colombia’s conduct relevant to the island. Details of direct cooperation between the Aruban and Colombian governments are limited.
Key developments
Colombia and the Netherlands concluded a maritime-boundary agreement covering maritime areas near Aruba.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of direct cooperation between the Aruban and Colombian governments is unclear.
- The practical implementation of the maritime-boundary agreement in areas near Aruba is unclear.