Relationship dossier
Australia
Marshall Islands
Relationship assessment
Practical cooperation includes Australian development support and a patrol boat for Marshall Islands maritime security.
Australia toward Marshall Islands
+35Australia has supported the Marshall Islands’ maritime security by providing a Guardian-class patrol boat under the Pacific Maritime Security Program, alongside development cooperation.
Marshall Islands toward Australia
+15The Marshall Islands has engaged in maritime security cooperation with Australia by receiving and operating a Guardian-class patrol boat supplied under Australia’s Pacific Maritime Security Program.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship includes practical development cooperation and a concrete maritime security arrangement, providing a basis for a cooperative bilateral assessment. The breadth of cooperation beyond these areas is 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
Australia has provided practical maritime security support to the Marshall Islands, including a Guardian-class patrol boat, and maintains development cooperation. The Marshall Islands has engaged in that security cooperation by receiving and operating the vessel. These concrete ties indicate cooperation, though the scope and durability of broader bilateral activity are unclear.
Key developments
Australia provided the Marshall Islands with the Guardian-class patrol boat Lomor under the Pacific Maritime Security Program.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and continuity of Australian development cooperation with the Marshall Islands are unclear.
- Details of the Marshall Islands’ ongoing participation in bilateral maritime security activities are limited.