Relationship dossier
Australia
Palau
Relationship assessment
Australia and Palau cooperate on development and maritime security.
Australia toward Palau
+35Australia has provided Palau with a Guardian-class patrol boat through its Pacific Maritime Security Program and has supported Palau through development assistance.
Palau toward Australia
+25Palau has participated in maritime-security cooperation associated with the Australian-provided patrol boat, including its use in Palauan maritime security.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship has a practical cooperative foundation in Australian development assistance and maritime-security support, including the provision of a patrol boat to Palau. The breadth and durability of cooperation beyond these areas 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
Australia and Palau have cooperated on maritime security, including Australia's provision of a Guardian-class patrol boat to Palau and associated regional maritime-security support. Australian development assistance also contributes to their bilateral engagement. The relationship is cooperative, though the breadth and implementation of other bilateral arrangements are unclear.
Key developments
Australia provided Palau with a Guardian-class patrol boat through the Pacific Maritime Security Program.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and continuity of Australian development assistance to Palau are unclear.
- The extent of ongoing joint maritime-security operations and training is unclear.