Relationship dossier
Austria
North Korea
Relationship assessment
Austria implements EU restrictions on North Korea; details of direct bilateral cooperation are limited.
Austria toward North Korea
-15Austria implements European Union restrictive measures on North Korea, including measures addressing its nuclear and missile programs.
North Korea toward Austria
Not assessedOverall 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
Austria applies European Union restrictive measures against North Korea, including measures responding to its nuclear and missile programs. Information about North Korean government conduct specifically toward Austria is limited, so the relationship cannot be characterized comprehensively.
Areas of tension
- Austria's implementation of EU restrictive measures in response to North Korea's nuclear and missile programs.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of direct Austrian government cooperation with North Korea beyond implementation of European Union measures is unclear.
- Details of North Korean government policy specifically toward Austria are limited.