Relationship dossier
Bahrain
Jordan
Relationship assessment
Bahrain and Jordan maintain cooperative political and security ties.
Bahrain toward Jordan
+25Bahrain has supported Jordan through close political ties and bilateral cooperation. The scope and practical outcomes of specific Bahraini initiatives are unclear.
Jordan toward Bahrain
+25Jordanian leaders have expressed support for Bahrain’s stability and sovereignty, including during Bahrain’s 2011 unrest. Jordan and Bahrain have also pursued bilateral cooperation, though the details of its implementation are unclear.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship is characterized by political alignment and security cooperation, including Jordanian support for Bahrain’s stability and ongoing bilateral engagement. Available details about the breadth and implementation of joint initiatives are limited.
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
Bahrain and Jordan maintain close political and security ties. Jordanian leaders have publicly supported Bahrain’s stability and sovereignty, while Bahrain has backed Jordan and the two governments have pursued bilateral cooperation. The relationship is generally cooperative, though the scope and implementation of specific joint initiatives are unclear.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral security and economic cooperation are unclear.
- Details of recent joint initiatives and their continuity are limited.