Relationship dossier
Belgium
Iceland
Relationship assessment
Belgium and Iceland cooperate as NATO allies, including through air policing deployments in Iceland.
Belgium toward Iceland
+20Belgium has contributed to NATO air policing deployments in Iceland, providing a concrete example of defense cooperation with the Icelandic government.
Iceland toward Belgium
+20Iceland has provided host-nation support for NATO air policing deployments involving Belgian forces, enabling Belgian participation in the mission.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship is underpinned by NATO alliance ties and participation in European cooperation frameworks, with Belgian participation in air policing in Iceland providing a concrete bilateral defense example. The breadth of direct cooperation beyond these frameworks 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
Belgium and Iceland are partners in NATO and participate in European cooperation through the EEA and Schengen arrangements. A concrete bilateral defense example is Belgium’s participation in NATO air policing deployments in Iceland, which involved Icelandic host-nation support. The relationship appears cooperative, though the scope of other direct government cooperation is unclear.
Key developments
Belgium participated in NATO air policing deployments in Iceland, with Iceland providing host-nation support.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of direct bilateral cooperation beyond NATO and European frameworks is unclear.
- Details and timing of Belgium’s air policing deployment and Icelandic support are uncertain.