Relationship dossier
Cambodia
United Kingdom
Relationship assessment
UK development assistance coexists with disagreement over Cambodia’s political restrictions.
Cambodia toward United Kingdom
Not assessedInformation about concrete Cambodian government cooperation specifically directed toward the United Kingdom is insufficient to assess the relationship.
United Kingdom toward Cambodia
+15The United Kingdom has provided development assistance in Cambodia, including support for mine clearance and governance. It has also criticized restrictions on political opposition and democratic participation.
Overall 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
The United Kingdom has provided development assistance in Cambodia, including support connected to mine clearance and governance. Relations have also involved disagreement over Cambodia’s restrictions on political opposition and democratic participation. Information about concrete Cambodian government cooperation specifically directed toward the United Kingdom is insufficient to assess that aspect of the relationship.
Areas of tension
- UK criticism of restrictions on Cambodia’s political opposition and democratic participation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of UK development programs in Cambodia are unclear.
- Details of Cambodian government cooperation specifically with the United Kingdom are limited.