Relationship dossier
Cape Verde
United Kingdom
Relationship assessment
A formal partnership provides a basis for cooperation across several policy areas.
Cape Verde toward United Kingdom
+15Cape Verde joined the United Kingdom in establishing a partnership intended to expand cooperation in trade, security, education and climate change.
United Kingdom toward Cape Verde
+15The United Kingdom joined Cape Verde in establishing a partnership intended to expand cooperation in trade, security, education and climate change.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship has a cooperative framework spanning several policy areas, but the depth and continuity of practical cooperation are not clear enough to support a stronger characterization.
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
Cape Verde and the United Kingdom have pursued a formal partnership aimed at expanding cooperation in areas including trade, security, education and climate change. This supports a positive assessment, though the scope and implementation of specific bilateral initiatives are unclear.
Key developments
Cape Verde and the United Kingdom established a partnership intended to strengthen cooperation in areas including trade, security, education and climate change.
Major uncertainties
- The extent to which the partnership's stated areas have produced sustained, practical cooperation is unclear.
- Details of subsequent bilateral initiatives and their implementation are limited.