Relationship dossier
Croatia
United Kingdom
Relationship assessment
Croatia and the United Kingdom maintain cooperative ties, particularly through NATO and defense engagement.
Croatia toward United Kingdom
+30Croatia cooperates with the United Kingdom through NATO and bilateral defense engagement, contributing to a sustained but moderately evidenced partnership.
United Kingdom toward Croatia
+35The United Kingdom supported Croatia’s Euro-Atlantic integration, including its accession to NATO and the European Union, and has engaged in bilateral defense cooperation with Croatia.
Overall relationship
+35The enduring relationship is shaped by shared NATO membership, the United Kingdom’s support for Croatia’s Euro-Atlantic integration, and bilateral defense engagement. These features support a cooperative assessment, although the depth and continuity of cooperation are not fully clear.
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
Croatia and the United Kingdom have developed a cooperative relationship through NATO and bilateral defense engagement. The United Kingdom supported Croatia’s Euro-Atlantic integration, and the two governments have continued cooperation after Croatia joined NATO and the European Union. The relationship is positive, though the scope and intensity of bilateral cooperation are not sufficiently clear to characterize it as a close partnership.
Key developments
Croatia joined NATO, following United Kingdom support for its Euro-Atlantic integration.
Croatia joined the European Union, following United Kingdom support for its accession.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral defense cooperation are unclear.
- The breadth of cooperation following the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union is uncertain.