Relationship dossier
Cuba
Syria
Relationship assessment
Longstanding diplomatic solidarity, with continuity uncertain after Syria’s 2024 change of government
Cuba toward Syria
+25Cuba defended Syria’s sovereignty and opposed external intervention during the Syrian conflict, providing diplomatic support to the Syrian government.
Syria toward Cuba
+25The Syrian government supported Cuba’s position against the US embargo, including through diplomatic backing at the United Nations. Policy continuity after Syria’s 2024 change of government is uncertain.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship has featured reciprocal diplomatic solidarity: Cuba backed Syria’s sovereignty during the conflict, and the Syrian government supported Cuba’s opposition to the US embargo. This provides a cooperative foundation, but the scope of broader bilateral ties is unclear and Syria’s 2024 change of government leaves the relationship’s continuity uncertain.
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
Cuba and Syria maintained longstanding political ties. During the Syrian conflict, Cuba defended Syria’s sovereignty and opposed external intervention, while the Syrian government supported Cuba’s position against the US embargo. These actions indicate concrete diplomatic solidarity, though the breadth of bilateral cooperation is less clear. The change of government in Syria in 2024 makes continuity in current policy uncertain.
Key developments
Cuba defended Syria’s sovereignty and opposed external intervention during the Syrian conflict.
The Syrian government supported Cuba’s position against the US embargo in international forums.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of bilateral cooperation beyond diplomatic solidarity is unclear.
- The Syrian government’s policy toward Cuba following the 2024 change of government is uncertain.