Relationship dossier
Czech Republic
Iraq
Relationship assessment
Defense cooperation, including Czech training support and Iraq's procurement of Czech aircraft
Czech Republic toward Iraq
+35The Czech government has contributed military personnel to training Iraqi forces, including through international efforts in Iraq.
Iraq toward Czech Republic
+25The Iraqi government procured Czech-made L-159 aircraft, creating a concrete defense relationship with the Czech Republic.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship has a cooperative defense dimension, reflected in Czech training support and Iraq's procurement of Czech aircraft. The known cooperation is practical but concentrated in defense, with limited basis for describing a broader or especially close partnership.
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
Czech-Iraqi relations have included practical defense cooperation. Czech military personnel have contributed to training Iraqi forces, while Iraq procured Czech L-159 aircraft. These ties indicate cooperation, though the relationship's broader scope and continuity are less clear.
Key developments
Iraq procured Czech-made L-159 aircraft.
Czech military personnel contributed to training Iraqi forces.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and continuity of Czech military training and assistance in Iraq are unclear.
- The extent of wider economic and civilian cooperation between the governments is unclear.