Relationship dossier
Czech Republic
Latvia
Relationship assessment
Czech–Latvian relations include practical cooperation on regional security.
Czech Republic toward Latvia
+20The Czech Republic has contributed military personnel to NATO’s multinational presence in Latvia, providing practical support for Latvian security.
Latvia toward Czech Republic
+15Latvia has hosted Czech military personnel serving in NATO’s multinational presence on its territory, enabling their contribution to regional security.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship combines practical defense cooperation with broader cooperation in European and transatlantic institutions. The NATO deployment in Latvia is a concrete feature of the bilateral security relationship; the scale of other direct cooperation is less 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
Czech–Latvian relations include practical security cooperation, notably Czech military participation in NATO’s multinational presence in Latvia. Their governments also cooperate through European and transatlantic institutions, though the scope of additional bilateral initiatives is unclear.
Key developments
Czech military personnel began contributing to NATO’s multinational presence in Latvia.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and continuity of bilateral defense cooperation beyond NATO deployments are unclear.
- The extent of other direct government-to-government initiatives is unclear.