Relationship dossier
Djibouti
Italy
Relationship assessment
A durable Italian military support presence provides a basis for bilateral cooperation.
Djibouti toward Italy
+35Djibouti hosts Italy’s military support base, enabling a continuing framework for Italian logistical and operational activity in the region.
Italy toward Djibouti
+35Italy maintains a military support base in Djibouti, providing logistical and operational support for its activities in the region.
Overall relationship
+35The enduring bilateral structure is centered on Italy’s military support base in Djibouti, a practical arrangement requiring cooperation by both governments. Broader bilateral cooperation is less clear, and the known security arrangement supports a moderately cooperative 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
Djibouti and Italy cooperate through Italy’s military support base in Djibouti, which provides a durable framework for logistical and operational cooperation. Djibouti’s hosting of the base reflects practical bilateral cooperation, although the scope of other government-to-government cooperation is less clear.
Key developments
Italy established its military support base in Djibouti, creating a durable framework for logistical and operational cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral development and security cooperation beyond the military support base are unclear.
- Details of Djiboutian and Italian cooperation under the base arrangement are limited.