Relationship dossier
Ecuador
Falkland Islands
Relationship assessment
Ecuador supports Argentina’s sovereignty claim; the Falkland Islands have no independent foreign policy.
Ecuador toward Falkland Islands
-15Ecuador has supported Argentina’s claim to the Falkland Islands and a peaceful resolution of the sovereignty dispute, a position that challenges the islands’ current status.
Falkland Islands toward Ecuador
Not assessedThe Falkland Islands are a British Overseas Territory, and external relations are handled by the United Kingdom. The islands do not conduct an independent foreign policy toward Ecuador.
Overall relationship
Not assessedHow 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
Ecuador has supported Argentina’s claim to the Falkland Islands and calls for a peaceful settlement of the sovereignty dispute. The islands are a British Overseas Territory, and their external relations are handled by the United Kingdom; the local government does not conduct an independent foreign policy toward Ecuador.
Areas of tension
- Sovereignty dispute between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands, on which Ecuador supports Argentina’s claim.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of direct practical cooperation between Ecuadorian authorities and the Falkland Islands government is unclear.
- The scope of the Falkland Islands government’s role in any contacts with Ecuador is unclear.