Relationship dossier
Estonia
Israel
Relationship assessment
Generally cooperative ties, with political engagement and cybersecurity cooperation
Estonia toward Israel
+20The Estonian government has expressed support for Israel's security while maintaining support for a two-state solution. Estonia has also engaged Israel on cybersecurity cooperation.
Israel toward Estonia
+20The Israeli government has engaged Estonia on cybersecurity cooperation, including through a bilateral cooperation arrangement. The breadth of other Israeli government initiatives toward Estonia is unclear.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship combines political engagement with practical cybersecurity cooperation, alongside Estonia's support for Israel's security and a two-state solution. These features support a generally positive assessment, although the relationship's broader scope is unclear.
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
Estonia and Israel maintain a generally cooperative relationship, including political engagement and cooperation on cybersecurity. Estonia has expressed support for Israel's security while also backing a two-state solution. The relationship appears positive, though its scope and the implementation of specific cooperation are not fully clear.
Key developments
Estonia and Israel concluded a bilateral arrangement to strengthen cooperation on cybersecurity.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of Estonia-Israel cybersecurity cooperation are unclear.
- The extent of ongoing bilateral cooperation beyond political engagement and cybersecurity is uncertain.