Relationship dossier
Georgia
United Kingdom
Relationship assessment
A strategic partnership on security and sovereignty, alongside recent disagreements over democratic standards.
Georgia toward United Kingdom
+35Georgia has cooperated with the United Kingdom through bilateral strategic and security ties. Georgian forces also served in Afghanistan alongside British forces as part of international operations.
United Kingdom toward Georgia
+40The United Kingdom has supported Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and developed bilateral cooperation on defense, security and political reform. British policy has also raised concerns about democratic standards and the treatment of protesters in Georgia.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship has a durable cooperative foundation in strategic partnership, security cooperation and British support for Georgia’s sovereignty. These ties are tempered by disagreements over democratic governance and protest policing, leaving the relationship constructive but not unqualified.
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
Georgia and the United Kingdom have developed a strategic partnership with cooperation on defense, security and political reform. Georgia contributed forces to international operations in Afghanistan, including alongside British forces, while the United Kingdom has supported Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. Relations have also faced friction over democratic standards and the treatment of protesters in Georgia.
Areas of tension
- United Kingdom concerns about democratic standards and the treatment of protesters in Georgia.
Key developments
Georgia and the United Kingdom signed a strategic partnership and cooperation agreement.
Georgian forces served in Afghanistan alongside British forces as part of international operations.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- The extent to which recent political disagreements have changed practical cooperation is uncertain.