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Relationship dossier

Germany Iceland

Relationship assessment

NATO and European Economic Area frameworks underpin a cooperative Germany–Iceland relationship

Germany toward Iceland

+25

Germany has contributed aircraft and personnel to NATO air policing missions in Iceland, providing security support to Iceland, which has no standing armed forces.

Iceland toward Germany

+20

Iceland has hosted German participation in NATO air policing missions, enabling allied security support for Icelandic airspace.

Overall relationship

+25

The relationship is shaped by shared NATO membership and Iceland’s participation in the European Economic Area, alongside concrete cooperation through allied air policing. These durable frameworks support cooperation, although the breadth of direct bilateral activity 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

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Germany and Iceland cooperate through NATO and the European Economic Area. Germany has contributed to NATO air policing missions in Iceland, while Iceland has hosted allied air-policing deployments. These arrangements support a cooperative relationship, though the scope of other direct bilateral initiatives is less clear.

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