Relationship dossier
Indonesia
Lebanon
Relationship assessment
Peacekeeping cooperation anchors Indonesia–Lebanon relations
Indonesia toward Lebanon
+20Indonesia has contributed peacekeepers to UNIFIL in Lebanon since 2006, supporting security and stability under the mission’s mandate.
Lebanon toward Indonesia
+15Lebanese authorities and armed forces cooperate with UNIFIL, which includes an Indonesian contingent, enabling the peacekeeping mission to operate in Lebanon.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship has a concrete cooperative foundation in Indonesia’s sustained contribution to UNIFIL and Lebanese cooperation with the mission. The breadth of bilateral cooperation beyond peacekeeping 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
Indonesia has contributed peacekeepers to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) since 2006, providing a concrete security contribution in Lebanon. Lebanese authorities and armed forces cooperate with UNIFIL, including its Indonesian contingent. These activities support a modestly cooperative relationship, although the scope of wider bilateral government cooperation is unclear.
Key developments
Indonesia began contributing peacekeepers to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).
Major uncertainties
- The scope of bilateral agreements and cooperation outside peacekeeping is unclear.
- The extent of direct Lebanese government coordination with Indonesia, apart from UNIFIL, is uncertain.