Relationship dossier
Indonesia
Solomon Islands
Relationship assessment
Development cooperation coexists with Solomon Islands’ criticism of Indonesia’s handling of Papua
Indonesia toward Solomon Islands
+15Indonesia has pursued development and technical cooperation with Solomon Islands, including through assistance and capacity-building efforts. The scale and continuity of these programs are unclear.
Solomon Islands toward Indonesia
-20Solomon Islands has publicly urged international attention to human rights conditions in Indonesia’s Papua region, including by raising the issue at the United Nations. This has been a source of political friction with Indonesia.
Overall relationship
0The relationship includes practical development cooperation but also a significant political disagreement over Papua. These features support a mixed assessment rather than a close partnership or sustained confrontation.
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 pursued development and technical cooperation with Solomon Islands, while Solomon Islands has publicly raised concerns about human rights in Indonesia’s Papua region at the United Nations. The relationship combines practical cooperation with a recurring political disagreement; the breadth and implementation of bilateral cooperation are unclear.
Areas of tension
- Solomon Islands’ criticism of human rights conditions in Indonesia’s Papua region
- Solomon Islands’ calls for international attention to Papua, which Indonesia regards as an internal matter
Key developments
Solomon Islands’ prime minister raised human rights concerns regarding Papua at the United Nations, prompting disagreement with Indonesia.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of Indonesia–Solomon Islands development and technical cooperation are unclear.
- The extent to which Solomon Islands’ public advocacy on Papua has affected bilateral government cooperation is unclear.