Relationship dossier
Indonesia
Sudan
Relationship assessment
Indonesia and Sudan have cooperated through bilateral agreements and Indonesia’s peacekeeping contribution in Darfur.
Indonesia toward Sudan
+20Indonesia signed bilateral cooperation agreements with Sudan during the Sudanese president’s 2012 visit and contributed peacekeepers to the UN mission in Darfur.
Sudan toward Indonesia
+20Sudan signed bilateral cooperation agreements with Indonesia during President Omar al-Bashir’s 2012 visit, providing a basis for practical cooperation.
Overall relationship
+20Bilateral agreements and Indonesia’s peacekeeping contribution in Darfur are concrete cooperative features of the relationship. The known initiatives indicate practical engagement, but their scope and continuity are 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 and Sudan have pursued practical cooperation through government agreements, including agreements signed during Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir’s 2012 visit to Indonesia. Indonesia also contributed peacekeepers to the UN mission in Darfur. These actions indicate cooperation, though the breadth and continuity of bilateral initiatives are unclear.
Key developments
During President Omar al-Bashir’s visit to Indonesia, the two governments signed bilateral cooperation agreements.
Indonesia contributed peacekeepers to the UN mission in Darfur.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the cooperation agreements signed in 2012 are unclear.
- The extent of subsequent bilateral government cooperation is uncertain.