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Relationship dossier

Indonesia Thailand

Relationship assessment

Indonesia and Thailand sustain a cooperative partnership with defense and security ties

Indonesia toward Thailand

+45

The Indonesian government participates in the bilateral strategic partnership with Thailand and maintains defense and security cooperation through government-to-government channels.

Thailand toward Indonesia

+45

The Thai government participates in the bilateral strategic partnership with Indonesia and maintains defense and security cooperation through government-to-government channels.

Overall relationship

+45

The bilateral relationship is characterized by a strategic partnership, recurring government consultations, and cooperation on defense and security. This provides a durable basis for collaboration, while the extent and outcomes of specific initiatives are not clear enough to characterize the partnership as exceptionally close.

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

Indonesia and Thailand maintain a cooperative bilateral relationship, including a strategic partnership and government cooperation on defense and security. Their governments also engage through bilateral consultation mechanisms and ASEAN. These arrangements indicate sustained cooperation, though the scope and implementation of specific initiatives are unclear.

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