Relationship dossier
Iraq
New Zealand
Relationship assessment
Limited cooperation, including New Zealand’s contribution to training Iraqi security forces
Iraq toward New Zealand
+15Iraq maintains diplomatic engagement with New Zealand, but the scope of concrete Iraqi government initiatives specifically directed toward New Zealand is unclear.
New Zealand toward Iraq
+20New Zealand contributed personnel to the international coalition’s training mission in Iraq, supporting Iraqi security forces. This was a concrete contribution to Iraq’s security, although it formed part of a multinational effort.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship is characterized by diplomatic engagement and a bounded security contribution from New Zealand through the multinational training mission in Iraq. These features indicate cooperation, but provide limited evidence of a broad or sustained bilateral partnership.
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
Iraq and New Zealand maintain diplomatic relations, with cooperation shaped chiefly by New Zealand’s involvement in international efforts concerning Iraq. New Zealand contributed personnel to the coalition training mission in Iraq, while Iraq has participated in diplomatic engagement with New Zealand. The relationship appears cooperative but limited in scope; the available bilateral conduct does not support characterizing it as a close partnership.
Key developments
New Zealand contributed personnel to the international coalition’s training mission in Iraq.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and continuity of direct Iraqi government cooperation with New Zealand are unclear.
- The extent of current bilateral cooperation beyond security and diplomatic engagement is unclear.