Relationship dossier
Ireland
North Korea
Relationship assessment
Ireland supports sanctions responding to North Korea’s nuclear and missile programmes; direct bilateral engagement is unclear.
Ireland toward North Korea
-20Ireland has supported European Union restrictive measures against North Korea in response to its nuclear and missile programmes.
North Korea toward Ireland
Not assessedOverall relationship
Not assessedHow 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
Ireland has supported international and European Union sanctions responding to North Korea’s nuclear and missile programmes. Information about North Korean government conduct specifically toward Ireland is limited, so the relationship cannot be characterized comprehensively.
Areas of tension
- North Korea’s nuclear and missile programmes and the resulting international sanctions.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of direct Irish government engagement with North Korea is unclear.
- Details of North Korean government policy specifically toward Ireland are limited.