Relationship dossier
Ireland
Western Sahara
Relationship assessment
Ireland supports a UN-led process and self-determination for Western Sahara.
Ireland toward Western Sahara
+15The Irish government has supported a UN-led resolution of the Western Sahara dispute and the Sahrawi people’s right to self-determination.
Western Sahara 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 a UN-led process for Western Sahara that upholds the Sahrawi people’s right to self-determination. Western Sahara’s disputed status and the limited scope of known direct bilateral engagement make the wider relationship difficult to characterize.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of direct Irish government engagement with Sahrawi representatives is unclear.
- Details of the Sahrawi authorities’ government policy toward Ireland are limited.