Relationship dossier
Italy
Jordan
Relationship assessment
Constructive partnership with defense and development cooperation
Italy toward Jordan
+35The Italian government has supported development projects in Jordan and cooperates with Jordan under a bilateral defense framework.
Jordan toward Italy
+35The Jordanian government participates in bilateral defense cooperation with Italy and maintains government-to-government engagement on development.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship is characterized by sustained practical cooperation, particularly through defense ties and Italian support for development in Jordan. These areas provide a substantive basis for partnership, although the scale and implementation of cooperation are not fully clear.
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
Italy and Jordan maintain substantive cooperation, particularly in defense and development. A bilateral defense-cooperation framework supports practical ties, while Italian assistance has contributed to development projects in Jordan. These arrangements indicate a constructive relationship, though its breadth and implementation are not fully clear.
Key developments
Italy and Jordan established a bilateral framework for defense cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and implementation of bilateral defense cooperation are unclear.
- Details of Italian development assistance and its recent scale are limited.