Relationship dossier
Italy
Latvia
Relationship assessment
Italy and Latvia cooperate through EU and NATO frameworks, including NATO’s multinational presence in Latvia.
Italy toward Latvia
+30Italy has contributed forces to NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence in Latvia, participating in the alliance’s security presence on Latvian territory.
Latvia toward Italy
+30Latvia hosts NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence and cooperates with contributing allies, including Italy, in the alliance’s security presence on Latvian territory.
Overall relationship
+30EU and NATO membership provide a durable framework for cooperation, with Italy’s contribution to NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence in Latvia as a concrete bilateral security link. The breadth of cooperation beyond these frameworks is less 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 Latvia cooperate as EU and NATO members, including through NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence in Latvia, to which Italy has contributed forces. This provides concrete security cooperation alongside their broader institutional ties. The scope of other bilateral government initiatives is less clear.
Key developments
Italy contributed forces to NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence in Latvia, joining the multinational security presence hosted by Latvia.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and continuity of Italy’s military contribution to NATO’s presence in Latvia are unclear.
- The scope of bilateral cooperation beyond EU and NATO frameworks is unclear.