Relationship dossier
Jordan
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Relationship assessment
Security cooperation and Dutch support for Jordan’s development and refugee response underpin a constructive relationship.
Jordan toward Kingdom of the Netherlands
+45Jordan hosted Dutch military personnel and aircraft deployed for the international campaign against ISIS, enabling Dutch participation in regional operations. The breadth of other Jordanian government cooperation with the Netherlands is unclear.
Kingdom of the Netherlands toward Jordan
+45The Netherlands has provided development and refugee-related assistance to Jordan and deployed military personnel and aircraft from Jordan for the international campaign against ISIS. The scale and duration of these activities are unclear.
Overall relationship
+45The relationship has concrete cooperation in security and in assistance related to development and refugees, including Jordan’s hosting of Dutch forces during the campaign against ISIS. These features support a constructive bilateral relationship; the scope of other durable bilateral arrangements 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
Jordan and the Netherlands have cooperated on security and on support for refugees and development in Jordan. Jordan hosted Dutch military personnel and aircraft involved in the international campaign against ISIS, while the Netherlands has provided assistance connected to Jordan’s development and refugee response. These are substantive areas of cooperation, though the breadth of other bilateral arrangements is unclear.
Key developments
The Netherlands deployed F-16 aircraft and personnel to Jordan for operations against ISIS, with Jordan hosting the Dutch contingent.
The Netherlands provided development and refugee-related assistance to Jordan.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and duration of Dutch development and refugee-related assistance to Jordan are unclear.
- The current extent of bilateral security cooperation is unclear.