Relationship dossier
Jordan
Sudan
Relationship assessment
Jordan and Sudan have pursued bilateral defense cooperation, though its current scope is uncertain.
Jordan toward Sudan
+15Jordan entered into a bilateral defense-cooperation arrangement with Sudan, providing a concrete basis for security cooperation.
Sudan toward Jordan
+15Sudan entered into a bilateral defense-cooperation arrangement with Jordan, providing a concrete basis for security cooperation.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship includes a bilateral defense-cooperation arrangement, but the available basis for describing its breadth and continuity is limited, particularly across political changes in Sudan.
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 Sudan have maintained cooperative government ties, including a bilateral defense-cooperation arrangement. The relationship has also spanned major political changes in Sudan, making continuity and the present scope of cooperation uncertain.
Key developments
Jordan and Sudan entered into a bilateral defense-cooperation arrangement.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the bilateral defense-cooperation arrangement are unclear.
- The extent of government cooperation following Sudan's political transition and the outbreak of conflict is unclear.