Relationship dossier
Laos
United Kingdom
Relationship assessment
UK development support in Laos includes work addressing unexploded ordnance
Laos toward United Kingdom
Not assessedUnited Kingdom toward Laos
+20The United Kingdom has provided development assistance in Laos, including support for unexploded-ordnance clearance.
Overall 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
The United Kingdom has provided development support in Laos, including support for work addressing unexploded ordnance. Information about concrete Lao government conduct specifically toward the United Kingdom is insufficient to assess that relationship direction.
Key developments
UK development assistance supported work addressing unexploded ordnance in Laos.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and continuity of UK support for unexploded-ordnance clearance in Laos are unclear.
- Details of Lao government cooperation specifically with the United Kingdom are limited.