Relationship dossier
Lebanon
South Korea
Relationship assessment
Peacekeeping cooperation and South Korean assistance underpin a generally cooperative relationship.
Lebanon toward South Korea
+10Lebanon cooperates with the UNIFIL mission operating on its territory, which includes South Korea’s Dongmyeong contingent. Specific details of Lebanese government coordination with South Korea are limited.
South Korea toward Lebanon
+25South Korea has deployed the Dongmyeong unit to UNIFIL in Lebanon since 2007 and has provided assistance to Lebanon, including through development and humanitarian programs.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship has a practical cooperative foundation in South Korea’s UNIFIL deployment and assistance to Lebanon, alongside Lebanese cooperation with the peacekeeping mission. The known cooperation is meaningful but limited in scope, and does not indicate a close or comprehensive partnership.
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
Lebanese cooperation with the South Korean contingent serving in UNIFIL and South Korea’s peacekeeping deployment and assistance to Lebanon provide concrete, though limited, grounds for a generally cooperative relationship. The relationship appears less extensive than a close bilateral partnership.
Key developments
South Korea began deploying the Dongmyeong unit to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral assistance and other cooperation are unclear.
- Details of Lebanese government coordination specifically with South Korea’s UNIFIL contingent are limited.