Relationship dossier
Libya
New Zealand
Relationship assessment
New Zealand implemented international sanctions against Libya during the Gaddafi era; direct bilateral cooperation is unclear.
Libya toward New Zealand
Not assessedInformation about direct Libyan government cooperation with New Zealand is insufficient to assess Libya’s conduct toward New Zealand.
New Zealand toward Libya
-10New Zealand implemented United Nations sanctions targeting Libya during the Gaddafi era, including restrictions associated with the international arms embargo and asset freezes.
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
New Zealand implemented United Nations sanctions targeting Libya during the Gaddafi era, including restrictions associated with the international arms embargo and asset freezes. This reflects a limited, sanctions-based period of adverse policy rather than evidence of sustained bilateral confrontation. Information about direct Libyan government cooperation with New Zealand is insufficient to assess Libya’s conduct toward New Zealand.
Areas of tension
- New Zealand’s implementation of United Nations sanctions targeting Libya during the Gaddafi era
Major uncertainties
- The extent of direct bilateral cooperation beyond New Zealand’s implementation of international sanctions is unclear.
- Specific Libyan government actions toward New Zealand are unclear.