Relationship dossier
Lithuania
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Relationship assessment
Lithuania and the Netherlands maintain cooperative ties, including Dutch military participation in NATO forces stationed in Lithuania.
Lithuania toward Kingdom of the Netherlands
+35Lithuania cooperates with the Netherlands on security through NATO, including by hosting Dutch personnel participating in the alliance’s enhanced Forward Presence in Lithuania.
Kingdom of the Netherlands toward Lithuania
+35The Netherlands has contributed military personnel to NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence in Lithuania, supporting the country’s security through a concrete deployment.
Overall relationship
+40The relationship is underpinned by cooperation in European and Euro-Atlantic institutions and a practical security partnership, including Dutch military participation in NATO forces stationed in Lithuania. These features support a cooperative assessment, though the breadth of direct bilateral arrangements is not 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
Lithuania and the Netherlands cooperate through European and Euro-Atlantic institutions, with defense ties reinforced by Dutch participation in NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence in Lithuania. This military cooperation is a concrete bilateral contribution to Lithuania’s security. The relationship is cooperative, although the scale and continuity of other direct government programs are unclear.
Key developments
Dutch military personnel contributed to NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence in Lithuania.
Major uncertainties
- The duration and scale of Dutch military contributions to NATO forces in Lithuania are unclear.
- The scope of direct bilateral cooperation beyond defense and institutional coordination is unclear.