Relationship dossier
Malaysia
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Relationship assessment
Cooperation on legal assistance and the MH17 investigation marks a substantive but narrowly evidenced relationship.
Malaysia toward Kingdom of the Netherlands
+25Malaysia joined the Joint Investigation Team investigating the destruction of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, cooperating with Dutch-led efforts to establish the facts and pursue accountability.
Kingdom of the Netherlands toward Malaysia
+25Dutch authorities led the MH17 investigation and worked with Malaysia through the Joint Investigation Team. The two governments also have a mutual legal assistance treaty for criminal matters.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship includes practical legal cooperation, notably the mutual legal assistance treaty and joint work connected to the MH17 investigation. These arrangements provide a basis for cooperation, but available details about its breadth and durability beyond these areas are limited.
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
Malaysia and the Netherlands have cooperated on criminal legal assistance and the investigation of the 2014 destruction of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17. Malaysia joined the multinational Joint Investigation Team, which was led by Dutch authorities. These are concrete areas of bilateral cooperation, though the scope and continuity of broader government-to-government cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
Malaysia and the Netherlands concluded a mutual legal assistance treaty covering criminal matters.
Malaysia joined the Joint Investigation Team investigating the destruction of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, alongside Dutch-led investigative efforts.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral legal-assistance arrangements are unclear.
- The extent of ongoing bilateral cooperation beyond the MH17 investigation is unclear.