Relationship dossier
Martinique
Montserrat
Relationship assessment
Regional cooperation through the OECS connects Martinique and Montserrat.
Martinique toward Montserrat
+20Martinique participates as an associate member of the OECS, whose regional cooperation framework includes Montserrat as a full member. Martinique is a French territory and does not conduct an independent foreign policy.
Montserrat toward Martinique
+20Montserrat participates as a full member of the OECS, whose regional cooperation framework includes Martinique as an associate member. Montserrat is a British Overseas Territory and does not conduct an independent foreign policy.
Overall relationship
+20OECS membership provides a durable institutional basis for regional cooperation between the territories. Their participation is unequal in status, and the extent of direct bilateral activity is unclear. Their external relations are also shaped by their respective administering states.
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
Martinique and Montserrat participate in the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), providing a regional framework for cooperation. Martinique is an associate member and Montserrat a full member. Both remain dependent territories, so their foreign relations are shaped by France and the United Kingdom respectively; their OECS participation is the clearest basis for assessing their relationship.
Key developments
Martinique became an associate member of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, whose membership includes Montserrat.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of practical bilateral cooperation between the Martinique and Montserrat administrations within the OECS is unclear.
- The scope of direct exchanges between the two territorial administrations is unclear.