Relationship dossier
Martinique
Saint Lucia
Relationship assessment
Regional cooperation through Martinique’s associate membership in the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States
Martinique toward Saint Lucia
+15Martinique's territorial authorities participate as an associate member in the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, providing a regional framework that includes Saint Lucia. Martinique's separate bilateral initiatives with Saint Lucia are unclear.
Saint Lucia toward Martinique
+15Saint Lucia participates in the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, whose associate membership includes Martinique. The extent of specific Saint Lucian government initiatives toward Martinique is unclear.
Overall relationship
+15The clearest cooperative feature is Martinique's associate membership in a regional organization that includes Saint Lucia. Martinique's status as a French territorial collectivity limits its independent foreign-policy authority; the scope of direct bilateral cooperation beyond the regional framework is unclear.
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 is a French territorial collectivity with limited authority over foreign relations. Its participation as an associate member of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States provides a concrete framework for regional engagement that includes Saint Lucia. The extent of direct Martinique–Saint Lucia government cooperation outside that framework is unclear.
Key developments
Martinique became an associate member of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, creating a regional framework for engagement with Saint Lucia.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of direct cooperation between Martinique's territorial authorities and Saint Lucia are unclear.
- The extent of Saint Lucian government engagement with Martinique through regional arrangements is unclear.