Relationship dossier
Oman
United Kingdom
Relationship assessment
Longstanding Oman–UK partnership, with defense and security cooperation at its core.
Oman toward United Kingdom
+55Oman has supported bilateral defense cooperation by hosting British military facilities, including at Duqm, and participating in joint training and exercises with the UK.
United Kingdom toward Oman
+60The UK has maintained close defense ties with Oman, including military support and cooperation in training and exercises, and has pursued a strategic partnership with the Sultanate.
Overall relationship
+55The relationship has an enduring security foundation, including British military access and facilities in Oman alongside sustained defense cooperation. This provides a basis for substantial cooperation, while the broader scope of the strategic partnership is less 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
Oman and the United Kingdom maintain a longstanding, substantially cooperative relationship centered on defense and security. Oman has hosted British military facilities and cooperated in joint training and exercises; the UK has provided military support and maintained close defense ties with Oman. The relationship also includes a strategic partnership, though its broader implementation and current scope are not fully clear.
Key developments
Oman and the UK signed a strategic partnership agreement.
The UK opened a military facility at Duqm, Oman, strengthening bilateral defense cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and implementation of bilateral defense cooperation are unclear.
- The extent of cooperation beyond security and defense is uncertain.