Relationship dossier
Romania
United States
Relationship assessment
A close strategic partnership centered on NATO cooperation, defense, and U.S. military presence in Romania.
Romania toward United States
+75Romania has supported U.S. military operations, including by contributing forces to operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. A 2005 bilateral agreement also provided for U.S. access to Romanian military facilities, enabling a sustained U.S. presence and training cooperation.
United States toward Romania
+75The United States has supported Romania’s security through NATO cooperation and bilateral defense ties. U.S. forces and the Aegis Ashore missile-defense system have been hosted in Romania, including at the Deveselu facility, reflecting concrete U.S. defense engagement.
Overall relationship
+75The relationship is anchored in a durable strategic partnership and reinforced by NATO membership, bilateral military access, operational cooperation, and U.S. missile-defense infrastructure in Romania. These arrangements make defense and security cooperation a substantial, sustained feature of the bilateral relationship.
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
Romania and the United States have developed a close strategic and defense partnership, formalized in a 1997 strategic partnership and strengthened through NATO cooperation and bilateral military arrangements. Romania has supported U.S. military operations and hosted U.S. forces and missile-defense infrastructure. The United States has backed Romania’s security and defense integration, including through NATO and the deployment of the Aegis Ashore system at Deveselu.
Key developments
Romania and the United States established a strategic partnership.
A bilateral agreement provided for U.S. access to Romanian military facilities.
The Aegis Ashore missile-defense facility became operational at Deveselu, Romania.
Major uncertainties
- The long-term scope and implementation of bilateral defense cooperation may change with political and security conditions.