Relationship dossier
Seychelles
United Kingdom
Relationship assessment
Bilateral cooperation has included arrangements for prosecuting suspected pirates transferred by the United Kingdom.
Seychelles toward United Kingdom
+30The Seychelles government cooperated with the United Kingdom on maritime security by accepting suspected pirates transferred under bilateral arrangements for prosecution in Seychelles.
United Kingdom toward Seychelles
+35The United Kingdom cooperated with Seychelles on maritime security through arrangements to transfer suspected pirates to Seychelles for prosecution.
Overall relationship
+30A concrete security partnership, centered on piracy prosecutions and transfers, gives the relationship a cooperative character. The breadth and durability of other bilateral cooperation are less clear, and no major bilateral confrontation is identified in this assessment.
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
Seychelles and the United Kingdom have cooperated on maritime security, particularly through arrangements for Seychelles to prosecute suspected pirates transferred by the United Kingdom. This is a concrete area of government cooperation, though the breadth of bilateral cooperation beyond security is less clear.
Key developments
The United Kingdom and Seychelles established arrangements for transferring suspected pirates to Seychelles for prosecution.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of bilateral cooperation beyond maritime security is unclear.
- The current implementation and extent of the piracy-transfer arrangements are uncertain.