Relationship dossier
Seychelles
United States
Relationship assessment
Seychelles–United States ties include maritime-security cooperation and a past arrangement for U.S. drone operations.
Seychelles toward United States
+35Seychelles cooperated with the United States on maritime security and counterpiracy and hosted U.S. unmanned aerial vehicle operations under a bilateral arrangement.
United States toward Seychelles
+40The United States has provided assistance supporting Seychelles’ maritime security and development priorities and cooperated with Seychelles on counterpiracy.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship has included practical cooperation on maritime security, counterpiracy and U.S. unmanned aerial vehicle operations hosted in Seychelles. These initiatives indicate a cooperative bilateral structure, although their scope and continuity are not fully 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
Seychelles and the United States have cooperated on maritime security and counterpiracy. Seychelles also hosted U.S. unmanned aerial vehicle operations under a bilateral arrangement, while U.S. assistance has supported Seychelles’ maritime and development priorities. The relationship includes substantive security cooperation, though the breadth and continuity of these initiatives are not fully clear.
Key developments
Seychelles hosted U.S. unmanned aerial vehicle operations under a bilateral arrangement.
The two governments cooperated on maritime security and counterpiracy.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and duration of bilateral security arrangements are unclear.
- The current extent of U.S. assistance and maritime-security cooperation is uncertain.