Relationship dossier
Slovenia
United States
Relationship assessment
NATO allies with sustained defense cooperation and bilateral dialogue
Slovenia toward United States
+45Slovenia cooperates with the United States through its NATO membership, which began in 2004, and through bilateral defense and strategic engagement. The two governments launched a strategic dialogue in 2016.
United States toward Slovenia
+45The United States has pursued bilateral strategic and defense engagement with Slovenia, including through the strategic dialogue launched in 2016. Slovenia was included in the U.S. Visa Waiver Program in 2008.
Overall relationship
+45The relationship has a durable cooperative foundation in NATO and recurring bilateral strategic and defense engagement. The strategic dialogue and U.S. Visa Waiver Program participation add concrete bilateral ties beyond alliance membership. The relationship is substantial but does not amount to an exceptionally close partnership.
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
Slovenia and the United States maintain a sustained cooperative relationship centered on NATO membership, defense cooperation, and regular bilateral engagement. Slovenia joined NATO in 2004, and the two governments launched a strategic dialogue in 2016. The United States also included Slovenia in its Visa Waiver Program in 2008. These arrangements support close cooperation, though the relationship is not an exceptionally close bilateral partnership.
Key developments
Slovenia joined NATO, establishing a durable framework for allied cooperation with the United States.
Slovenia joined the U.S. Visa Waiver Program.
The two governments launched a bilateral strategic dialogue.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and implementation of recent bilateral defense cooperation are unclear.