Australia → United States
This score represents Australia's relationship toward United States. The reverse direction is calculated separately and shown alongside it.
SIX-COMPONENT MODEL
Current component scores
Component values run from −100 to +100 and are combined with the published weights.
2 documented factors produce the +61 security assessment.
Why this score?
- +36.3ANZUS mutual-defence treaty remains the alliance foundationBaseline rule · 2015
ANZUS mutual-defence treaty remains the alliance foundation.
- +25AUKUS deepens defence-technology integrationActive event · 2021
The trilateral partnership expands interoperability, technology sharing and joint capability development.
3 documented factors produce the +37 diplomacy assessment.
Why this score?
- +21.2Longstanding alliance and whole-of-government partnershipBaseline rule · 2015
Longstanding alliance and whole-of-government partnership.
- +6Annual foreign and defence ministerial consultationsBaseline rule · 2015
Annual foreign and defence ministerial consultations.
- +10AUKUS deepens defence-technology integrationActive event · 2021
The trilateral partnership expands interoperability, technology sharing and joint capability development.
2 documented factors produce the +29 economic assessment.
Why this score?
- +9.1Free-trade agreement and regional economic coordinationBaseline rule · 2015
Free-trade agreement and regional economic coordination.
- +20Bilateral trade thresholdBaseline rule · 2015
Reported trade activates the absolute methodology route using the latest observation available for this year.
4 documented factors produce the +40 alignment assessment.
Why this score?
- +30.3Shared regional and global security positionsBaseline rule · 2015
Shared regional and global security positions.
- +15United Nations voting alignmentBaseline rule · 2015
A rolling three-year comparison of UN General Assembly votes activates the alignment threshold.
- +10AUKUS deepens defence-technology integrationActive event · 2021
The trilateral partnership expands interoperability, technology sharing and joint capability development.
- -15Annual methodology 1.1 recalculationAnnual recalculation · 2026
The current component replaces the 2015 quantitative threshold or time-bounded structural package with the evidence applicable in the selected year.
1 documented factor produce the +9 disputes assessment.
Why this score?
- +9.1Durable bilateral order without an interstate disputeBaseline rule · 2015
Durable bilateral order without an interstate dispute.
1 documented factor produce the +21 societal assessment.
Why this score?
- +21.2Exceptional travel, education and historical tiesBaseline rule · 2015
Exceptional travel, education and historical ties.
+31 in 2015 → +40 in 2026
The change is generated from sourced events and frozen scoring rules, not retrospective editorial adjustment.
0 points
Australia → United States and United States → Australia remain independent assessments.
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Events affecting the current score
AUKUS deepens defence-technology integration
The trilateral partnership expands interoperability, technology sharing and joint capability development.
This analytical score is not an objective fact, endorsement or prediction. Confidence reflects evidence coverage, while incomplete or unavailable observations remain explicit. Differences below 5 points are treated as practical ties rather than a meaningful ranking.
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