THE WORLD, CONNECTED
DIRECTIONAL RELATIONSHIP · 2026

Ireland → United States

This score represents Ireland's relationship toward United States. The reverse direction is calculated separately and shown alongside it.

IRL → USA+5Mixed65% evidence confidenceDocumented bilateral evidence
USA → IRL+5MixedSymmetric current scores
SIX-COMPONENT MODEL

Current component scores

Component values run from −100 to +100 and are combined with the published weights.

Security0

No reviewed evidence met this component’s scoring threshold.

Why this score?

The model starts every component at zero. No documented condition or active event currently changes this one.

Coverage gap: The reviewed official record does not establish a frozen bilateral security rule beyond any separately coded treaty obligation.

Diplomacy0

No reviewed evidence met this component’s scoring threshold.

Why this score?

The model starts every component at zero. No documented condition or active event currently changes this one.

Coverage gap: The reviewed official record does not establish a baseline diplomatic institution or partnership meeting a frozen rule threshold.

Economic+35

2 documented factors produce the +35 economic assessment.

Why this score?
  1. +20Bilateral trade threshold
    Baseline rule · 2015

    Reported trade activates the absolute methodology route using the latest observation available for this year.

  2. +15Annual methodology 1.1 recalculation
    Annual recalculation · 2026

    The current component replaces the 2015 quantitative threshold or time-bounded structural package with the evidence applicable in the selected year.

Alignment-20

2 documented factors produce the -20 alignment assessment.

Why this score?
  1. +10Cooperation on consequential multilateral issues
    Baseline rule · 2015

    The United States and Ireland sustained official cooperation across several regional or global policy areas.

  2. -30Annual methodology 1.1 recalculation
    Annual recalculation · 2026

    The current component replaces the 2015 quantitative threshold or time-bounded structural package with the evidence applicable in the selected year.

Disputes+15

1 documented factor produce the +15 disputes assessment.

Why this score?
  1. +15Managed and non-territorial bilateral relationship
    Baseline rule · 2015

    The official bilateral record identifies no active territorial claim and treats disagreements through ordinary diplomatic channels.

Societal+35

1 documented factor produce the +35 societal assessment.

Why this score?
  1. +35Dense and durable societal links
    Baseline rule · 2015

    Official records document exceptional ties across ancestry, education, culture, travel and civil society.

CHANGE SINCE 2015

+7 in 2015 → +5 in 2026

The change is generated from sourced events and frozen scoring rules, not retrospective editorial adjustment.

ACTIVE EVIDENCE

Events affecting the current score

No later scored event is active. The current result remains anchored to the reviewed 2015 baseline and quantitative series.

Interpret with care

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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