Spain → United States
This score represents Spain'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.
3 documented factors produce the +95 security assessment.
Why this score?
- +60Continuing NATO collective-defence obligationBaseline rule · 2015
Spain and the United States remained bound by Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty.
- +25Permanent crisis force and missile-defence postureBaseline rule · 2015
The amended defence agreement made the Morón crisis-response presence permanent and complemented U.S. missile-defence ships at Rota and extensive joint training.
- +10Strategic relationship updatedActive event · 2022
The new joint declaration broadened defence, democratic, climate, migration and economic cooperation and supported an expanded naval posture at Rota.
2 documented factors produce the +50 diplomacy assessment.
Why this score?
- +35Long-standing bilateral partnershipBaseline rule · 2015
The official head-of-state meeting documented a durable relationship grounded in long historical and societal links.
- +15Strategic relationship updatedActive event · 2022
The new joint declaration broadened defence, democratic, climate, migration and economic cooperation and supported an expanded naval posture at Rota.
2 documented factors produce the +25 economic assessment.
Why this score?
- +20Bilateral trade thresholdBaseline rule · 2015
Reported trade activates the absolute methodology route using the latest observation available for this year.
- +5Strategic relationship updatedActive event · 2022
The new joint declaration broadened defence, democratic, climate, migration and economic cooperation and supported an expanded naval posture at Rota.
1 documented factor produce the +10 alignment assessment.
Why this score?
- +10Strategic relationship updatedActive event · 2022
The new joint declaration broadened defence, democratic, climate, migration and economic cooperation and supported an expanded naval posture at Rota.
1 documented factor produce the +15 disputes assessment.
Why this score?
- +15Durable cooperative bilateral orderBaseline rule · 2015
Official bilateral records describe cooperation and long-standing links without an active interstate territorial claim.
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 2015 records show long historical links but do not meet the frozen national-scale exchange threshold.
+40 in 2015 → +49 in 2026
The change is generated from sourced events and frozen scoring rules, not retrospective editorial adjustment.
0 points
Spain → United States and United States → Spain remain independent assessments.
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Events affecting the current score
Strategic relationship updated
The new joint declaration broadened defence, democratic, climate, migration and economic cooperation and supported an expanded naval posture at Rota.
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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