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DIRECTIONAL RELATIONSHIP · 2026

United States → Iceland

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

USA → ISL+37Partner95% evidence confidenceBroad sourced evidence
ISL → USA+42Partner5-point directional gap
SIX-COMPONENT MODEL

Current component scores

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

Security+60

1 documented factor produce the +60 security assessment.

Why this score?
  1. +60Continuing NATO collective-defence obligation
    Baseline rule · 2015

    The United States and Iceland were parties to the North Atlantic Treaty, including its continuing Article 5 obligation.

Diplomacy+35

1 documented factor produce the +35 diplomacy assessment.

Why this score?
  1. +35Long-standing allied partnership
    Baseline rule · 2015

    The official bilateral record describes a durable U.S. partnership with Iceland spanning security, diplomacy and international cooperation.

Economic0

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: 2015 reporter-side trade remained below the frozen threshold or was unavailable, and no qualifying standing bilateral economic institution was evidenced.

Alignment+50

1 documented factor produce the +50 alignment assessment.

Why this score?
  1. +50Aligned action across the transatlantic agenda
    Baseline rule · 2015

    The allies coordinated across defence, foreign policy and the rules-based international order.

Disputes+15

1 documented factor produce the +15 disputes assessment.

Why this score?
  1. +15Stable cooperative bilateral order
    Baseline rule · 2015

    Official records describe disagreements within a durable cooperative framework and identify no active bilateral territorial claim.

Societal0

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 record does not establish a national-scale people-to-people exchange meeting the frozen societal threshold.

CHANGE SINCE 2015

+37 in 2015 → +37 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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