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DIRECTIONAL RELATIONSHIP · 2026

United States → Malaysia

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

USA → MYS+11Cooperative79% evidence confidenceBroad sourced evidence
MYS → USA+13Cooperative2-point gap · not analytically meaningful
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 record documents security cooperation but not exceptional bilateral operational integration under the frozen threshold.

Diplomacy+30

2 documented factors produce the +30 diplomacy assessment.

Why this score?
  1. +20Presidential visit advances bilateral cooperation
    Baseline rule · 2015

    The leaders agreed concrete cooperation on counterterrorism, trade, climate and peaceful management of regional disputes.

  2. +10Comprehensive Partnership sustains senior dialogue
    Baseline rule · 2015

    The bilateral framework included regular senior-official consultations across political, economic, education and security portfolios.

Economic+35

2 documented factors produce the +35 economic assessment.

Why this score?
  1. +15TPP and comprehensive economic cooperation produced outcomes
    Baseline rule · 2015

    The leaders recorded completion of TPP negotiations and continuing trade and investment coordination.

  2. +20Bilateral trade threshold
    Baseline rule · 2015

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

Alignment-20

2 documented factors produce the -20 alignment assessment.

Why this score?
  1. +10Cooperation across ASEAN, counterterrorism and climate
    Baseline rule · 2015

    The partners coordinated on violent extremism, ASEAN institutions, climate negotiations and peaceful South China Sea dispute management.

  2. -30United Nations voting alignment
    Baseline rule · 2015

    A rolling three-year comparison of UN General Assembly votes activates the alignment threshold.

CHANGE SINCE 2015

+11 in 2015 → +11 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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