GINC Bilateral Engagement Index
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Measuring Bilateral Relationships
An open-source index measuring the nature of sovereign bilateral relationships.
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Browse every bilateral pair in the corpus, scored on cooperation, conflict and engagement intensity.
196
Nations
19,110
Pairs
Bilateral Indices
Trade, diplomatic activity, treaty depth, conflict events and information flow — each compiled as a comparable index.
7
Dimensions
42
Indices
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Bilateral Engagement Matrix
Choose a source economy to rank its 20 strongest bilateral relationships. Each target is scored on relationship intensity, momentum and cooperation, summarised as a composite, alongside its strategic dependence. Click any column heading to re-sort.
Composite relationship vs. strategic dependence — bubble size = composite × dependence
Featured Pairs
Eight representative nation pairs from across the corpus. Filter by region or sort to surface different stories.
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North America
Europe
East Asia
Middle East
Sub-Saharan Africa
Latin America
All relationships
Treaty allies
Strategic competitors
Active disputes
Quiet neighbours
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Strongest
Most volatile
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