United States Diplomatic Profile
The traditional order has been thrown into chaos as the United States antagonizes Europe, softens on Russia, and strikes Iran and Venezuela.
Under President Trump the United States has formally abandoned the post-Cold War liberal order in favor of an "America First" retrenchment. President Trump’s second term is defined by a refusal to shoulder "global burdens", large tariffs on trading partners, and threats against long-time allies, most notably Greenland and Denmark. In Europe, the administration has pivoted from indefinitely arming Ukraine to seeking a negotiated exit, evidenced by high-level backchannel talks between Trump envoys and Vladimir Putin. While the containment of China remains a central tenet, the strategy now relies on aggressive unilateral economic leverage rather than the complex alliance management of the Biden era. Elsewhere, President Trump has flexed America's military might, striking deep into Iran and Venezuela. Domestically, the focus has narrowed intensely on homeland security, with federal authorities launching sweeping interior immigration enforcement operations in cities like Minneapolis and Los Angeles. Washington is no longer the lonely guardian of liberal democracy; it is a fortress power rewriting the rules.
Key Interests
- Enforcing aggressive interior immigration controls
- Decoupling from China via economic pressure
- Negotiating transactional exits from foreign conflicts
United States Allies and Enemies
United States's closest allies: Puerto Rico (89), Japan (80), United Kingdom (79), Palau (79), Israel (78).
United States's top rivals: North Korea (-90), Iran (-83), Russia (-78), Afghanistan (-76), Cuba (-69).
Of 202 countries, United States has 125 allies, 60 neutral relationships, and 17 enemies.
United States Relations by Dimension
United States's closest military partners are Puerto Rico (92), United Kingdom (90), Philippines (88). Most adversarial military relationships: North Korea (-93), Iran (-92), Russia (-85).
United States's closest diplomatic partners are Puerto Rico (92), United Kingdom (84), Japan (84). Most adversarial diplomatic relationships: North Korea (-92), Cuba (-87), Russia (-86).
United States's closest regime relations partners are Puerto Rico (87), Israel (86), Palau (83). Most adversarial regime relations relationships: North Korea (-95), Iran (-95), Afghanistan (-89).
United States's closest societal relations partners are Canada (82), Australia (78), United Kingdom (78). Most adversarial societal relations relationships: North Korea (-86), Iran (-75), Afghanistan (-70).
United States's closest economic interdependence partners are Puerto Rico (98), Mexico (96), Canada (93).
United States's closest economic policy partners are Puerto Rico (95), Micronesia (75), Marshall Islands (65). Most adversarial economic policy relationships: North Korea (-96), Iran (-92), Cuba (-92).
United States’s Allies & Enemies
Closest Allies
Top Enemies
United States's closest allies are Puerto Rico, Japan, United Kingdom, Palau, and Israel. United States's most adversarial relationships are with North Korea, Iran, Russia, Afghanistan, and Cuba.
Global Relations
Diplomatic Profile
The traditional order has been thrown into chaos as the United States antagonizes Europe, softens on Russia, and strikes Iran and Venezuela.
Key Interests
Under President Trump the United States has formally abandoned the post-Cold War liberal order in favor of an "America First" retrenchment. President Trump’s second term is defined by a refusal to shoulder "global burdens", large tariffs on trading partners, and threats against long-time allies, most notably Greenland and Denmark. In Europe, the administration has pivoted from indefinitely arming Ukraine to seeking a negotiated exit, evidenced by high-level backchannel talks between Trump envoys and Vladimir Putin. While the containment of China remains a central tenet, the strategy now relies on aggressive unilateral economic leverage rather than the complex alliance management of the Biden era. Elsewhere, President Trump has flexed America's military might, striking deep into Iran and Venezuela. Domestically, the focus has narrowed intensely on homeland security, with federal authorities launching sweeping interior immigration enforcement operations in cities like Minneapolis and Los Angeles. Washington is no longer the lonely guardian of liberal democracy; it is a fortress power rewriting the rules.
The traditional order has been thrown into chaos as the United States antagonizes Europe, softens on Russia, and strikes Iran and Venezuela.
Of 202 countries, United States has 125 allies, 60 neutral relationships, and 17 enemies.
By Dimension
Military
United States’s closest military partners are Puerto Rico, United Kingdom, and Philippines. Most adversarial: North Korea, Iran, and Russia.
Diplomatic
United States’s closest diplomatic partners are Puerto Rico, United Kingdom, and Japan. Most adversarial: North Korea, Cuba, and Russia.
Regime Relations
United States’s closest regime relations partners are Puerto Rico, Israel, and Palau. Most adversarial: North Korea, Iran, and Afghanistan.
Societal Relations
United States’s closest societal relations partners are Canada, Australia, and United Kingdom. Most adversarial: North Korea, Iran, and Afghanistan.
Economic Interdependence
United States’s closest economic interdependence partners are Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Canada.
Economic Policy
United States’s closest economic policy partners are Puerto Rico, Micronesia, and Marshall Islands. Most adversarial: North Korea, Iran, and Cuba.
Key Questions
The United States maintains its strongest relationships with Japan, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The US-Japan alliance is among the most tightly aligned military partnerships in the world — the highest of any major bilateral relationship. South Korea and the Philippines round out the core Pacific alliance network with very strong military and diplomatic ties. Switch to the military dimension on the map to see the dense web of blue across the Indo-Pacific.
The US-Saudi relationship is strong militarily and diplomatically, reflecting decades of arms sales and energy cooperation. However, the societal dimension tells a different story — it is near zero, reflecting deep differences in governance, human rights norms, and press freedom. Switch between dimensions on the map to see how the relationship changes depending on what you measure.
US-China relations are deeply adversarial across every dimension — military, diplomatic, regime relations, and societal. These are among the worst scores between any two major powers. Under the Trump administration, the strategy relies on aggressive unilateral economic leverage — large tariffs and technology export controls — rather than the alliance-based containment of the Biden era.
North Korea, Iran, and Russia are the three most adversarial relationships. Iran scores extremely negative on both the military dimension and regime relations — among the harshest in the dataset. Only a small fraction of countries have a negative overall relationship with the United States, reflecting the breadth of American alliance networks despite growing tensions with traditional partners.
Despite the Trump administration's diplomatic overtures and backchannel talks with Putin, the data shows the US-Russia relationship remains deeply negative across military, diplomatic, and regime relations dimensions. The slight diplomatic softening under Trump has not yet translated into structural improvement. Russia remains one of America's most adversarial relationships overall.
Yes, but with visible strain. Germany and France both maintain strong military and diplomatic ties with the US. However, regime relations scores are notably lower, reflecting European frustration with Trump-era unilateralism, tariff threats, and the Greenland controversy. The alliance structure remains intact, but the political alignment has weakened.
Roughly half of all countries scored have a positive relationship with the United States, while the vast majority of the rest are neutral, and only a handful are negative. This makes the US map distinctly blue-heavy — more so than any other major power. The positive relationships are concentrated in Europe, East Asia, and the Americas. The red cluster is small but intense: North Korea, Iran, Afghanistan, Russia, and Cuba.