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Cook Islands.

Cook Islands · Avarua · 7.6K people · australia-oceania

Governmentparliamentary democracyArea236 km²Sanctioned entities57Active conflicts0CIA· Jan 2026
Stability Score?How the stability score is computedA weighted composite of seven pillars— conflict intensity, event volatility, arms activity, economic health, market stress, sanctions exposure, and humanitarian proxy. Each pillar is scored 0–100 (higher = healthier). The composite is weighted (conflict 25%, economy 20%, events 15%, the rest 10% each) and recomputed daily from strategic events, World Bank indicators, arms-transfer data, and sanctions records.

Risk tier: Critical < 25 · High 25–50 · Elevated 50–75 · Stable≥ 75.
91.2
Stable risk
31-day trend
Intelligence briefNo brief published today
Daily intelligence brief is generated for the highest-activity countries. Cook Islands becomes eligible as dispatch volume climbs.
Cook Islands · 90-day event volume
7
total events · 90 daily data points
Annotated milestones
1 of 4
CHINA TIES2026-06-012026-07-162026-08-29
Source · intelligence_events · all severity tiersHover any annotated dot for full milestone
Stability components7-pillar breakdown · each 0–100, higher = healthier · 30-day trend per pillar
Conflict Intensity
100/100 · 25% wt
target conflicts: 0domestic conflicts: 0max escalation score: 0
Event Volatility
100/100 · 15% wt
target events: 0actor only events: 0domestic events: 0severe domestic: 0instability rate: 0.00%article coverage 90d: 35
Arms Activity
100/100 · 10% wt
arms imports: 0total value usd: $0conflict amplified: no
Economic Health
— · 20% wt
gdp growth pct: —inflation pct: —unemployment pct: —
Market Stress
50/100 · 10% wt
total signals 30d: 0negative signals 30d: 0
Sanctions Exposure
89/100 · 10% wt
sanctioned entities: 57is sanctioning power: no
Humanitarian Proxy
— · 10% wt
life expectancy: —literacy rate: —
Risk matrix5 enterprise-decision dimensions · derived from the 7 stability pillars · higher = more risk
Political
——
Security
0Stable
Economic
50Elevated
Regulatory
11Stable
Operational
12Stable
Risk dimensions are derived from the 7 stability pillars. Higher score = more risk (inverted from the stability score, where higher = healthier). Operational is a weighted composite intended for enterprise-decision use.
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Peer comparisonSame-region countries by stability score · this country highlighted
Peer comparison · australia-oceania
Rank 12 of 30
01Commonwealth of Australia
62.1
02Republic of the Marshall Islands
66.4
03New Zealand
67.9
04Solomon Islands
78.7
05Republic of Nauru
80.4
06Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies
84.5
07American Samoa
85.7
08Tuvalu
86.1
12Cook Islands· this country
91.2
EconomyWorld Bank · 10-year series · 0 indicators
World Bank hasn’t published 10-year indicators for Cook Islands in our corpus yet. Data will populate on the next daily refresh.
Security4 recent events · 0 conflicts · 0 transfers
Event volume · 90 days
7
Casualties (killed) · 90 days
0
High-severity events
2026-08-18
SEV 4
China ties row
Diplomatic Tension
2026-08-18
SEV 3
Defence declaration
Diplomatic Visit
2026-08-13
SEV 4
Cook Islands-NZ Tension
Diplomatic Tension
2026-08-13
SEV 3
China-Cook Islands Deals
Diplomatic Visit
Latest dispatches10 in country corpus · sources come online as coverage grows
Geopolitical Economics

Australia is being urged to join a $41 trillion fight playing out in its backyard

China and the United States are racing to control a $41 trillion deep-sea mining industry in the Pacific, risking division among Pacific nations and potentially damaging Australia's regional relationships if left unmoderated.

World NewsAustralia · China · United States
Other
Sailor spent years alone on Suwarrow before it became a national park
Times of India
Other
Manu's talks with PNG PM helped lock in Chiefs deal
ABC Grandstand Sport
International Relations
Cook Islands PM re-elected despite row over China ties with New Zealand
South China Morning Post
Geopolitical Politics
Ruling party secures 5th term in Cook Islands general election
CGTN
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown expected to return to power following election
The Independent
Cook Islands votes in election shaped by China, deep-sea mining
Free Malaysia Today
Why I dread Cook Islands Māori Language Week
E-Tangata
Live: Diamonds face toughest test in push for finals, athletics medals up for grabs
ABC Grandstand Sport
Bangladesh passport July 2026 update: Visa-free, VOA and e-visa destinations for summer holidays
Gulf News
Think tanks · this country1 article from research institutions tracking Cook Islands
CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
A Union Restored: New Zealand and the Cook Islands Repair Ties
New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters visited the Cook Islands in April 2026 to sign a defense declaration with Prime Minister Mark Brown, repairing ties strained by the Cook Islands' undisclosed China partnership deal that concerned Wellington over regional security implications.
May 3, 2026
Top entitiesMost-mentioned actors in Cook Islands-tagged articles · last 30 days
Brown
personlast · Aug 23
17
Tepaeru
personlast · Aug 21
1
Teariki Heather
personlast · Aug 19
1
Tina Pupuke-Browne
personlast · Aug 19
1
+Methodology · how this profile is built

This profile draws from four data tiers. Baseline facts (geography, languages, religion) are from the CIA World Factbook snapshot of January 2026 — the final snapshot before the website was retired. Economic indicators refresh daily from the World Bank. Events, conflicts, dispatches, and entity mentions flow continuously from our continuous intelligence graph — sources come online as we add them. Intelligence briefs are generated daily under ICD 203 analytic-tradecraft standards.

Coverage of Cook Islands will sharpen as we add local-language sources. Every field above carries a provenance chip so you can judge freshness for yourself.