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DIRECTIONAL RELATIONSHIP · 2026

Saudi Arabia → United Arab Emirates

This score represents Saudi Arabia's relationship toward United Arab Emirates. The reverse direction is calculated separately and shown alongside it.

SAU → ARE+23Cooperative86% evidence confidenceDocumented bilateral evidence
ARE → SAU+17Cooperative6-point directional gap
SIX-COMPONENT MODEL

Current component scores

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

Security+12

1 documented factor produce the +12 security assessment.

Why this score?
  1. +12UAE-Saudi Coordination Council created
    Active event · 2016

    The bilateral council institutionalized cooperation across political, economic, security, military, education and social portfolios.

Coverage gap: The reviewed official record does not activate a frozen Engine 1.0 security rule beyond any listed or quantitative observation.

Diplomacy+18

1 documented factor produce the +18 diplomacy assessment.

Why this score?
  1. +18UAE-Saudi Coordination Council created
    Active event · 2016

    The bilateral council institutionalized cooperation across political, economic, security, military, education and social portfolios.

Coverage gap: The reviewed official record does not activate a frozen Engine 1.0 diplomacy rule beyond any listed or quantitative observation.

Economic+50

3 documented factors produce the +50 economic assessment.

Why this score?
  1. +20Bilateral trade threshold
    Baseline rule · 2015

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

  2. +15UAE-Saudi Coordination Council created
    Active event · 2016

    The bilateral council institutionalized cooperation across political, economic, security, military, education and social portfolios.

  3. +15Annual methodology 1.1 recalculation
    Annual recalculation · 2026

    The current component replaces the 2015 quantitative threshold or time-bounded structural package with the evidence applicable in the selected year.

Alignment+45

2 documented factors produce the +45 alignment assessment.

Why this score?
  1. +30United Nations voting alignment
    Baseline rule · 2015

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

  2. +15UAE-Saudi Coordination Council created
    Active event · 2016

    The bilateral council institutionalized cooperation across political, economic, security, military, education and social portfolios.

Disputes0

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 official record does not activate a frozen Engine 1.0 disputes rule beyond any listed or quantitative observation.

Societal+8

1 documented factor produce the +8 societal assessment.

Why this score?
  1. +8UAE-Saudi Coordination Council created
    Active event · 2016

    The bilateral council institutionalized cooperation across political, economic, security, military, education and social portfolios.

Coverage gap: The reviewed official record does not activate a frozen Engine 1.0 societal rule beyond any listed or quantitative observation.

CHANGE SINCE 2015

+8 in 2015 → +23 in 2026

The change is generated from sourced events and frozen scoring rules, not retrospective editorial adjustment.

DIRECTIONALITY

6 points

Saudi Arabia → United Arab Emirates and United Arab Emirates → Saudi Arabia remain independent assessments.

View the reverse direction →
ACTIVE EVIDENCE

Events affecting the current score

+12

UAE-Saudi Coordination Council created

The bilateral council institutionalized cooperation across political, economic, security, military, education and social portfolios.

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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