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DIRECTIONAL RELATIONSHIP · 2026

United Arab Emirates → Qatar

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

ARE → QAT+17Cooperative76% evidence confidenceBroad sourced evidence
QAT → ARE+17CooperativeSymmetric current scores
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 does not activate an additional frozen security rule for the 2015 baseline.

Diplomacy+30

2 documented factors produce the +30 diplomacy assessment.

Why this score?
  1. +10Standing GCC senior-level dialogue
    Baseline rule · 2015

    The UAE and the counterpart participated in the GCC's recurring Supreme and Ministerial Council structure in 2015.

  2. +20UAE and Qatar restore diplomatic representation
    Active event · 2023

    Both governments reopened their embassies and Qatar's consulate in Dubai following the Al-Ula reconciliation process.

Alignment+40

2 documented factors produce the +40 alignment assessment.

Why this score?
  1. +10Shared Gulf Cooperation Council framework
    Baseline rule · 2015

    The UAE and the counterpart shared the GCC's continuing framework for coordination, integration and common regional policy.

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

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

Societal0

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 does not establish the exceptional or strong exchange required by a frozen societal rule.

CHANGE SINCE 2015

+11 in 2015 → +17 in 2026

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

ACTIVE EVIDENCE

Events affecting the current score

+6

UAE and Qatar restore diplomatic representation

Both governments reopened their embassies and Qatar's consulate in Dubai following the Al-Ula reconciliation process.

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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