Relationship dossier
The Bahamas
United Arab Emirates
Relationship assessment
Bilateral engagement includes political consultations and UAE humanitarian assistance after Hurricane Dorian.
The Bahamas toward United Arab Emirates
+15The Bahamian government has engaged the UAE through a bilateral framework for political consultations, providing a channel for official cooperation. The extent of subsequent implementation is unclear.
United Arab Emirates toward The Bahamas
+20The UAE provided humanitarian assistance to the Bahamas following Hurricane Dorian in 2019 and has engaged in bilateral political consultations with the Bahamian government.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship has concrete cooperative elements, notably a political-consultations framework and UAE humanitarian assistance after Hurricane Dorian. These indicate practical engagement, while the scale and durability of broader bilateral cooperation remain unclear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
The Bahamas and the United Arab Emirates have pursued bilateral political and economic engagement, including a framework for political consultations. The UAE also provided humanitarian assistance to the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian in 2019. These actions indicate concrete cooperation, though the breadth and continuity of bilateral work are unclear.
Key developments
The Bahamas and the UAE established a framework for bilateral political consultations.
The UAE provided humanitarian assistance to the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral political and economic cooperation are unclear.
- Details of subsequent high-level engagement and follow-through are limited.