Relationship dossier
Belgium
United Arab Emirates
Relationship assessment
Belgium and the United Arab Emirates maintain a cooperative relationship supported by bilateral agreements and a strategic partnership.
Belgium toward United Arab Emirates
+30Belgium has participated in bilateral arrangements with the UAE, including a strategic partnership and agreements supporting travel and economic relations. These provide concrete grounds for cooperation, although the breadth of Belgian government engagement is unclear.
United Arab Emirates toward Belgium
+30The UAE has participated in bilateral arrangements with Belgium, including a strategic partnership and agreements supporting travel and economic relations. These provide concrete grounds for cooperation, although the breadth of UAE government engagement is unclear.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship is underpinned by bilateral agreements and a strategic partnership, with cooperation extending to practical areas such as travel and economic relations. The known framework is cooperative, but the extent and durability of activity across its stated policy areas remain uncertain.
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
Belgium and the United Arab Emirates have developed practical cooperation through bilateral agreements, including a strategic partnership and arrangements facilitating travel and economic relations. These provide a basis for a generally cooperative relationship, though the scope and implementation of cooperation across policy areas are not clear enough to support a stronger assessment.
Key developments
Belgium and the UAE established a strategic partnership to structure bilateral cooperation.
Belgium and the UAE adopted arrangements facilitating travel between the two countries.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the strategic partnership are unclear.
- The extent of sustained cooperation on security and energy is uncertain.