Relationship dossier
Cook Islands
United Arab Emirates
Relationship assessment
UAE support for Cook Islands renewable energy is a concrete area of cooperation; broader bilateral engagement is unclear.
Cook Islands toward United Arab Emirates
Not assessedUnited Arab Emirates toward Cook Islands
+15The UAE has supported renewable-energy development in the Cook Islands through its Pacific Partnership Fund.
Overall relationship
Not assessedHow 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 United Arab Emirates has supported renewable-energy development in the Cook Islands through its Pacific Partnership Fund. Information about substantive Cook Islands government cooperation with the UAE is limited.
Key developments
The UAE's Pacific Partnership Fund supported renewable-energy development in the Cook Islands.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of UAE-funded renewable-energy projects in the Cook Islands are unclear.
- Details of Cook Islands government cooperation with the UAE are limited.