Relationship dossier
Morocco
United Arab Emirates
Relationship assessment
Political and security cooperation, with UAE diplomatic support for Morocco’s Western Sahara position
Morocco toward United Arab Emirates
+40Morocco participated in the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen alongside the United Arab Emirates, reflecting security cooperation. The broader scope of Morocco’s bilateral cooperation with the UAE is unclear.
United Arab Emirates toward Morocco
+50The United Arab Emirates has supported Morocco’s position on Western Sahara and opened a consulate in Laayoune in November 2020.
Overall relationship
+45The relationship has concrete political and security cooperation, while the UAE’s diplomatic support for Morocco’s Western Sahara position is a notable bilateral feature. The available examples support a cooperative assessment, though the breadth of enduring joint policy and security arrangements is 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
Morocco and the United Arab Emirates maintain a cooperative relationship that includes political and security coordination. Morocco participated in the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen alongside the UAE. The UAE has given concrete diplomatic support to Morocco’s position on Western Sahara, including opening a consulate in Laayoune in 2020. The scope and durability of cooperation across other policy areas are less clear.
Key developments
The United Arab Emirates opened a consulate in Laayoune, a diplomatic move supporting Morocco’s position on Western Sahara.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of bilateral security and economic cooperation is unclear.
- The implementation and continuity of bilateral cooperation frameworks are uncertain.