Relationship dossier
Kingdom of the Netherlands
United Arab Emirates
Relationship assessment
Cooperation spans security, economic relations, and energy and climate policy.
Kingdom of the Netherlands toward United Arab Emirates
+35The Dutch government has pursued security and legal cooperation with the UAE through bilateral extradition and mutual legal assistance arrangements. It has also engaged the UAE on energy transition and climate policy.
United Arab Emirates toward Kingdom of the Netherlands
+35The UAE government has pursued security and legal cooperation with the Netherlands through bilateral extradition and mutual legal assistance arrangements. It has also engaged the Netherlands on energy transition and climate policy.
Overall relationship
+35The bilateral relationship has a durable cooperative basis in legal and security arrangements, economic ties, and engagement on energy and climate policy. These areas indicate substantive cooperation, while the breadth and implementation of specific initiatives 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
The Netherlands and the United Arab Emirates maintain substantive cooperation in security, economic relations, and energy and climate policy. Bilateral arrangements include treaties on extradition and mutual legal assistance, alongside cooperation on energy transition and climate issues. These ties support a cooperative relationship, though the scale and implementation of individual initiatives are not clear.
Key developments
The two governments concluded bilateral arrangements on extradition and mutual legal assistance.
The governments engaged in bilateral cooperation on energy transition and climate policy.
Major uncertainties
- The extent to which bilateral security and legal cooperation is implemented is unclear.
- The scope and results of bilateral energy and climate initiatives are uncertain.