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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

International Relations Body

GCC, Arab League, OIC, UN coordination, bilateral partnerships, and multilateral positioning

Soft Power Rank

#10/100

NaN% stable

GCC Summits 2024-26

14

Bilateral Partners

7

UAE Relevance

96%

CRISIS COORDINATION ACTIVE

6,000+ missile/drone attacks tracked | 50+ coordination meetings

RED

GCC Soft Power Leadership

UAE ranked #1 in GCC, 10th globally

59.4/100
#10
Global Rank
#1
GCC Rank

Soft Power Pillars

6 strategic pillars

Humanitarian
Scientific/Academic
National Representatives
People
Cultural/Media
Economic Diplomacy

Key GCC-EU Summits 2024-2026

Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity

1st GCC-EU Summit
Brussels
October 16, 2024
2nd GCC-EU Summit
Saudi Arabia
2026
2nd High-Level Ministerial Forum on Regional Security
Kuwait
October 5, 2025
2nd GCC-EU Regional Security Dialogue
Brussels
April 24, 2025
Maritime Security Seminar
Brussels
May 15-16, 2025

UAE Humanitarian Leadership

Regional aid contributions

2nd
Largest Gaza Aid Donor (after US)
3rd
Largest Lebanon Aid Donor
COP28
UAE Consensus 2023

Source Credibility Matrix (23 sources)

T0
GCC Secretariat
Critical
T0
UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Critical
T0
UAE Cabinet
Critical
T0
UAE UN Mission
Critical
T1
Belfer Center (Harvard)
Critical
T1
Arab League
High
T1
Arab Center DC
Critical
T1
Chatham House
High
T1
Gulf Research Center
Critical
T1
ICIJ
High
T0
UN Counter-Terrorism
High
T1
Security Council Report
Medium
T1
Clingendael
High
T2
Quincy Institute
High
T2
7amleh
High
T2
Al-Monitor
Medium
T2
Middle East Monitor
Medium
T3
European Times
Medium
T2
Manara Magazine
Medium
T2
The Brand Berries
Medium
T1
Sage Journals
Medium
T2
Habtoor Research
High
T2
MBRSG
Critical