In recent months, there has been a noticeable uptick in high-level engagement between senior Emirati and Qatari officials. In many ways, this is a shift from the previously restrained interactions which followed the normalization of relations in 2021.

On Oct. 27, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) National Security Advisor Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan (TbZ) travelled to Doha to meet Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. The visit was reciprocated on Nov. 19, when UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MbZ) hosted Qatar’s Premier...