Foreign Policy - MarcoPolis Your local business media with a global reach Wed, 24 Apr 2024 07:30:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 Abdulwahab Al-Bader (Kuwait Fund): “Our Projects Make a Difference� /abdulwahab-al-bader-kuwait-fund-our-projects-make-a-difference.htm Wed, 26 Apr 2017 08:41:01 +0000 /abdulwahab-al-bader-kuwait-fund-our-projects-make-a-difference.htm "It is amazing when you go to an area and you build a dam, even if it is a small dam, the area will change because some dams according to the design will not only provide water for irrigation and drinking water but will provide electricity to the country," says Abdulwahab Al-Bader, Director General of Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development.

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]]> Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development: Projects, Highlights, and Changes /kuwait-fund-for-arab-economic-development-projects-highlights-and-changes.htm Wed, 26 Apr 2017 08:36:46 +0000 /kuwait-fund-for-arab-economic-development-projects-highlights-and-changes.htm "55 years is a long time. So if you look at it from the beginning, we started with Arab countries and then moved on to non-Arab countries in Africa and Asia. You know what happened with the Arab Spring in different countries such as Syria, amongst others, where Kuwait Fund started with developmental aid, particularly in terms of building physical projects to enhance the economies of countries that we support," says Abdulwahab Al-Bader, Director General of Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development.

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]]> Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development: Over 55 Years of Changing Lives of the Poorest and Least Developed /kuwait-fund-for-arab-economic-development-over-55-years-of-changing-lives-of-the-poorest-and-least-developed.htm Thu, 23 Feb 2017 06:54:56 +0000 /kuwait-fund-for-arab-economic-development-over-55-years-of-changing-lives-of-the-poorest-and-least-developed.htm "55 years is a long time... we started with Arab countries and then moved on to non-Arab countries in Africa and Asia. You know what happened with the Arab Spring in different countries such as Syria, amongst others, where Kuwait Fund started with developmental aid, particularly in terms of building physical projects to enhance the economies of countries that we support."

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]]> Defense in Malaysia: Major Security Threats are Terrorism, Transnational Crimes /defense-in-malaysia-major-security-threats-are-terrorism-transnational-crimes.htm Fri, 24 Apr 2015 08:33:15 +0000 /defense-in-malaysia-major-security-threats-are-terrorism-transnational-crimes.htm Non-traditional security (NTS) issues are of our concern. It is multifaceted, evolves very rapidly and could emerge in an unexpected manner. Among of NTS issues are terrorism/militancy, transnational/trans-boundary crimes, cyber-security and environment security- climate change, natural disasters etc.

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]]> Foreign Policy of ASEAN and Surrender of Sovereignty /foreign-policy-of-asean-and-surrender-of-sovereignty.htm Thu, 23 Apr 2015 16:27:20 +0000 /foreign-policy-of-asean-and-surrender-of-sovereignty.htm The surrender of sovereignty is a sensitive thing to relatively new countries, and it may or may not happen in the distant future. But what can happen in the medium term is a commitment to give away, without formal giving away, on an issue-by-issue basis as a certain right.

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]]> Ghana: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration /ghana-ministry-of-foreign-affairs-and-regional-integration.htm Thu, 01 Aug 2013 19:50:27 +0000 /ghana-ministry-of-foreign-affairs-and-regional-integration.htm Minister Hannah Tetteh discusses the role of Ghana at the regional, continental and international levels, mentioning political and trade cooperation with other countries. She also talks about the importance of job creation in Ghana, challenges and her vision for the future of the country.

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]]> Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Regional and International Role of Ghana /ministry-of-foreign-affairs-regional-and-international-role-of-ghana.htm Thu, 25 Jul 2013 16:04:09 +0000 /ministry-of-foreign-affairs-regional-and-international-role-of-ghana.htm Hannah Tetteh, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, talks about the role of Ghana at the regional, continental and international levels. She also discusses the fact that the country does not export its main products within the african region.

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]]> Autonomous Kurdistan: Driving Toward Independence? /autonomous-kurdistan-driving-toward-independence.htm Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:21:39 +0000 /autonomous-kurdistan-driving-toward-independence.htm While the strong irredentist urge of the Kurdish people over the centuries has always been to have a state to call their own, the one territory to have nearly achieved this -- the Autonomous Kurdistan Region -- part of northern federal Iraq, is walking a tightrope on actually pressing for full statehood in the near term.
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]]> Bahrain: Foreign Policy 2013-2014 /bahrains-national-interests-and-foreign-policy-2013.htm Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000 /bahrains-national-interests-and-foreign-policy-2013.htm Bahrain Top Stories
Bahrain's National Interests and Foreign Policy 2013-2014
The current political climate in Bahrain has produced a general misunderstanding of the Kingdom in regional and international affairs. What are the key interests of Bahrain?

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]]> An Interview with Nechirvan Barzani: The Priority is to Achieve Self-Sufficiency within the new Federal Iraq /an-interview-with-nechirvan-barzani-the-priority-is-to-achieve-self-sufficiency-within-the-new-federal-iraq.htm Sun, 13 Jan 2013 13:34:18 +0000 /an-interview-with-nechirvan-barzani-the-priority-is-to-achieve-self-sufficiency-within-the-new-federal-iraq.htm The government of Kurdistan Region is doing everything necessary to achieve self-sufficiency of the Region within the new federal Iraq. Kurdistan Region is well-known for its investment-friendly law thanks to which the Investment Board of Kurdistan has been so far able to attract more than $22 billion of investments since 2006. Mr. Barzani also stresses the importance of understanding and recognition of the difficulties the Region had to overcome in the past.

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