Not only do these trainings bolster capabilities, but also they provide ideal forums for different agencies from different countries to come together, develop rapport, and build working relationships.
Regarding the Gulf States and Saudi Arabia, A/S Shapiro stressed efforts to improve energy security and counter-terrorism, while bolstering the capabilities of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in the face of the Iranian threat.
"With this investment, we will continue to widen Swiggy's offerings, along with bolstering our capabilities and plugging the gaps in the on-demand delivery ecosystem," added Swiggy CEO Sriharsha Majety in a statement.
For its part Essilor said the acquisition will enable it to broaden its online footprint to central Europe, as well as bolstering its capabilities in "multi-category, multi-brand models".
Two such objectives are bolstering the capabilities of key U.S. allies to contain ISIS, and working to restore some balance in the region that may set the groundwork for longer-term political solutions.
"Now Iraq needs additional support to break the momentum of extremist groups and bolster the capabilities of Iraqi security forces," he said.
Ad executives worry that Google and Microsoft, which is moving to bolster its capabilities in search and other areas of online advertising, will not stop there.
Concerns over issues of territory, sovereignty and maritime economic interests were rising amid "clearer trends" among neighbouring nations to modernise and bolster military capabilities.
The bill would be part of the Senate version of the renewal of the American COMPETES Act, bipartisan legislation that was passed in 2007 and reauthorized in 2010 and that aimed to bolster U.S. capabilities in the physical sciences.
Mr Obama told reporters on Friday that he "will not be sending US troops back into Iraq", but that Iraq needed additional support to "break the momentum of extremist groups and bolster the capabilities of Iraqi security forces".
The details are less explicit here, but the Budget does promise that the ATO will be provided with "additional resources to combat domestic tobacco crops" and "ongoing funding to bolster its capabilities to detect and destroy domestically grown illicit tobacco crops".
