Mr Lam goes on to say that all the signs are that this focus on internal security and stability will continue to be one of the Communist Party's main priorities.
Instead, he explains, brands should focus on "internal transformation first".
However, experts say their focus on internal controls may have come at the expense of security.
That resulted in a pathological focus on internal process at I.B.M. instead of on customers and the marketplace.
Saatchi & Saatchi acquired Act Now Productions in 2008, which already had a focus on internal employee engagement, rather than outward looking brand communication.
The US and EU, in contrast, look weak and less and less able to influence the region as they focus on internal problems.
After a rethink in 2004, it decided, says a spokeswoman, that "you need to focus on internal conflicts before you go out to joint projects".
The good news is that we are starting to see research showing that approaches that focus on internal cues of eating have real benefits.
Most were concentrated around Tripoli "in keeping with Qaddafi's apparent primary focus on internal, rather than external threats," Mr. Boyd said.
But at an investor conference last week, the company's chief executive, Brian T. Moynihan, said it was time to focus on internal growth rather than more acquisitions.
There is, however, little appetite within India for bold steps to reinforce the obvious need of the Pakistani Army to focus on internal security threats.
