Both of Jamaica's major political parties have fostered ties with neighborhood gangs, which turn out the vote in exchange for political favors.
Both of Jamaica's political parties have fostered ties with neighborhood gangs, who turn out the vote in exchange for political favors.
In thinking beyond the country's borders, he was almost exclusively focused on visiting and fostering ties with countries maligned by Washington for their communist or socialist governments.
Vyacheslav Nikonov, a political scientist and the grandson of Stalin's henchman Vyacheslav Molotov, now heads Russky Mir, or Russian World, a Kremlin-backed "soft power" organization that fosters ties with Russian émigrés.
The purpose of the study was to analyze existing regulations in the United States with regards to sexual activity, and simultaneously to foster ties between those against sexual repression and LGBT organizations.
A major goal of the organizers was to foster ties between basic and clinical scientists, and to promote translational collaborations.
When Turkey moved to foster closer ties with its Muslim neighbors about a decade ago, it hoped that such relations would help boost Iraq's stability and improve political ties with Syria and Iran.
The Dutch government has announced changes to public university programs that it says are designed to educate students more efficiently, to better prepare students for the job market and to foster research ties with the industry.
It would exacerbate existing tension with Russia over the Balkans and national missile defense, dissuade Russia from further arms control and encourage Russia to foster stronger ties with China.
