He said the foundation exists to help restore a less "hysterical" and "emotional" debate on the subject and promote what he calls a more "flexible and long-term approach" to the problem.
Chaired by the emir's wife, Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser al-Missned, the non-profit foundation exists primarily to overhaul education within the state and prepare its small indigenous population for life beyond oil and gas-dependency.
Valve is joining the Linux Foundation in the run up to the gaming giant's launch of its Steam Machine, a console based on the Linux open source operating system which the foundation exists to promote.
Under the headline "Act Now; The Danger Is Immediate," Mr. Shultz, in an op-ed article in The Washington Post last September, wrote: "A strong foundation exists for immediate military action against Hussein and for a multilateral effort to rebuild Iraq after he is gone".
Using the same template also ensures that a foundation exists for the implementation of new techniques and technologies.
No better foundation exists upon which to secure a reputation than an informed workforce.
