Obama again today indicated he remained opposed to politicisation of the issue, saying it might hamper national security operations.
Such trends will intensify erosion and soil loss (Routschek et al. 2014) and can subsequently decrease agricultural production and hamper food security.
But its ability to start a regular flow of oil for export is hampered by security problems in its southern oil region, particularly the vast Rumaila fields.
The report is likely to touch off renewed debate about the United States' $600 million counternarcotics program in Afghanistan, which has been hampered by security challenges and endemic corruption within the Afghan government.
Supporters hailed Snowden for exposing what they saw in some cases as an illegal invasion of privacy, while critics believed he hampered the security services' ability to fight terrorism.
At the White House, two senior officials gave briefed reporters on the status of the Iraqi elections, again emphasizing that no thought is being given to delaying the election, despite calls for postponement by some Iraqi leaders from Sunni areas where the voting is likely be hampered by security problems.
International access and humanitarian assistance to conflict zones are often hampered by security concerns and political obstruction.
In other words, a Golan retreat would seriously hamper Israel's security.
That was partly, as several participants pointed out, because a lack of security hampers economic growth.
