Saving Africa's elephants is more than a conservation issue but an issue of global security, economic development and adherence to the rule of law.
This may bring its perception of global security issues closer to those of America, Japan and other big oil importers, and may make it act more like a country that depends on the West and its markets.But for all the optimism generated abroad by China's accession to the WTO, foreigners will continue to encounter many obstacles in trying to do business there.
They might be exploring the Italian option not only as the world's eighth largest international arms exporter, but also, potentially, as a country that perhaps could still be persuaded to align with the GCC states on a host of global security issues, especially in the Mediterranean.
In an interview with Democracy Now!, Noam Chomsky takes issue with Obama's characterization of the United States as "the anchor of global security" in Tuesday night's address.
As well as increasing the public's engagement with the university, the edible bug challenge also raised awareness of issues of global food security.
In a world dominated by the issues of global financial security, the recent G8 summit in Deauville, France targeted an entire day to the challenges of the Arab Spring.
Modi said that the US and India have been cooperating on issues of global concern, including nuclear security, climate change and terrorism.
Huntsman, again tying himself to Obama, "expressed his and President Obama's hope to keep the US-China relations moving in a positive direction" and noted US and Chinese interests "were aligned on many aspects of the key issues of global economic recovery, regional security and climate change".
