US Secretary of State John Kerry said the agreement would make the region safer for its allies, including Israel.
US Secretary of State John Kerry said there had to be a political solution to the crisis in Syria, and removing its weapons of mass destruction would make the region safer.
US Secretary of State John Kerry said Iran's agreement to curb some of its nuclear activities in return for about $7bn £4.3bnn) would make the region safer for its allies, including Israel.
The president is giving his speech on the border so it is highly likely that he will touch on some of the steps his administration has taken to make the region safer.
Overall, if the deal does what it is meant to, it should make the region a bit safer, heading off, at least for now, the prospect of a dangerous nuclear arms race involving Saudi Arabia and perhaps Egypt and Turkey as well.
Launching an immediate surprise attack on Syria, Cheney tells us in his memoirs, would not only "make the region and the world safer, but it would also demonstrate our seriousness with respect to nonproliferation".
In central India armed groups proudly calling themselves Maoists control a broad swath of territory, fiercely resisting the Indian government's attempts to make the region's resource-rich forests safe for the mining operations that, according to a recent report in Foreign Policy magazine, "major global companies like Toyota and Coca-Cola" now rely on.
And just how safe does that really make the region and Israel?
In Geneva, Mr. Kerry said of the agreement: "It will make our partners in the region safer.
"Understanding the prevalence of child maltreatment is a first step towards identifying the right measures to make every child in the region safer".
