Abdullah is one of the most sensitive of Iraq's security prisoners and securing access to him took three months of negotiations with intelligence officials.
But American engagement abroad has never been purely about securing access to energy.
He suggested that a hidden motivation for the war was securing access to oil.
European countries have long dreamt of securing access to gas from Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan through a pipeline that crosses Georgia.
The Constitutional Court won their gratitude by securing access to health care and upholding the rights of 5m displaced people.
In 2005, his trip to North Korea was instrumental in securing access to the secluded country for ABC.
This homophobic hatred is so great that it is likely to prevent LGBTI athletes securing access to top class sports facilities and training camps.
Castile annexed the kingdom of Murcia in 1243, thereby securing access to the Mediterranean and challenging the southern expansion of the Crown of Aragon.
"There is also the value of securing access to data associated with tweets, as this data can benefit Google's search product.
Since we last collected this data, we've seen significant challenges in securing access to people who need our support," says Lindsay Hamsik, the forum's policy adviser.
These include unlawful police stop and search, high suicide rates, the continued use of corporal punishment in the home, and problems securing access to justice".
