The two are embarked on sharply different directions in foreign policy, all the while looking over their shoulders, at America and Russia.Locked into anti-Americanism by ideology and sanctions, Iran's clerical regime favours an alliance with Russia as a means of securing arms, nuclear know-how and diplomatic clout.
There are also few tech employers here with the HR and legal know-how to secure H1B visas for international employees.
After all, it feels good to be secure in our experience and know-how, and the unknown can be scary.
During recent auctions in Alberta, Canada, and in Angola, the firm's know-how helped it secure the best fields, while rivals overpaid for marginal ones.Compared with its peers, Exxon is certainly in an enviable position.
He'd rather imagine the fabulous wealth to come as his wonder potion floods the world, securing "God only knows how many millions and millions".
We've been here for four years and we feel secure because we know how to get around, we have friends, and our son has done very well in school: he has received a scholarship to college.
As an advocate of a viable Palestinian state that is not incompatible with my passionate support for a strong, safe and secure Israel, I know how easy it is to become a self-righteous one-dimensional advocate for one side or the other.
"I didn't know how secure it was, or what they would do" with the number.
By now, even the most casual viewer wanted to know how secure Petrova's lead was.
"They want to know how secure the airplanes are and whether or not there is adequate security".
Roughly one-third of all mobile phone users reported that they did not know how secure mobile banking technology was, while an additional third rated the technology unsafe, she said.
