The region and the world have benefited from the UAE’s policy of openness UNIPATH STAFF Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan is a member of the Council of Ministers and has been the Minister of Tolerance in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) since 2017. He has held many other minister-level posts, including the ministries of higher education and scientific research, education, and culture and knowledge development. His reception hall is always full of city dignitaries, and those who seek his help are from all nationalities and religions. He stands to welcome visitors with all humility without prior knowledge of their…
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A conversation with Bahrain Defense Force Commander Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa UNIPATH STAFF Photos by BAHRAIN DEFENSE FORCE Bahrain Defense Force Commander Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa is a beloved leader whose skill and ability are uniquely suited to establish a military force to defend the nation. He recently sat down for an interview with Unipath. Unipath: The kingdom of Bahrain is one of the United States’ most important strategic partners. How would you describe this partnership? Sheikh Khalifa: Our strategic relations with the United States have endured for decades. These relations are…
I would like to thank Unipath for extending this kind invitation to me. I believe the magazine is an important platform for dialogue and exchange of opinions and ideas and am pleased about what our discussion today represents. It clearly reflects the strong friendship and important ties between the United States and the UAE. These ties are based on mutual respect, cooperation and joint action for the benefit of all. I am also pleased to talk about tolerance in the UAE and its unique model that includes the Ministry of Tolerance, the only one of its kind worldwide. The model…
At the invitation of U.S. Central Command, I am pleased to introduce this edition of Unipath on the theme of partnerships and peacekeeping, two issues to which the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan pays great attention. When it comes to regional and international partnerships to defeat terrorism, multinational military exercises and international peacekeeping operations in places such as Afghanistan, the Jordan Armed Forces has been a global leader. We have worked with our friends the Americans for a long time, linked by deeply rooted political and military relationships that benefit both partners. The United States possesses advanced digital technologies as well…
Naval cooperation with partner nations ensures a more secure Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea photos by AFP/Getty Images The sea has traditionally been a medium of contrasts. Its seemingly placid surface yields easily to an undulating intensity, and it doesn’t take long for gale force winds to develop into destructive storms. An unruffled sea one moment, and not long after, triggered by a massive underwater earthquake, a tsunami sweeps countless shores with unrelenting fury. And when it comes to human activity on the seas, legitimate commerce operates side by side with illegal trafficking. The stakes these days are considerably higher.…
Directors of Military Intelligence Discuss Opportunities to Build Stability in Afghanistan UNIPATH STAFF Photos by U.S. Central Command Addressing common security threats, military intelligence leaders from Central Asia and the United States met in February 2019 for U.S. Central Command’s fourth annual Central and South Asia Directors of Military Intelligence Conference. Held in the United States in Tampa, Florida, the three-day conference included security experts and military officials from Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and the U.S. This year’s event focused on conflict resolution in Afghanistan. Presentations and discussions focused on current efforts to improve security in Afghanistan. “Attending and…
Iraq’s Interior Ministry builds professionalism with postgraduate degrees in modern policing After our security forces achieved great victories over Daesh terrorists, the need to develop and train skilled personnel to fortify the domestic front has become an indispensable requirement enabling Iraq to join the ranks of secure major powers. Having felt the need to find ways to shape minds, the Iraqi Ministry of Interior has granted the Higher Institute for Security and Administrative Development space to open more than one postgraduate diploma program in specializations that will achieve quantum leaps, accelerating the education process and saving time. Dean of the…
Coordinating military and civilian efforts requires adoption of a national counterterrorism strategy DR. EMAN RAGAB, HEAD OF SECURITY AND MILITARY RESEARCH AT EGYPT’S AL-AHRAM CENTER FOR POLITICAL AND STRATEGIC STUDIES Countering terrorism is a national priority for the Egyptian government. In his speech on January 23, 2019, President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi called terrorism the “most significant threat” to national security. Since 2014, Egypt has been encountering a wave of domestic terrorism not only in North Sinai but also in the Nile Valley. That wave is led by diverse terrorist entities; some are affiliated with the Salafi/jihadist doctrine and the Muslim Brotherhood,…
The country monitors suspicious financial transactions in cooperation with foreign partners Fiscal year 2018 highlighted a series of constraints and challenges that the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Afghanistan (FinTRACA) endured and successfully overcame. The center continued making great efforts to improve collection, analysis and dissemination of reports that form the core functions of FinTRACA. In pursuit of building capacity and enhancing the ability of reporting entities to detect money laundering and terror financing red flags and improve the quality of suspicious transaction reports and large cash transaction reports, the center provided reporting entities with technical assistance and…
Afghan Ambassador to the United States Roya Rahmani discusses the future of her country There is no mistaking the pride that Ambassador Roya Rahmani has for the people of Afghanistan. When she shares stories of her countrymen’s sacrifice, resilience and hope for the future, she speaks with humility and passion. She is not blind to the enormous challenges Afghans face in achieving and maintaining security and stability. For example, the average daily death toll in the fight against terrorism is 70-80. However, she is a determined advocate of peace. In December 2018, Rahmani became Afghanistan’s first female ambassador to the…