He's fortifying himself.

In fortifying both the conceptual shifts taking place and our common ground, we should continue to develop policies and practices which, focused on women's equity, increasingly enable women's health.

Production of iodized salt is in place at the large Araltuz and Pavlodarsol plants, and equipment for fortifying flour (enriching it with iron) has been installed at 15 mills.

On the financial side, China is promoting wider international use of its currency, the renminbi. And it is increasingly asserting its interests militarily, fortifying the disputed Spratly Islands and constructing runways capable of accommodating fighter jets.

Pregnant HIV infected IDUs transmit the virus to their babies, and sometimes shockingly often in Russia abandon their newborns, relinquishing them to the state. The people infected by IDUs also can infect others sexually, further fortifying the bridge into the general population.

According to US Customs and Border Protection, building and maintaining the existing 670 miles of border fencing on the US Mexico border would cost 6.5 billion over the barrier s expected 20 year life cycle. At this price, fortifying the remaining 1,300 miles of the Mexico border would cost more than 12.6 billion.

For starters, India could rescind its recognition of Chinese sovereignty over Tibet, while applying economic pressure through trade, as China has done to Japan and the Philippines when they have challenged its territorial claims. By hinging China s market access on progress in resolving political, territorial, and water disputes, India can prevent China from fortifying its leverage.

More research is also needed to improve the nutritional quality of staple foods by fortifying them with iron, vitamin A, and zinc to help solve widespread micronutrient deficiencies. We must also strengthen food safety from production to consumption, including improvements in our understanding of the interaction between the food system and human health, particularly zoonotic diseases and the effects of pesticides.

Moreover, Abe has settled a nettlesome dispute with the United States over its military bases on the island of Okinawa, thereby fortifying Japan s relationship with its main ally. And, by reinterpreting Article 9 of the constitution to allow Japan to exercise collective self defense and provide aid to an ally under attack, Abe has made Japan a far more reliable partner for the US and its Asian allies.