Dialogue on Southern Africa and international
terrorism
The Brenthurst Foundation hosted a dialogue on Southern Africa and
international terrorism from 25 to 27 January with the aim of determining
whether an emergent threat existed, the likely magnitude and manifestation of
this threat, its potential effect and whether the region had the capacity to
contain it – should it arise. Participation by the South African
Intelligence Services, including the Minister, the US National Intelligence
Council, the UNODC, the Institute for Strategic Studies and the SA Institute
for International Affairs, ensured the quality of the debate – with
particular value being derived from the formal participation of the respective
intelligence communities. Due to the sensitivity of some of the discussions and
an agreement on non-attribution, a report on the conference proceedings will
not be published. There are however certain papers that were presented without
restriction and these, along with an article by Greg Mills which emanated from
the conference, are available below.
