Tswalu Dialogue

The Tswalu Dialogue was established in 2002 as a premier African forum to discuss issues of concern to continental development and security. The event is held according to 'RUSI Rules' - the content of the formal papers and the event itself may be cited, but the discussions remain strictly off the record.

It is hosted by Jonathan and Jennifer Oppenheimer, and involves collaboration between a number of international partners: The Brenthurst Foundation, the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies (RUSI), African Centre for Strategic Studies (ACSS), The Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung.

The Tswalu Dialogue has focused on the following themes:

    2002: The Logic of Stability and Prosperity in Africa
2003: Africa's Big States.
2004: The Impact of the War in Iraq for Africa. - pdf 989kb
2005: The Relationship between trade, development and security. - pdf 610kb
2006: Differentiating Africa. - pdf 153kb
2007: The African Military in the 21st Century. - pdf 898kb
2008: Global Lessons from Conflict Resolution. - pdf 211kb
2009: The Think-Tank and Advisory Business. - pdf 1.1mb

The Dialogue is attended by a mix of policy-makers, analysts, academia, media and
business-people. The full Whitehall papers to the Dialogues can be downloaded here: