OPENING REMARKS BY DR JAKKIE CILLIERS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES (ISS) ON THE OCASSION OF THE ISS NAIROBI OFFICE LAUNCH

Dr. Jakkie Cilliers, Executive Director of the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), delivered opening remarks on April 13, 2010, for the launch of the ISS's expanded Nairobi office. The speech details the ISS's evolution from a South African organization founded in 1991 to a pan-African think tank focused on "sustainable human security." Cilliers highlights the institute's regional presence in Pretoria, Cape Town, Addis Ababa, and Nairobi, and its collaborations with various African Union and regional bodies. The remarks also introduce new initiatives, including the African Conflict Prevention System (ACPS) and the proposed ISS Peace Academy in Addis Ababa, which aims to provide training on non-traditional security issues such as climate change.

• The Institute for Security Studies (ISS) has evolved from a South African organization established in 1991 as the 'Institute for Defense Policy' into a pan-African think tank with offices in Pretoria, Cape Town, Addis Ababa, and Nairobi, and plans for an office in Dakar.
• The ISS focuses on "sustainable human security" through a wide range of thematic areas, including arms control, conflict prevention, corruption, governance, and the impact of climate change.
• The organization is launching two new initiatives: the African Conflict Prevention System (ACPS), which will utilize regional hubs in Addis Ababa, Pretoria, Nairobi, and Dakar to analyze conflict, and the ISS Peace Academy (ISS PA) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
• The proposed ISS Peace Academy intends to provide high-level, policy-oriented training for diplomats, military officers, and civil servants on non-traditional security issues, specifically mentioning globalization and the impact of climate change.

APA

Cilliers, J. (2010). OPENING REMARKS BY DR JAKKIE CILLIERS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES (ISS) ON THE OCASSION OF THE ISS NAIROBI OFFICE LAUNCH. Institute for Security Studies. https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/images/siteimages/13Apr2010NairobiOpen.pdf

Chicago

Cilliers, Jakkie. OPENING REMARKS BY DR JAKKIE CILLIERS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES (ISS) ON THE OCASSION OF THE ISS NAIROBI OFFICE LAUNCH. Institute for Security Studies, 2010. https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/images/siteimages/13Apr2010NairobiOpen.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{cilliers2010opening, author = {Cilliers, Jakkie}, title = {{OPENING REMARKS BY DR JAKKIE CILLIERS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES (ISS) ON THE OCASSION OF THE ISS NAIROBI OFFICE LAUNCH}}, publisher = {Institute for Security Studies}, year = {2010}, month = apr, url = {https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/images/siteimages/13Apr2010NairobiOpen.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }