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Council of Councils Conferences

Council of Councils Sixteenth Regional Conference

Pretoria, South Africa

October 26-28, 2025,

<p>Council of Councils members at the CoC Sixteenth Regional Conference</p>
Council of Councils members at the CoC Sixteenth Regional Conference
<p>Council of Councils members at the CoC Sixteenth Regional Conference</p>
Council of Councils members at the CoC Sixteenth Regional Conference

On October 26-October 28, 2025, the Institute for Security Studies and the Council on Foreign Relations co-hosted the Council of Councils Sixteenth Regional Conference in Pretoria, South Africa.

Participants discussed seven major themes:

  • Framing Possible Pathways to a Safe, Secure, and Stable World
  • Cartels, Trafficking, and Terrorism
  • AI/Tech governance
  • Trade, Tariffs, and Power
  • Pursuing Sustainable Peace in the Middle East, Africa, and Ukraine
  • Africa and the World: The World in Africa
  • Security Cooperation in the Age of Strategic Autonomy