Dr Jacobus Kamfer (Jakkie) Cilliers

Dr Jacobus Kamfer (Jakkie) Cilliers is a member of the CSPS International Advisory Board, the Chairman of the ISS Board of Trustees and Head of African Futures & Innovation. He holds a B.Mil (B.A.) from the University of Stellenbosch and an Hons. B.A., M.A. (cum laude) and DLitt et Phil from the University of South Africa (UNISA). Awards include the Bronze Medal from the South African Society for the Advancement of Science and the H Bradlow Research Bursary.

Dr Cilliers co-founded the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) in 1990 and played an important role in the transformation of the South African armed forces and the institution of civilian control over the military in the period 1990 to 1996.

At present most of Dr Cilliers' interests relate to the emerging security architecture in Africa as reflected in the developments under the banner of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union as well as issues around African long-term future. Dr Cilliers has presented numerous papers at conferences and seminars and published a number of books on various matters relating to peace and security in Africa and serves on the editorial boards of the African Security Review and the South African Journal of International Affairs.