You can't get closer to the heart of national sovereignty than national security and intelligence services.

We remain vulnerable.There is no such thing as 100 percent security against terrorism.

I have never come across a technology that doesn't change. This is inevitable. You have to adapt your systems as technology develops.

We still lack a global definition of terrorism.

The majority of the world's Muslims do not believe that terrorism is a legitimate strategy or that Islam is incompatible with democracy.

The key to tackling Islamist fundamentalism and terrorism from the Islamist community is in the hands of moderate Muslims.

In intelligence work, there are limits to the amount of information one can share. Confidentiality is essential.