If information ends up in the wrong hands, the lives of people very often are immediately at risk.

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

In the fight against terrorism, national agencies keep full control over their police forces, security and intelligence agencies and judicial authorities.

The central role in the fight against terrorism is with national authorities.

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

There are no automatic links between poverty and terrorism. Among millions of poor people in the world, only a few turn to terrorism.

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