The drawings of the Munich Security Conference, 2025
While the extent to which today’s world is already multipolar is debatable, the world’s “multipolarization” is a fact. #MSC2025
The Munich Security Conference is the world's leading forum for debating international security policy. It is a venue for diplomatic initiatives to address the world's most pressing security concerns.
Times of Change on tour in Munich
Wars, crises, and fake news campaigns: The world is experiencing a destabilization that is also affecting Germany. How should we shape foreign and security policy to preserve democracy, freedom, the rule of law, and prosperity in our country? What does this mean for the people of Munich? Continue
While the extent to which today’s world is already multipolar is debatable, the world’s “multipolarization” is a fact.
Multipolarization – Munich Security Report 2025
The Munich Security Conference Munich Security Conference will present the Ewald von Kleist Award 2025 to Kaja Kallas for her essential leadership in rallying support for Ukraine after Russia’s full-scale invasion, recognizing her as a resilient and widely respected leader and staunch defender of the rule of law. Continue
Day 1 – “Press Freedom and Global Security” Continue
Thursday, February 13, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m – Location: Saal, Literaturhaus München
On the first day, the focus will be on freedom of the press, especially in autocratic systems.
Ece Temelkuran: Author and Journalist; Pen for Peace Award 2001, El Mundo International Journalism Award 2023, Richard-von-Weizsäcker-Fellow, Robert-Bosch-Academy Berlin; Istanbul and London
Saad Mohseni : Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Moby Media Group, Dubai
Holger Stark: Deputy Editor-in-Chief, DIE ZEIT, Hamburg
The Munich Security Conference awards the 2025 John McCain Dissertation Award to Tim Heinkelmann-Wild for his outstanding work on transatlantic relations, analyzing US withdrawal’s impact on global institutions and Europe’s role in maintaining cooperation. Continue
Munich Security Conference Innovation Night 2025
Scale UP & Double DOWN: Cross-Amplifying Defense Innovation and Alliance Resilience
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With: Dr. Benedikt Franke, Sven Weizenegger, Boris Pistorius, Pierre Vandier, Michael Vetter, Steven H. Walker, Peter Kyle, Matthew Schlueter, Carsten Breuer, Eirik Johan Kristoffersen, Renato Rodrigues de Aguiar Freire, Stuart B. Munsch
Moderators: Karina Mößbauer and Jeanne Meserve Continue
“I am still a socialist. I am a left-of-center politician. I believe that in Africa, if you see the poverty around us, you can’t afford to be anything else.” John Dramani Mahama (President Republic of Ghana)
Eliminating terrorists is not a tragedy, it is a victory for those who have suffered the cruelty of dictatorship. The Iranian people do not need another failed diplomatic process, they need decisive action to remove a terrorist regime. Masih Alinejad
“We need democracy – but right now democracy needs us! It needs self-assured citizens who have confidence and drive, common sense and decency, and who show solidarity with others.” Frank-Walter Steinmeier
“Ukraine 2030”, Continue
Location: Saal, Literaturhaus München
On the second day, we will deal with the Russian war of aggression and visions for Ukraine
2030.
Dmytro Kuleba Politician and Diplomat, Lawyer, Editor and Writer; Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine; Senior Fellow of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard Kennedy School; Associate Professor at the Institute of Political Studies in Paris; KyivRalf Fücks
Co-Founder and Managing Director of the Center for Liberal Modernity, Publicist, Berlin
Anna Sauerbrey Foreign Policy Editor, DIE ZEIT, Hamburg
“Latvia will stay united with Ukraine to win over Russia’s aggression and ensure just peace and security in Europe. Nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine. Nothing about Europe without Europe.” Evika Siliņa, Prime Minister of the Republic of Latvia
“Unjustified tariffs on the European Union will not go unanswered.” Ursula von de Leyen, President, European Commission, European Union
“Across Europe, free speech is in retreat. In the interest of comedy, my friends, but also in the interest of truth, I will admit that sometimes the loudest voices for censorship have come not from within Europe, but from within my own country.”
“In Washington, there is a new sheriff in town. Under Donald Trump’s leadership, we may disagree with your views, but we will fight to defend your right to offer them in the public square — agree or disagree.”
“If you’re running in fear of your own voters, there is nothing America can do for you. Nor, for that matter, is there anything that you can do for the American people who elected me and elected President Trump”
“To believe in dmocracy is to understand that each of our citizens has wisdom and a voice. And if we refuse to listen to that voice, even our most successful fights will secure very little.” JD Vance, Vice President of the United States
“As an old Chinese saying goes: Circles and squares cannot be drawn without compasses and rulers — which means nothing can be accomplished without following norms and standards.” Wang Yi, Minister of Foreign Affairs
“What you call Palestine is the land of Israel.” Gidon Moshe Sa’ar, Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs
“A peace deal can only be considered a plan to end the war if it is discussed by everybody.” Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine
“Never again fascism. Never again racism. Never again war of aggression. This is the historic duty that Germany must and wants to uphold.” Olaf Scholz
“Defiance and Diplomacy: Prospects for Ukraine’s Future”
With Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, and Christiane Amanpour (Moderator), Chief International Anchor of CNN.
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