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The Munich Security Conference (MSC) is the world’s leading forum for debate on international security. #MSC2026: February 13-15, 2026
✨ We congratulate Sylvie Goulard on receiving the Ordo Socialis Prize!
At a time of profound political change, her commitment to social justice and a democratic Europe is especially vital.
We are proud to count her among the members of the MSC Foundation Council.
At a time of profound political change, her commitment to social justice and a democratic Europe is especially vital.
We are proud to count her among the members of the MSC Foundation Council.
January 26, 2026 at 12:24 PM
✨ We congratulate Sylvie Goulard on receiving the Ordo Socialis Prize!
At a time of profound political change, her commitment to social justice and a democratic Europe is especially vital.
We are proud to count her among the members of the MSC Foundation Council.
At a time of profound political change, her commitment to social justice and a democratic Europe is especially vital.
We are proud to count her among the members of the MSC Foundation Council.
Did you listen to Ep. 3 of our "Munich Moments" podcast with @foreignpolicy.com yet?
🎧 Tune in and find out about Volodymyr Zelenskyy's short visit to #MSC2022, just days before Russia's invasion of #Ukraine.
➡️ open.spotify.com/episode/5LPW...
🎧 Tune in and find out about Volodymyr Zelenskyy's short visit to #MSC2022, just days before Russia's invasion of #Ukraine.
➡️ open.spotify.com/episode/5LPW...
Breakfast and Dinner in Ukraine
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January 24, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Did you listen to Ep. 3 of our "Munich Moments" podcast with @foreignpolicy.com yet?
🎧 Tune in and find out about Volodymyr Zelenskyy's short visit to #MSC2022, just days before Russia's invasion of #Ukraine.
➡️ open.spotify.com/episode/5LPW...
🎧 Tune in and find out about Volodymyr Zelenskyy's short visit to #MSC2022, just days before Russia's invasion of #Ukraine.
➡️ open.spotify.com/episode/5LPW...
🚰 Water supply systems are under attack. Ambika Vishwanath, member of our #FoodSecurity Task Force, explains why this is also a cyber security issue.
👉 Watch our entire panel from the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture: www.gffa-berlin.de/en/video-rev...
👉 Watch our entire panel from the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture: www.gffa-berlin.de/en/video-rev...
January 22, 2026 at 7:05 PM
🚰 Water supply systems are under attack. Ambika Vishwanath, member of our #FoodSecurity Task Force, explains why this is also a cyber security issue.
👉 Watch our entire panel from the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture: www.gffa-berlin.de/en/video-rev...
👉 Watch our entire panel from the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture: www.gffa-berlin.de/en/video-rev...
In his op-ed for the @nytimes.com, Wolfgang Ischinger points out how threats against Greenland cut to the heart of the idea of Europe and international law—underlining that NATO's greatest asset is its shared culture of resolving dispute peacefully.
Full text 👇
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
Full text 👇
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January 21, 2026 at 10:42 AM
In his op-ed for the @nytimes.com, Wolfgang Ischinger points out how threats against Greenland cut to the heart of the idea of Europe and international law—underlining that NATO's greatest asset is its shared culture of resolving dispute peacefully.
Full text 👇
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
Full text 👇
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
📅 On February 12, 2026, join us for the 9th MSC Innovation Night we host with the Bundeswehr Cyber Innovation Hub!
💡 This year’s focus: the strategic role of AI in defense and security amid global competition.
Registration is free, but spots are limited ⬇️
securityconference.org/en/msc-2026/...
💡 This year’s focus: the strategic role of AI in defense and security amid global competition.
Registration is free, but spots are limited ⬇️
securityconference.org/en/msc-2026/...
January 20, 2026 at 2:18 PM
📅 On February 12, 2026, join us for the 9th MSC Innovation Night we host with the Bundeswehr Cyber Innovation Hub!
💡 This year’s focus: the strategic role of AI in defense and security amid global competition.
Registration is free, but spots are limited ⬇️
securityconference.org/en/msc-2026/...
💡 This year’s focus: the strategic role of AI in defense and security amid global competition.
Registration is free, but spots are limited ⬇️
securityconference.org/en/msc-2026/...
Have you checked out Ep. 2 of our “Munich Moments” podcast with @foreignpolicy.com yet?
Hear @sylviekauffmann.bsky.social and other eyewitnesses recall Putin’s pivotal 2007 MSC speech and why it still matters today.
🎧 Tune in now: open.spotify.com/episode/2y1J...
Hear @sylviekauffmann.bsky.social and other eyewitnesses recall Putin’s pivotal 2007 MSC speech and why it still matters today.
🎧 Tune in now: open.spotify.com/episode/2y1J...
January 19, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Have you checked out Ep. 2 of our “Munich Moments” podcast with @foreignpolicy.com yet?
Hear @sylviekauffmann.bsky.social and other eyewitnesses recall Putin’s pivotal 2007 MSC speech and why it still matters today.
🎧 Tune in now: open.spotify.com/episode/2y1J...
Hear @sylviekauffmann.bsky.social and other eyewitnesses recall Putin’s pivotal 2007 MSC speech and why it still matters today.
🎧 Tune in now: open.spotify.com/episode/2y1J...
An attack on Greenland "would rob the US of an unbeatable web of allies and offer rifts for our common enemies to exploit," Wolfgang Ischinger states in his op-ed in the @nytimes.com, stressing that this would make America weaker, not safer.
Read the full text here ⬇
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
Read the full text here ⬇
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Greenland Threats Will Boomerang on America
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:42 PM
An attack on Greenland "would rob the US of an unbeatable web of allies and offer rifts for our common enemies to exploit," Wolfgang Ischinger states in his op-ed in the @nytimes.com, stressing that this would make America weaker, not safer.
Read the full text here ⬇
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
Read the full text here ⬇
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
📖 Turning pages, opening perspectives—our Security & Literature Series with @zeit.de returns!
Bringing together international authors and global leaders, it will complement the debates of #MSC2026 with a cultural angle.
Join us at @lithaus.bsky.social 👇
securityconference.org/en/msc-2026/...
Bringing together international authors and global leaders, it will complement the debates of #MSC2026 with a cultural angle.
Join us at @lithaus.bsky.social 👇
securityconference.org/en/msc-2026/...
January 17, 2026 at 7:39 AM
📖 Turning pages, opening perspectives—our Security & Literature Series with @zeit.de returns!
Bringing together international authors and global leaders, it will complement the debates of #MSC2026 with a cultural angle.
Join us at @lithaus.bsky.social 👇
securityconference.org/en/msc-2026/...
Bringing together international authors and global leaders, it will complement the debates of #MSC2026 with a cultural angle.
Join us at @lithaus.bsky.social 👇
securityconference.org/en/msc-2026/...
‼️ OUT NOW: Episode 2 of our "Munich Moments" podcast with @foreignpolicy.com revisits Putin’s pivotal 2007 MSC speech—seen by many as a rupture in Western‑Russian relations.
🎧 Listen to eyewitness accounts on how it felt then & why it still matters today: open.spotify.com/episode/2y1J...
🎧 Listen to eyewitness accounts on how it felt then & why it still matters today: open.spotify.com/episode/2y1J...
January 16, 2026 at 6:48 PM
‼️ OUT NOW: Episode 2 of our "Munich Moments" podcast with @foreignpolicy.com revisits Putin’s pivotal 2007 MSC speech—seen by many as a rupture in Western‑Russian relations.
🎧 Listen to eyewitness accounts on how it felt then & why it still matters today: open.spotify.com/episode/2y1J...
🎧 Listen to eyewitness accounts on how it felt then & why it still matters today: open.spotify.com/episode/2y1J...
OUT NOW: Key Speeches Vol. III on #Putin at MSC 2007📕
The third edition of our Selected Key Speeches series revisits one Munich Moment, which resonates until this day.
Download our new booklet with original reactions & contemporary reflections ⬇️
securityconference.org/en/publicati...
The third edition of our Selected Key Speeches series revisits one Munich Moment, which resonates until this day.
Download our new booklet with original reactions & contemporary reflections ⬇️
securityconference.org/en/publicati...
Selected Key Speeches, Vol. 3
Speech by President Vladimir Putin at the MSC 2007 and the reactions it sparked
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January 16, 2026 at 3:37 PM
OUT NOW: Key Speeches Vol. III on #Putin at MSC 2007📕
The third edition of our Selected Key Speeches series revisits one Munich Moment, which resonates until this day.
Download our new booklet with original reactions & contemporary reflections ⬇️
securityconference.org/en/publicati...
The third edition of our Selected Key Speeches series revisits one Munich Moment, which resonates until this day.
Download our new booklet with original reactions & contemporary reflections ⬇️
securityconference.org/en/publicati...
Happening now: Our panel discussion at #GFFA with @bmleh.de on the geopolitical dimension of water security.
⏰ Stay tuned for live updates and watch the full panel afterwards on www.gffa-berlin.de
⏰ Stay tuned for live updates and watch the full panel afterwards on www.gffa-berlin.de
January 15, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Happening now: Our panel discussion at #GFFA with @bmleh.de on the geopolitical dimension of water security.
⏰ Stay tuned for live updates and watch the full panel afterwards on www.gffa-berlin.de
⏰ Stay tuned for live updates and watch the full panel afterwards on www.gffa-berlin.de
📅 Today, at 4 p.m. (CET), we will co-host a panel discussion with @bmleh.de at #GFFA on the geopolitical dimension of water security ahead of the 2026 UN Water Conference.
You can register last-minute or watch the panel afterwards via gffa-berlin.de
You can register last-minute or watch the panel afterwards via gffa-berlin.de
January 15, 2026 at 12:23 PM
📅 Today, at 4 p.m. (CET), we will co-host a panel discussion with @bmleh.de at #GFFA on the geopolitical dimension of water security ahead of the 2026 UN Water Conference.
You can register last-minute or watch the panel afterwards via gffa-berlin.de
You can register last-minute or watch the panel afterwards via gffa-berlin.de
„Ihr müsst ihn nicht wörtlich nehmen, aber bitte nehmt ihn immer ernst!“
Wolfgang Ischinger spricht im Stern über gute Ratschläge zu Trumps Außenpolitik, den Berliner Stromausfall und was ihn trotz allem positiv stimmt.
Zum ganzen Gespräch ⬇️
www.stern.de/politik/ausl...
Wolfgang Ischinger spricht im Stern über gute Ratschläge zu Trumps Außenpolitik, den Berliner Stromausfall und was ihn trotz allem positiv stimmt.
Zum ganzen Gespräch ⬇️
www.stern.de/politik/ausl...
Den Westen, wie wir ihn kannten, könnte es bald nicht mehr geben
Wolfgang Ischinger ist einer der erfahrensten deutschen Diplomaten. Warum es nun wichtiger denn je ist, mit Trump Klartext zu reden.
www.stern.de
January 12, 2026 at 5:56 PM
„Ihr müsst ihn nicht wörtlich nehmen, aber bitte nehmt ihn immer ernst!“
Wolfgang Ischinger spricht im Stern über gute Ratschläge zu Trumps Außenpolitik, den Berliner Stromausfall und was ihn trotz allem positiv stimmt.
Zum ganzen Gespräch ⬇️
www.stern.de/politik/ausl...
Wolfgang Ischinger spricht im Stern über gute Ratschläge zu Trumps Außenpolitik, den Berliner Stromausfall und was ihn trotz allem positiv stimmt.
Zum ganzen Gespräch ⬇️
www.stern.de/politik/ausl...
Did you tune into our "Munich Moments" yet? 🎧
🔙 MSC 2003: Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer defends Germany's skeptical position towards military action in Iraq.
Want to discover the full story? Then listen to ep. 1 of our podcast with @foreignpolicy.com:
open.spotify.com/episode/1xZ9...
🔙 MSC 2003: Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer defends Germany's skeptical position towards military action in Iraq.
Want to discover the full story? Then listen to ep. 1 of our podcast with @foreignpolicy.com:
open.spotify.com/episode/1xZ9...
January 12, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Did you tune into our "Munich Moments" yet? 🎧
🔙 MSC 2003: Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer defends Germany's skeptical position towards military action in Iraq.
Want to discover the full story? Then listen to ep. 1 of our podcast with @foreignpolicy.com:
open.spotify.com/episode/1xZ9...
🔙 MSC 2003: Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer defends Germany's skeptical position towards military action in Iraq.
Want to discover the full story? Then listen to ep. 1 of our podcast with @foreignpolicy.com:
open.spotify.com/episode/1xZ9...
📆 Only 5 weeks to go until #MSC2026!
Can’t wait? Tune into our brand-new “Munich Moments” podcast! 🎧
Together with @foreignpolicy.com, we take you behind-the-scenes and revisit some iconic MSC events.
➡️ First episode out now: open.spotify.com/episode/1xZ9...
Can’t wait? Tune into our brand-new “Munich Moments” podcast! 🎧
Together with @foreignpolicy.com, we take you behind-the-scenes and revisit some iconic MSC events.
➡️ First episode out now: open.spotify.com/episode/1xZ9...
January 9, 2026 at 6:58 PM
📆 Only 5 weeks to go until #MSC2026!
Can’t wait? Tune into our brand-new “Munich Moments” podcast! 🎧
Together with @foreignpolicy.com, we take you behind-the-scenes and revisit some iconic MSC events.
➡️ First episode out now: open.spotify.com/episode/1xZ9...
Can’t wait? Tune into our brand-new “Munich Moments” podcast! 🎧
Together with @foreignpolicy.com, we take you behind-the-scenes and revisit some iconic MSC events.
➡️ First episode out now: open.spotify.com/episode/1xZ9...
Norway's Minister of Finance and incoming MSC Chair
@jensstoltenberg.bsky.social joined today's #MSCinBerlin edition to take stock of the state of global politics, focusing on Ukraine, NATO, and US relations—what will happen next?
The group also discussed priorities and topics for #MSC2026.
@jensstoltenberg.bsky.social joined today's #MSCinBerlin edition to take stock of the state of global politics, focusing on Ukraine, NATO, and US relations—what will happen next?
The group also discussed priorities and topics for #MSC2026.
January 8, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Norway's Minister of Finance and incoming MSC Chair
@jensstoltenberg.bsky.social joined today's #MSCinBerlin edition to take stock of the state of global politics, focusing on Ukraine, NATO, and US relations—what will happen next?
The group also discussed priorities and topics for #MSC2026.
@jensstoltenberg.bsky.social joined today's #MSCinBerlin edition to take stock of the state of global politics, focusing on Ukraine, NATO, and US relations—what will happen next?
The group also discussed priorities and topics for #MSC2026.
More constructive multilateralism, fewer zero‑sum geopolitical approaches—here are our Ins and Outs for 2026.
Follow us to stay updated on the latest global security developments.
Follow us to stay updated on the latest global security developments.
January 7, 2026 at 4:14 PM
More constructive multilateralism, fewer zero‑sum geopolitical approaches—here are our Ins and Outs for 2026.
Follow us to stay updated on the latest global security developments.
Follow us to stay updated on the latest global security developments.
Germany seeks to be a European leader to promote a strong Europe. Yet our new Analysis highlights that this leadership role is contested among Germans—citing resources, history, and doubts about Europe’s expectations.
👉 Full findings here: securityconference.org/en/publicati...
👉 Full findings here: securityconference.org/en/publicati...
December 23, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Germany seeks to be a European leader to promote a strong Europe. Yet our new Analysis highlights that this leadership role is contested among Germans—citing resources, history, and doubts about Europe’s expectations.
👉 Full findings here: securityconference.org/en/publicati...
👉 Full findings here: securityconference.org/en/publicati...
Our new Munich Security Analysis by @tobiasbunde.bsky.social and @valentindaur.bsky.social shows that Germans want a more self-confident policy toward great powers. Yet, this is only possible in cooperation with European partners.
📖 Read the full text here: securityconference.org/en/publicati...
📖 Read the full text here: securityconference.org/en/publicati...
December 22, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Our new Munich Security Analysis by @tobiasbunde.bsky.social and @valentindaur.bsky.social shows that Germans want a more self-confident policy toward great powers. Yet, this is only possible in cooperation with European partners.
📖 Read the full text here: securityconference.org/en/publicati...
📖 Read the full text here: securityconference.org/en/publicati...
In recent years, 🇩🇪 has adapted its security policy to today's threat environment.
Read our new Munich Security Analysis and see why 21 % of respondents fundamentally reject this reorientation. Still, for 42 %, it does not go far enough.
More facts & figures ➡️ securityconference.org/en/publicati...
Read our new Munich Security Analysis and see why 21 % of respondents fundamentally reject this reorientation. Still, for 42 %, it does not go far enough.
More facts & figures ➡️ securityconference.org/en/publicati...
December 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
In recent years, 🇩🇪 has adapted its security policy to today's threat environment.
Read our new Munich Security Analysis and see why 21 % of respondents fundamentally reject this reorientation. Still, for 42 %, it does not go far enough.
More facts & figures ➡️ securityconference.org/en/publicati...
Read our new Munich Security Analysis and see why 21 % of respondents fundamentally reject this reorientation. Still, for 42 %, it does not go far enough.
More facts & figures ➡️ securityconference.org/en/publicati...
„Was in der vergangenen Nacht in Brüssel passiert ist, wird weder in Moskau noch in Washington den Eindruck verstärken, dass die EU ein proaktiver Gestalter weltpolitischer Entwicklungen ist.“–Wolfgang Ischinger im Deutschlandfunk zum EU-Kredit für die Ukraine.
Das ganze Gespräch ⬇️
Das ganze Gespräch ⬇️
Falsches Signal an Moskau: Diplomat Ischinger kritisiert EU-Einigung zur Finanzierung der Ukraine
Zwar hat sich die EU auf einen Kredit für die Ukraine geeinigt. Diplomat Ischinger kritisiert jedoch, wie die Einigung zustande kam und welches Signal ausgeht.
www.deutschlandfunk.de
December 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
„Was in der vergangenen Nacht in Brüssel passiert ist, wird weder in Moskau noch in Washington den Eindruck verstärken, dass die EU ein proaktiver Gestalter weltpolitischer Entwicklungen ist.“–Wolfgang Ischinger im Deutschlandfunk zum EU-Kredit für die Ukraine.
Das ganze Gespräch ⬇️
Das ganze Gespräch ⬇️
With #Russia's full-scale invasion of #Ukraine in 2022, former Chancellor Olaf Scholz proclaimed a #Zeitenwende. Our new publication shows Germans' threat perceptions have shifted—most now see security as worse than during the Cold War.
➡️ Full analysis: securityconference.org/en/publicati...
➡️ Full analysis: securityconference.org/en/publicati...
December 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
With #Russia's full-scale invasion of #Ukraine in 2022, former Chancellor Olaf Scholz proclaimed a #Zeitenwende. Our new publication shows Germans' threat perceptions have shifted—most now see security as worse than during the Cold War.
➡️ Full analysis: securityconference.org/en/publicati...
➡️ Full analysis: securityconference.org/en/publicati...
Last week, Venezuelan democracy activist María Corina Machado received the #NobelPeacePrize, this week, the US blockade on oil is making headlines.
Rewatch our #MSC2025 Spotlight on why Venezuela's politcial situation is key for the region's security.
📎 securityconference.org/mediathek/as...
Rewatch our #MSC2025 Spotlight on why Venezuela's politcial situation is key for the region's security.
📎 securityconference.org/mediathek/as...
December 18, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Last week, Venezuelan democracy activist María Corina Machado received the #NobelPeacePrize, this week, the US blockade on oil is making headlines.
Rewatch our #MSC2025 Spotlight on why Venezuela's politcial situation is key for the region's security.
📎 securityconference.org/mediathek/as...
Rewatch our #MSC2025 Spotlight on why Venezuela's politcial situation is key for the region's security.
📎 securityconference.org/mediathek/as...
“The road ahead is long and difficult, it will require more collective action to put more pressure on Russia by all of us together, including the US.“
On Bloomberg, Wolfgang Ischinger spoke about the 🇺🇦 peace talks that took place in Berlin this week.
Watch now ⬇️
www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...
On Bloomberg, Wolfgang Ischinger spoke about the 🇺🇦 peace talks that took place in Berlin this week.
Watch now ⬇️
www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...
Ukraine Should Be Armed To The Teeth Against Russia: Fmr German Ambassador to US | The Pulse 12/16
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he has an agreement with the US to make security guarantees legally binding through a vote in Congress as part of a deal to end Russia’s war. He offered no...
www.bloomberg.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
“The road ahead is long and difficult, it will require more collective action to put more pressure on Russia by all of us together, including the US.“
On Bloomberg, Wolfgang Ischinger spoke about the 🇺🇦 peace talks that took place in Berlin this week.
Watch now ⬇️
www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...
On Bloomberg, Wolfgang Ischinger spoke about the 🇺🇦 peace talks that took place in Berlin this week.
Watch now ⬇️
www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...
« Nous devons préserver notre foi dans l’esprit de l’intégration européenne afin de rester fidèles à nous-mêmes. »
Wolfgang Ischinger et Sylvie Goulard plaident dans @lemonde.fr en faveur d’une Europe forte face à des crises multiples.
Lire le texte entier 👇
www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...
Wolfgang Ischinger et Sylvie Goulard plaident dans @lemonde.fr en faveur d’une Europe forte face à des crises multiples.
Lire le texte entier 👇
www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...
« Libérons la politique étrangère de l’UE de sa léthargie »
TRIBUNE. Dans une tribune au « Monde », l’ancienne ministre française Sylvie Goulard et le diplomate allemand Wolfgang Ischinger considèrent que « la question de savoir comment l’Europe peut désormais...
www.lemonde.fr
December 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM
« Nous devons préserver notre foi dans l’esprit de l’intégration européenne afin de rester fidèles à nous-mêmes. »
Wolfgang Ischinger et Sylvie Goulard plaident dans @lemonde.fr en faveur d’une Europe forte face à des crises multiples.
Lire le texte entier 👇
www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...
Wolfgang Ischinger et Sylvie Goulard plaident dans @lemonde.fr en faveur d’une Europe forte face à des crises multiples.
Lire le texte entier 👇
www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...