54th Munich Security Conference

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Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu shows a piece of metal that allegedly came from an Iranian-made drone.

The 54th Munich Security Conference ( MSC 2018 ) took place from February 16 to 18, 2018 at the Hotel Bayerischer Hof in Munich .

opening

At the opening, Federal Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen and French Defense Minister Florence Parly spoke and confirmed their will for stronger military cooperation. According to von der Leyen, permanent structured cooperation ( Pesco ) was an important step towards a " defense union ". Parly added that Pesco should start a "cultural revolution", which will be followed by other projects.

subjects

Before the conference, the Munich Security Report 2018 was published under the heading “To the Brink - and Back?”. The main topics of the conference and the Munich Security Report 2018 included the crisis in the liberal international order and the consequences of Donald Trump's first year as US presidency . In the past year, the world has come too close to a major interstate conflict, "said MSC Chairman Wolfgang Ischinger in the run-up to the conference." The rhetorical escalations of individual decision-makers are very worrying. Whether on the Korean peninsula , in the Gulf or in Eastern Europe - if someone makes the wrong decision in charged situations, it could quickly set off a dangerous chain reaction, ”warned Ischinger.

The conference's agenda included, in particular, the future of the European Union and its ability to act and its relations with Russia and the United States . In addition, the threat to the liberal international order, the numerous conflicts in the Near and Middle East - in particular the deteriorating relations between the Gulf states - and the development of the political situation in the Sahel were discussed. Disarmament issues were also discussed, especially the conflict over the North Korean nuclear program .

Panel discussions were organized on the following topics:

Attendees

For the first time, Benjamin Netanyahu, an Israeli prime minister, took part in the conference.

Other guests included the UN Secretary General António Guterres , EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg .

From the United States were Defense Secretary James Mattis and the National Security Adviser to US President Donald Trump, HR McMaster arrived. The US Congress delegation was made up of Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and Robert Corker .

Among the heads of state and government who attended were the Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko , the Rwandan President Paul Kagame , and the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani . The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Theresa May , her Austrian counterpart Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and the Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım also took part in the MSC, as did that of the Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and the Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi .

Numerous international organizations were also represented at MSC 2018. The General Secretary of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Thomas Greminger , the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Fatou Bensouda and the Director of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde attended. So did the President of the African Union, Moussa Faki , the Director of the World Food Program David Beasley , the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Peter Maurer, and the Executive Director of Human Rights Watch Kenneth Roth .

As representatives of the caretaker government took Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel , Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen, German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere and the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development , Gerd Müller , attended the conference along with members of parliament from all political groups.

Side events

The main conference was accompanied by numerous side events, some of which were public, organized by international institutions and organizations. These included the United Nations , the African Union , the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe , NATO as well as NGOs and institutions such as the Robert Bosch Foundation , the Society for International Cooperation (GIZ), Transparency International , the German Aerospace Center , the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute , the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Atlantic Council . In addition, there were public events such as a joint literature series with the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels and several events on technology and cyber topics. On the eve of the conference, the conference invited to a “Town Hall Meeting” with the title “The Force Awakens: Artificial Intelligence and Modern Conflict” in the Hotel Bayerischer Hof .

Awards ceremonies

The US politician John McCain was awarded the Ewald von Kleist Prize for his services to transatlantic relations and the security conference. Since Senator McCain could not travel to Munich due to illness, his wife Cindy accepted the award for him. For many years, McCain led the American congressional delegations to the security conferences as a senator.

Wolfgang Ischinger , chairman of the conference, received the Nunn-Lugar Award for Promoting Nuclear Security by Carnegie Corporation and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace .

Safety measures

The Munich city center was guarded by 4,000 police officers . According to the police, up to 20 counter-demonstrations were planned.

Web links

Commons : 54th Munich Security Conference  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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  4. ↑ The common army of the EU is only slowly emerging. The idea of ​​an EU army with new weapon systems is far from being realized. handelsblatt.com, February 16, 2018, accessed February 4, 2019 .
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  13. ↑ Not capable of global politics. Now the European Union would have to become heavily involved in geopolitical terms. zeit.de, February 16, 2018, accessed on February 5, 2019 .
  14. ↑ Gabriel's clever words fizzle out. In Munich the German Foreign Minister gives the most lucid speech of the entire conference. sueddeutsche.de, February 17, 2018, accessed on February 5, 2019 .
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  20. ↑ These young people. sueddeutsche.de, February 18, 2018, accessed on February 5, 2019 .
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  22. ↑ EU "wrong turn" in some areas. welt.de, February 17, 2018, accessed on February 5, 2019 .
  23. ↑ Poland's head of government speaks of "Jewish perpetrators" and angered Netanyahu. The diplomatic conflict between Poland and Israel is coming to a head. sueddeutsche.de, February 18, 2018, accessed on February 5, 2019 .
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  29. ↑ The West sees itself surrounded by problems - and does nothing. China and Russia threaten the liberal world order. welt.de, February 17, 2018, accessed on February 5, 2019 .
  30. ↑ Farewell to a soldier. spiegel.de, February 18, 2018, accessed on February 5, 2019 .
  31. ↑ Africa - the underestimated risk to world peace. Development Minister Müller demands more construction aid in Africa from the USA and Europe. handelsblatt.com, February 18, 2018, accessed February 5, 2019 .
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  35. ↑ Tears at the gala dinner. Suddenly it becomes too much for Cindy McCain. sueddeutsche.de, February 18, 2018, accessed on February 11, 2019 .