Munich Security Conference 2020

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Overview, reports and analyses on the annual edition of the Munich Security Conference, held on 14-16 February 2020.

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The Munich Security Conference (MSC) is an annual forum for the debate of international security policy. The 56th edition was held at the Hotel Bayerischer Hof and gathered a number of world leaders from politics, academia and civil society.

This edition focused on the meaning of belonging to the West, and how this may be fading as it becomes contested both from within and from without. This phenomenon is referred to by the Munich Security Report 2020 as 'Westlessness'. The lack of a common strategy is highlighted in the context of new great-power competition and a multitude of crises that would require a concerted Western response. The MSC 2020 sought answers and solutions to this question by examining the European project, defence cooperation, and the liberal international order as a whole. Pressing challenges in other parts of the world were also a focal point.

A follow-up meeting relating to the s0-called 'Berlin Process' on Libya - first launched by an international conference - was held on 16 February in the margins of the Munich Security Conference. On this occasion, the International Follow-Up Committee on Libya was launched.
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Commentary and Analysis
Kathimerini, 12/02/2020: In times of 'Westlessness' http://www.ekathimerini.com/249445/opinion/ekathimerini/comment/in-times-of-westlessness
Al Jazeera, 14/02/2020: What to expect from the Munich Security Conference? https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/02/expect-munich-security-conference-200213113518809.html
Deutsche Welle, 14/02/2020: What can we expect from this year's Munich Security Conference? https://p.dw.com/p/3XQFo
ECFR: Commentary, 14/02/2020: Land of the lost: My trip to the Munich Security Conference https://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_land_of_the_lost_my_trip_to_the_munich_security_conference
Carnegie Europe: Strategic Europe, 15/02/2020: American Views on China and the West https://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/81079
The New York Times, 15/02/2020: ‘The West Is Winning,’ Pompeo Said. The West Wasn’t Buying It. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/15/world/europe/pompeo-munich-conference.html
Foreign Policy, 16/02/2020: The U.S. and Europe Are Speaking a Different Language on China https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/02/16/the-u-s-and-europe-are-speaking-a-different-language-on-china/
The Guardian, 16/02/2020: 'Westlessness': is the west really in a state of peril? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/16/westlessness-is-the-west-really-in-a-state-of-peril
Deutsche Welle, 16/02/2020: Munich Security Conference reveals frayed trans-Atlantic ties https://p.dw.com/p/3XrWM
Sky News, 16/02/2020: Munich Security Conference: UK suffered because of its absence https://news.sky.com/story/munich-security-conference-uk-suffered-because-of-its-absence-11935743
Euro|topics, February 2020: Munich Security Conference: a world without the West? https://www.eurotopics.net/en/235385/
EurActiv, 18/02/2020: Time for Germany to get vocal on European security https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/opinion/time-for-germany-to-get-vocal-on-european-security/
News
Politico: Tag: Munich Security Conference 2020 https://www.politico.eu/tag/munich-security-conference-2020/
EurActiv: Topics: MSC 2020 https://www.euractiv.com/topics/msc2020/
TRT World, 14/02/2020: Munich Security Conference focuses on ‘Westlessness’ https://www.trtworld.com/magazine/munich-security-conference-focuses-on-westlessness-33796
Deutsche Welle, 14/02/2020: Munich Security Conference opens as chairman laments political failures https://p.dw.com/p/3XlDC
Deutsche Welle, 14/02/2020: Munich Security Conference: German foreign minister calls for European defense union within next 10 years https://p.dw.com/p/3XlDC
Deutsche Welle, 15/02/2020: Iraqi man tries to set himself on fire at Munich Security Conference protest https://p.dw.com/p/3Xpp5
Deutsche Welle, 15/02/2020: Munich Security Conference: NATO secretary-general defends trans-Atlantic ties https://p.dw.com/p/3XoTK
Deutsche Welle, 15/02/2020: Munich Security Conference: France's Macron envisions new era of European strength ttps://p.dw.com/p/3XovK
The Guardian, 15/02/2020: US defence secretary warns Huawei 5G will put alliances at risk https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/feb/15/us-defence-secretary-warns-us-alliances-at-risk-from-huawei-5g
The Guardian, 15/02/2020: Macron sets out 10-year vision for EU with call for more integration https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/15/emmanuel-macron-sets-out-10-year-vision-for-eu-with-call-for-more-integration
RFI News, 15/02/2020: Macron warns of Russian efforts to destabilise Western democracies http://www.rfi.fr/en/international/20200215-macron-warns-russian-efforts-destabilise-western-democracies
Deutsche Welle, 15/02/2020: Munich Security Conference: Social media giants put fair elections under threat https://p.dw.com/p/3XpIt
Reuters, 15/02/2020: Macron defends closer dialogue with Russia, sees no alternative https://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKKBN2090D2
BBC News, 15/02/2020: Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook boss urges tighter regulation https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-51518773
Deutsche Welle, 16/02/2020: Munich Security Conference: US-Chinese confrontation hangs over summit https://p.dw.com/p/3XrCY
The Economist, 16/02/2020: America urges Europe to join forces against China https://www.economist.com/europe/2020/02/16/america-urges-europe-to-join-forces-against-china
Euronews, 16/02/2020: Ministers push for peace in Libya at Munich Security Conference https://www.euronews.com/2020/02/16/ministers-push-for-peace-in-libya-at-munich-security-conference
The Independent, 16/02/2020: Britain’s lack of presence at Munich security conference sparks concern among allies https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/munich-security-conference-uk-attend-us-allies-pelosi-a9338051.html
The Guardian, 16/02/2020: Libya arms embargo is a joke, says UN envoy as ceasefire talks continue https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/16/libya-arms-embargo-is-a-joke-says-un-envoy-as-ceasefire-talks-stall
Hürriyet Daily News, 16/02/2020: Int'l actors reaffirm commitment to cease-fire in Libya https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/intl-actors-reaffirm-commitment-to-cease-fire-in-libya-152107
RFE/RL, 16/02/2020: NATO Chief Rejects Macron Call To Put French Nukes At Center Of European Strategy https://www.rferl.org/a/nato-soltenberg-dismisses-macron-call-french-nuclear-deterrence/30436632.html
Deutsche Welle, 16/02/2020: Munich Security Conference: African leaders absent from Sahel talks https://p.dw.com/p/3Xr8I
The Local (France), 16/02/2020: France 'impatient' over lack of German drive to reform EU: Macron https://www.thelocal.fr/20200216/france-impatient-over-lack-of-german-drive-to-reform-eu-macron
BBC News, 16/02/2020: Brexit: France warns UK of bitter trade negotiations https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-51526784
Official
Official Website of the 2020 Munich Security Conference https://securityconference.org/en/msc-2020/
US Embassy in Germany: News, 10/02/2020: 2020 Munich Security Conference https://de.usembassy.gov/2020-munich-security-conference/
European Commission: Keynote Speech by Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič at the Munich European Conference during the European Dinner (13 February 2020) https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/speech_20_247
German President: Opening of the Munich Security Conference (14 February 2020) http://www.bundespraesident.de/SharedDocs/Reden/EN/Frank-Walter-Steinmeier/Reden/2020/02/200214-Munich-Security-Conference.htm
NATO: Opening remarks by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the Munich Security Conference (15 February 2020) https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/opinions_173709.htm
NATO: News, 15/02/2020: Secretary General discusses security issues with world leaders in Munich https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_173786.htm
European Commission: Laudatio by President von der Leyen on the awarding of the 2020 Ewald von Kleist Prize to the United Nations at the Munich Security Conference (15 February 2020) https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/speech_20_266
French Embassy in the UK: Newsroom, 15/02/2020: President sets out vision for Europe’s future security https://uk.ambafrance.org/President-sets-out-vision-for-Europe-s-future-security
German Federal Foreign Office: Press Release, 16/02/2020: Co-Chair’s Statement on the launching of the International Follow-up Committee on Libya https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/newsroom/news/-/2307364
EU EEAS: Press Release, 17/02/2020: Josep Borrell concludes participation in Munich Security Conference https://eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/headquarters-homepage/74715/
ESO Records
Provision of 5G Technology in Europe https://www.europeansources.info/record/provision-of-5g-technology-in-europe/
International Conference on Libya, 19 January 2020 https://www.europeansources.info/record/international-conference-on-libya-19-january-2020/
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Record URL https://www.europeansources.info/record/?p=520923