Munich Security Conference 2023

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Information Guide concerning the annual edition of the Munich Security Conference (MSC), held on 17-19 February 2023.

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The 59th Munich Security Conference (MSC) took place in February 2023 at the Hotel Bayerischer Hof in Munich.

The event focused on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, one year on since it was first launched. For the first time in 20 years, Russian officials were not invited to the gathering. Dozens of senior figures attended the conference, including the leaders of Germany and France, the Vice-President and the Secretary of State of the United States, the President of the European Commission and the President of the European Council, as well as China's top diplomat.
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Official
Official Website of the Munich Security Conference 2023 https://securityconference.org/en/msc-2023/
German Federal Foreign Office: Article, 17/02/2023: Munich Security Conference: Short-distance diplomacy https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/aussenpolitik/baerbock-munich-security-conference/2582884
NATO: News, 17/02/2023: NATO Secretary General attends Munich Security Conference https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_212037.htm
Irish Department of Foreign Affairs: Press Release, 17/02/2023: Tánaiste attending Munich Security Conference https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/5adce-tanaiste-attending-munich-security-conference/
European Council: Address by President Charles Michel at the Munich Security Conference (17 February 2023) https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2023/02/17/address-by-president-charles-michel-at-the-munich-security-conference/
US White House: Remarks by Vice President Harris at the Munich Security Conference (18 February 2023) https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2023/02/18/remarks-by-vice-president-harris-at-the-munich-security-conference-2/
European Commission: Joint statement by the President of the Commission Ursula von der Leyen and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Rishi Sunak at the Munich Security Conference today (18 February 2023) https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_23_1001
UK Government: PM speech at Munich Security Conference - 18 February 2023 https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/pm-speech-at-munich-security-conference-18-february-2023
NATO: News, 18/02/2023: NATO Secretary General in Munich: give Ukraine what they need to win https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_212044.htm
Finnish Government: Press Release, 19/02/2023: Prime Minister Marin at Munich Security Conference: cooperation among democracies most important https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10616/prime-minister-marin-at-munich-security-conference-cooperation-among-democracies-most-important
EU EEAS: Munich Security Conference: Speech by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell on the European Security Architecture (19 February 2023) https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/munich-security-conference-speech-high-representativevice-president-josep-borrell-european_en
News
Reuters, 17/02/2023: Zelenskiy to Munich leaders: we need weapons fast to beat 'Goliath' Russia https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/war-ukraine-dominate-global-security-gathering-munich-2023-02-16/
Politico, 17/02/2023: Blinken and China's top diplomat spar over spy balloon incident in Munich meeting https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/17/negotiations-blinken-chinese-munich-00083545
The Guardian, 17/02/2023: Zelenskiy to open Munich summit amid fears of new Russian offensive https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/17/zelenskiy-ukraine-munich-summit-russian-offensive
Associated Press (AP News), 17/02/2023: Zelenskyy pushes for speedy support to avoid more deaths https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-munich-security-conference-7ed99788ed3520b0f759e11ce67a8694
France24, 17/02/2023: Weapons for Ukraine tops agenda at Munich Security Conference https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230217-weapons-for-ukraine-tops-agenda-at-munich-security-conference
BBC News, 18/02/2023: Munich Security Conference: First Leopard tanks to be deployed to Kyiv 'very soon' - Germany https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64674200
Reuters, 18/02/2023: China's top diplomat reiterates calls for dialogue over Ukraine crisis https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-set-out-its-position-settling-ukraine-crisis-top-diplomat-says-2023-02-18/
Deutsche Welle, 18/02/2023: Munich Security Conference talks Afghanistan https://p.dw.com/p/4NhHU
Euronews, 19/02/2023: Munich Security Conference: Anti-war protests as world leaders discuss stepping up military aid https://www.euronews.com/2023/02/19/munich-security-conference-anti-war-protests-as-world-leaders-discuss-stepping-up-military
BBC News, 19/02/2023: Ukraine war: Russia has committed crimes against humanity, US says https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64691001
EurActiv: Special Reports, February 2023: #MSC2023: Europe and the world, a year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine https://www.euractiv.com/section/defence-and-security/special_report/msc2023-europe-and-the-world-a-year-after-russias-invasion-of-ukraine/
Commentary and Analysis
Google: Blog, 16/02/2023: Google returns to the Munich Security Conference https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/public-policy/google-returns-to-the-munich-security-conference/
Amnesty International: News, 16/02/2023: Global: Amnesty Secretary General challenges world leaders ahead of Munich Security Conference https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/02/amnesty-internationals-secretary-general-agnes-callamard-attending-the-munich-security-conference/
Politico, 17/02/2023: How McKinsey steers the Munich Security Conference https://www.politico.eu/article/mckinsey-steers-munich-security-conference-german-government-mcleyen-berlin-von-der-leyen-suder-wolfgang-ischinger-joe-biden-nato/
The Guardian: Analysis, 17/02/2023: Macron makes provocative speech but Zelenskiy’s questions not all answered https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/17/macron-makes-a-provocative-speech-but-zelenskiys-questions-are-not-all-answered
Foreign Policy, 17/02/2023: Putin’s Ukraine War Dominates Talks at Munich Security Conference https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/02/17/munich-security-conference-russia-ukraine-nato/
Politico, 18/02/2023: It’s the end of the world as we know it — and Munich feels nervous https://www.politico.eu/article/munich-security-conference-ukraine-russia-war-china-wang-yi-nato/
Politico, 18/02/2023: Meet the Russian shadow delegation in Munich https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-shadow-delegation-munich-security-conference/
Euro|topics, February 2023: Munich Security Conference: What are the key takeaways? https://www.eurotopics.net/en/296752/
ESO Records
Munich Security Report 2023. Re:vision https://www.europeansources.info/record/munich-security-report-2023-revision/
Wikipedia: Munich Security Conference https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich_Security_Conference
Deutsche Welle: Munich Security Conference Live: Day 1 [full Conference Day, via Youtube] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pebRHUUCe6Y
Deutsche Welle: Munich Security Conference Live: Day 2 [full Conference Day, via Youtube] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNolDdHRsYI
Deutsche Welle: Munich Security Conference Live: Day 3 [full Conference Day, via Youtube] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRwvFBjAEzw
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