Washington underscores its leadership claim, Berlin remains skeptical, Kyiv issues warnings and Beijing strikes a conciliatory tone – speeches by senior officials reflect the accelerating fragmentation of the global order.
By Nana Brink, Lisa-Martina Klein, Angela Köckritz and Viktor Funk
The head of the German Armed Forces Space Command says military cooperation with the US remains unchanged. At the same time, he is calling for greater strategic sovereignty.
By Wilhelmine Stenglin
Global trade networks have secured the world’s food supply for decades – but their growing concentration is making them increasingly vulnerable to geopolitical shocks and strategic dependencies.
By Arif Husain and Vera Songwe
Four years after the start of Russia’s war of aggression, Ukraine played only a limited role in the German chancellor’s opening address at the Munich Security Conference. Instead, Friedrich Merz outlined the terms for a renewed transatlantic partnership – one built on a Europe capable of defending itself.
By Markus Bickel and Viktor Funk
At the Munich Security Conference, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz pledged to deepen European defense integration. Yet recent procurement decisions – still largely shaped by national industrial interests – sit uneasily with the rhetoric.
By Gabriel Bub
The latest report by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy identifies significant gaps in European defense procurement – and sets out proposals for how to address them.
By Katharina Horban
The BDI’s Space Night at the Munich Security Conference made one point clear: the Moon has become a litmus test of German technological leadership.
By Torsten Kriening
The second MSC special edition of Table.Today focuses on strengthening military cooperation in Europe.
By Michael Bröcker
International organizations only play a marginal role at the MSC. This is precisely why experts in Munich are hoping for a commitment from like-minded countries to strengthen the organizations.
By Katharina Horban and Nana Brink
At the start of the Munich Security Conference, an EU Eurobarometer shows the extent to which security policy concerns have risen in Europe. A majority of citizens are calling for more security policy commitment from the EU and member states.
By Corinna Visser
