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'Wrecking-Ball Politics': A Guide to What's at Stake at the 62nd Munich Security Conference 2026
The Munich Security Report highlights a crisis in transatlantic confidence with 60% in France and over 50% in Germany and the UK doubting future government policies, MSC 2026 discusses global security.
- On February 13, the 62nd Munich Security Conference opens in Munich, Germany, with more than 1,000 participants including over 50 heads of state and more than 100 ministers.
- The report states `The world has entered a period of wrecking-ball politics` and describes US President Donald Trump as a leading 'demolition man', organizers say, at MSC 2026's 'fundamental inflection point'.
- Authorities have established an extensive perimeter and expect a protest rally of up to 100,000 at the Theresienwiese on Saturday, while panels address artificial intelligence, drone warfare, cis-lunar space, and the Munich Cyber Security Conference runs in parallel.
- Transatlantic relations and Ukraine dominate MSC's agenda, with Chancellor Friedrich Merz opening and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio leading after Vice President JD Vance's withdrawal.
- Surveys in the report show broad scepticism, with 60 in France, 53 in the UK, 51 in Germany and 45 in the US, reflecting public pessimism about future policies.
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European leaders delivered a clear message to the United States and Donald Trump at the opening of the Munich Security Conference (MSC), which led to a "restructuring" of the transatlantic relationship and to take Europe as a "example", reports AFP
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