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14 November 2016, by Wolfgang Ischinger

Monthly Mind November 2016: "Don't Make the World Afraid Again"

"What should Europe expect from Trump?," asks Wolfgang Ischinger in an op-ed for "The New York Times" in the aftermath of the US presidential election.

12 November 2016, by New York Times

"What Europe Needs to Hear from Trump"

"Instead of waiting for the Trump inaugural speech, Europe should enumerate its own policy expectations and demonstrate how much the US can continue to benefit from a close partnership," writes Ischinger in the New York Times.

02 November 2016, by MSC

"We cannot harm the security of other countries in pursuit of our own"

Leaders from China, its Pacific neighbors and the West came together on 2 & 3 November 2016 for an intense strategic debate about China’s global security role, the security situation in the Asia-Pacific as well as other key...

01 November 2016, by MSC

MSC hosts second Core Group Meeting in Beijing [updated]

At the invitation of the Chinese government, the Munich Security Conference (MSC) will host a Core Group Meeting in Beijing on 2 & 3 November. After 2011, this is the second MSC event in the Chinese capital. Topics of the Core...

28 October 2016, by Wolfgang Ischinger

Monthly Mind October 2016: "China's Rise: Still the Most Important Strategic Issue"

"Nothing can alter the global order as much as China’s ambitions and its growing political and economic weight. Nothing would be as fatal and disruptive as an armed conflict in the Pacific region", Wolfgang Ischinger writes in...