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Munich Security Conference

The world's leading forum for debating international security policy

During its main conference in February, the MSC assembles more than 450 senior decision-makers as well as thought leaders from around the world, including heads of state, ministers, leading personalities of international and non-governmental organizations, high-ranking representatives from business, the media, academia, and civil society to debate pressing issues of international security policy.

MSC 2027

The 63rd Munich Security Conference will take place from February 12 to 14, 2027, at the Hotel Bayerischer Hof and Rosewood in Munich.

  • MSC 2026

    The 62nd Munich Security Conference 2025 took place from February 13 to 15, 2026, at the Hotel Bayerischer Hof and Rosewood in Munich.

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  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on stage at the Munich Security Conference 2025

    MSC 2025

    The 61st Munich Security Conference 2025 took place from February 14 to 16, 2025, at the Hotel Bayerischer Hof and Rosewood in Munich.

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  • MSC 2024

    The 60th Munich Security Conference (MSC) took place from February 16 to 18, 2024, at the Hotel Bayerischer Hof and Rosewood in Munich.

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  • MSC 2023

    The 59th Munich Security Conference (MSC) took place from February 17 to 19, 2023, at the Hotel Bayerischer Hof in Munich.

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  • MSC 2022

    The 58th Munich Security Conference (MSC) was held from February 18 to 20, 2022 at its usual venue in Munich, the Hotel Bayerischer Hof.

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  • MSC 2021

    Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the 57th Munich Security Conference took place as virtual MSC Special Edition on February 19, 2021.

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  • MSC 2020

    The 56th Munich Security Conference took place at Hotel Bayerischer Hof in Munich from February 14 to 16.

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  • MSC 2019

    The 55th Munich Security Conference took place from February 15 to 17, 2019. It welcomed an unprecedented number of high-ranking international decision-makers, including more than 35 heads of government and heads of state, as well as more than 100 cabinet ministers. Among the participants were German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. Vice President…

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  • MSC 2018

    The 54th Munich Security Conference took place from February 16 to 18, 2018. More than 30 heads of state and government and more than 100 ministers from all over the world discussed current challenges in international security policy at the MSC 2018.

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  • MSC 2017

    The 53rd Munich Security Conference took place from February 17 to 19, 2017, at Hotel Bayerischer Hof in Munich.

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  • MSC 2016

    The 52nd Munich Security Conference (MSC) took place from February 12 to 14, 2016, at the Hotel Bayerischer Hof in Munich.

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  • MSC 2015

    The 51st Munich Security Conference took place from February 6 to 8, 2015. 400 high-ranking decision-makers in international politics, including some 20 heads of state and government as well as more than 60 foreign and defence ministers, met in Munich to discuss current crises and conflicts.

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  • MSC 2014

    The 50th Munich Security Conference (MSC) took place from January 31 to February 2, 2014, at the Hotel Bayerischer Hof in Munich.

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  • MSC 2013

    The 49th Munich Security Conference (MSC) took place from February 1 to 3, 2013, at the Hotel Bayerischer Hof in Munich.

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  • MSC 2012

    The 48th Munich Security Conference took place from February 3 to 5, 2012. A key topic was the future of the Assad regime in Syria. In addition, the Yemeni Nobel Peace Prize winner Tawakkul Karman was a highlight for the attendees.

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  • MSC 2011

    The 47th Munich Security Conference took place from February 4 to 6, 2011. The unrest in the Arab world became the dominant theme of the Security Conference 2011. Its guests expressed their intention to support the people on the ground in the democratic reconstruction of their states.

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  • MSC 2010

    The 46th Munich Security Conference took place from February 5 to 7, 2010. The conference focused on the future of Euro-Atlantic security and global disarmament. Numerous heads of state and government, ministers, and experts also debated the situation in the Middle East and Afghanistan in Munich, as well as energy and resource issues for the first…

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  • MSC 2009

    The 45th Munich Security Conference took place from February 6 to 8, 2009. The new conference chairman, Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger, welcomed more than 50 ministers and more than a dozen heads of state and government from all over the world to Munich.

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  • MSC Kick-off

    The MSC Kick-off takes place shortly before the Munich Security Conference. In Berlin, the MSC introduces the topics of the upcoming conference and presents the annual Munich Security Report.

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  • MSC Side Events

    Side events are a key component of the annual Munich Security Conference. They provide a one-of-a-kind opportunity to make use of the leading forum on international security policy.

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  • About the MSC

    The Munich Security Conference is the world's leading forum for debating international security policy. It is a venue for diplomatic initiatives to address the world's most pressing security concerns.

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  • History

    For sixty years, the Munich Security Conference has been constantly evolving. Munich was, is, and will remain an independent meeting place for politicians and experts to exchange views on the most important current and future issues of international security policy in an open and constructive manner.

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  • Munich Security Report

    The Munich Security Report is published annually before the Munich Security Conference in February. The report contains exclusive data and graphics on current security policy issues, compiled in cooperation with renowned partner institutions of the MSC. The Munich Security Report serves as a basis for discussion at the conference in Munich.

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