Munich Security Conference

Security is tight for Munich’s annual security conference of world leaders.

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In Munich, leaders confront strains of wars in Europe and Middle East

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The summit is focused on Europe's uncertain security, clouded by Russia's threat and America's political turmoil.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks in a livestream to the Munich Security Conference 2023

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Western leaders' tensions with Russia, China dominate summit

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U.S. and Chinese diplomats met for the first time since the U.S. shot down what officials called a Chinese surveillance balloon.

Hotel Bayerischer Hof where the 2023 Munich Security Conference is being held

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At Munich summit, a focus on democracy versus autocracy

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Human rights has become "a major flashpoint in the growing systemic competition" between competing ideologies and governance systems, according to the summit's annual report.

A news conference at the 2020 Munich Security Conference

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Munich summit questions 'Westlessness'

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Fears of a divided West challenged by China are a challenge and opportunity for multilateralism to show its worth, a three-day summit in Munich concluded.