59th Munich Security Conference

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G7 Foreign Ministers at the 59th MSC.

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

The conference was dominated by the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War. Vladimir Putin and his 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine were discussed by most of the speakers but he was not invited and did not attend. [1] The New York Times reported that the world was tense and fractured as the West also faced confrontation with China and a global South "often dismissive of perceived Western hypocrisy and not always persuaded by the West’s moral indignation over the invasion of Ukraine". [2]

Director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission of People's Republic of China Wang Yi announced his peace initiative for the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. [3] On the same day US Vice President Kamala Harris urged China not to arm Russia, [4] while she announced that the US "has determined Russia has committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine." [5] US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was adamant that "Any peace has to be consistent with the principles of the United Nations Charter." [6]

Newly minted German Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius witnessed unity which gave him hope about the events in Ukraine: [6]

What I see is a very, very strong unity, the very strong commitment in joint commitment that we want, and we will support Ukraine as long as it takes. And this is very important, a very important signal for the Ukrainian people, which really fights a very, very admirable fight against Russian aggression.

Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Garry Kasparov were invited along with several other guests to discuss "Russia Reimagined: Visions for a Democratic Future". [7] [8]

During multiple panel discussions, Vice President of Colombia Francia Márquez and Foreign Minister of Brazil Mauro Vieira concurred in their condemnation of the Russian aggression, but also stated their opposition to a further militarization of the conflict. [9] Márquez called for a new world order, centering life and not militarisation, while Vieira stated that it is necessary to work step by step towards a negotiated settlement in the Russo-Ukrainian conflict. [9]

At a panel on Iran and the Women, Life, Freedom protests the son of the deposed Shah, Reza Pahlavi, was invited to share his vision for the future of Iran. [10] The International Business Times comments that he has no experience, and is trying to "pluck the fruits of others labor". [11]

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References

  1. ↑ Putin's shadow looms large at Munich Security Conference, Deutsche Welle, 18 February 2023
  2. ↑ Roger Cohen (18 February 2023), "The sense of a fractured world permeates Munich.", The New York Times
  3. ↑ Wang, Yi (18 February 2023). "MSC 2023: Chinese top diplomat Wang Yi announces peace initiative for Ukraine". BR24.
  4. ↑ Harris, Kamala (18 February 2023). "MSC 2023: Kamala Harris Warns China not to Help Russia". BR24.
  5. ↑ Ritter, Karl; Moulson, Geir (18 February 2023). "U.S.: Russia has committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine". The Santa Fe New Mexican. The Associated Press.
  6. ↑ "Russia Reimagined: Visions for a Democratic Future". Stiftung Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz (gemeinnützige) GmbH. nd.
  7. ↑ Pujadas, David (16 March 2023). "Qui dit que les démocrates Russes ne pèsent rien ?". LCI. YouTube.
  8. 1 2 Weber, Hans (21 February 2023). "Münchner Konferenz: Kolumbien und Brasilien definieren globale Sicherheit anders". amerika21 (in German). Mondial21 e. V. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  9. ↑ "Woman, Life, Freedom: Visions for Iran - Munich Security Conference". securityconference.org. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  10. ↑ McColm, R. Bruce (5 March 2023). "In Iran, Why The Son Of A Deposed Dictator Is Not The Answer". International Business Times. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
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