Annual Report 2023

Following the Munich Security Conference in February and the Munich Leaders Meeting in Tokyo, the event in Nairobi thus offered a timely opportunity to continue the MSC’s efforts of promoting dialogue between countries from different parts of the world on how to shape such an inclusive vision of advancing the international order. [...] The 2023 MYL cohort at the Munich Security Conference with the MSC Chairman Christoph Heusgen (r.) Credit: Körber-Stiftung/Sauerer The program and discussions offered the MYL the opportunity to actively engage with leading personalities in foreign and security policy and to exchange diverse perspectives on the most pressing issues in global affairs. [...] Women Parliamentarians Program at the MSC 2023 44 2 Publications ANNUAL REPORT 2023 MSC Publications in 2023 In addition to its annual flagship publication, the Munich Security Report (MSR), in 2023, the MSC also released a Special Edition of the MSR on European Defense and two Munich Security Briefs (MSBs) that summarize the key takeaways from the Munich Security Conference 2023 and the Munich Le. [...] Titled “Zeitenwende in the Indo-Pacific?,” the MSB summarizes the meeting's debates that revolved around deterrence and defense in the Indo-Pacific, the lessons from Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine for other regions in the world, and the strengths and weaknesses of the international order. [...] For the MSR 2023, the MSC once more cooperated with a number of institutions, including the Centre for International Security at the Hertie School, the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Rescue Committee (IRC), the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), the Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS), the Victor Pinchuk Foundation, and Global Trade Alert.