Police officers secure the 62nd Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, February 13, 2026
Friday's events kick off with an address by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who's currently pressing the EU leadership to circumvent their own rules to save his flagging economy and rearmament program. EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas then heads a panel on "the international order between reform and destruction," right as France and Italy want her sidelined in any potential negotiations with Russia.
After discussions on trade, maritime security, and climate change, Moldovan President Maia Sandu takes part in a panel on "hybrid warfare," less than two weeks after it emerged that the EU - and not Russia - interfered in the 2024 election that brought her to power.
In a report published earlier this month, Munich Security Conference Foundation President Wolfgang Ischinger stated that "the United States' evolving view of the international order" is the most important issue to be debated this weekend. Populists like Trump, he argued, have taken a "wrecking ball" to the post-WWII liberal order, and America's former allies need to respond to this threat.
Comment: The post-WWII liberal order that he talks about is overdue its place in the graveyard of history and good riddance when that finally happens.
To that end, US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a 'democratic socialist', will feature on a panel about the "rise of populism," while US Senators Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal - both advocates for maximum American involvement in the Ukraine conflict - with discuss "the state of Russia." Graham has previously called for the assassination of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Comment: It appears like an event destined to be ignored by the rest of the world as the participants lack relevance. They are all stooges who run away from their own problems and voters, whom they care nought about.
Zelensky is likely to make an appearance in a desperate attempt to feel relevant. And to beg for money of course.