Nicole Koenig

📣 Nominations are now open for the John McCain Dissertation Award! Each year, we honor authors of exceptional doctoral dissertations on transatlantic relations. If you know a suitable candidate, submit your nomination by December 8. 🔗 securityconference.org/en/news/full/j…

“With the US proposal on Gaza, there’s a glimmer of hope for a diplomatic solution. Many challenges remain, and hard diplomatic work will be required from all parties involved to build on this momentum. We hope that with #MLMAlUla we can contribute to this effort.” — @ischinger

Germany wants to be leader in European defense and has underscored this ambition by increasing defense budgets. But leadership is about more than just spending more. New pub with @Nic_Koenig for @MunSecConf on dilemmas Berlin needs to address: securityconference.org/publikationen/…

🆕 The Munich Security Conference is often described as the place to take the temperature of world politics and assess the state of the transatlantic partnership. In this year, the only question was: How bad is it? Read our #MSC2025 Debrief ⬇️ securityconference.org/en/publication…

Fake news and totally disgraceful. @MSCheusgen was emotional because this was his last MSC as chairman and it was clearly difficult for him to say goodbye. The video is edited to make a false connection. Shame on the media company for spreading this!!

Buen artículo de Adrián Romero @rtve sobre lo que está en juego en la #MSC2025 que está a punto de empezar. Fue un placer compartir algunas reflexiones, junto con Félix Arteaga @rielcano ➡️rtve.es/n/16446058/

Out now: #MSC2025 Agenda 🗣️ more than 200 speakers 🎤 60 sessions 📺 most of them live securityconference.org/live/

This chart illustrates the dual meaning of "multipolarization." The EU's liberal values are being challenged, not only globally, but also from within, esp. by the rise of the far right, with a growing presence in the EP since the early 2000s, and more recently also in the #EUCO

The #MSCreport titled “Multipolarization” is out! 👉doi.org/10.47342/EZUC8… In Chapter 4 @LeoSchuette & I argue that the EU is facing a “perfect polar storm,” shattering Europe's security architecture, undermining its economic model, and shaking its liberal foundations.

Today, we published our Munich Security Report 2025. This year’s title: “Multipolarization”. What exactly does that mean? We broke down what you can expect from the new #MSCreport. 🧵

🌐 The #MSCreport 2025 is out now! Multipolarization [ˌmʌltiˌpoʊlərəˈzeɪʃən] noun A rise of new power poles coupled with increased polarization of domestic and international politics. Read the Munich Security Report 2025 here: securityconference.org/msr

EU defence industry problems: EU Member States are not procuring European defence products (<50%), too much fragmentation, not enough production capacity, lack of interoperability and need to meet NATO standards…⬇️ A thread 🧵1/8 andriuskubilius.lt/en/european-un…

Great pleasure to attend the 5th 🇫🇷🇩🇪 #PariserPlatzDialogue today and to speak about 🇪🇺 defence ambitions w @Olivier1Schmitt @FedeSantop @SaraNanni @matellysy at such a crucial time. And of course lovely to see former colleagues from the 3 Delors sisters! Well done!

Schönes Setting, spannendes Timing und gute Gespräche beim deutsch-polnischen Think Tank Tandem von @SGenshagen @BoellStiftung @OSW_pl zum Weimarer🔼, EU Reform/Erweiterung, Verteidigung, Ukraine & Migration. Vielen Dank für die Einladung!

Guten Morgen from Berlin, drama capital of Europe. Where do things stand this morning? I'm glad you ask. The coalition is kaputt. The chancellor has asked the president to dismiss Lindner as finance minister, who will do so this afternoon. The FDP has left the coalition.

As Europe wakes up to US election result it is important to avoid 2 big traps: panic & denial. one, states concerned about their security panicking & rushing to DC try to cut special bilateral deals. The other is not to take Trump seriously & not to prepare for a new world. 1/

The Niinisto Report is out. Here is the snapshot of measures from the report on Europe’s defence efforts. commission.europa.eu/document/downl…

Steht uns die AI-pokalypse noch bevor? Zwar hat #KI-gestützte Desinformation das Superwahljahr 2024 vor weniger Herausforderungen gestellt als gedacht. @_randolf_carr_ und ich sorgen uns dennoch vor drei Trends, die wir im @TspBackgroundDi analysieren 👇 background.tagesspiegel.de/digitalisierun…

The creation of a European commissioner for defense is a timely & strategic move. It provides a focal point for aligning EU security initiatives with NATO's priorities & enhancing Europe's #defense industrial capacity, argues @Nic_Koenig. Read more ⤵️ carnegieendowment.org/europe/strateg…

Official Announcement: @jensstoltenberg to be the next Chairman of the MSC. Following a decision by the MSC Foundation Council, he will succeed our current Chairman, @MSCheusgen, after the conference's 61st edition in February. #MSC2025 More information: securityconference.org/en/news/full/j…