Munich Security Conference

Munich, defense, and edge technology- opinion

NATO members in Europe are already on an upward trajectory, and current projections suggest that European defense spending could approach roughly €800 billion annually

|ByCOL. (RES) RYAN GITY
Munich Security Conference 2026
People take part in the National March for Palestine - hands off Gaza, a pro-Palestinian protest calling for the government to "end the genocide and stop arming Israel", in London, Britain, January 31, 2026.

Don't let the lie stand: Denounce the Israeli genocide claim, no matter who raises it - editorial

Labeling Israel’s war in Gaza as genocide is not criticism but a modern blood libel, one that distorts October 7, fuels antisemitism worldwide, and must be confronted head-on.

|ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Nechirvan Barzani, President of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan Region, gives a joint press conference with France's Foreign Minister in Arbil, the regional capital, on February 5, 2026.

Iraq's Kurds emerge as Middle East's key diplomatic players at Munich Security Council - analysis

The KRG has helped smooth the transition in eastern Syria by working with Damascus and the Syrian Democratic Forces, also hosting US forces and other anti-ISIS coalition forces.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Sen. Lindsey Graham, Member of the US Senate, speaks to the people during the demonstration for human rights in Iran at Theresienwiese during the 62nd Munich Security Conference on February 14, 2026 in Munich, Germany.

'I'm tired of this c***': Lindsey Graham attacks Gulf leaders, compares Iran's Khamenei to Hitler

Graham claimed that the Iranian regime is currently at its weakest point and that the time has come for US military intervention.

|ByMAYA ZANGER-NADIS

Absent from the table: Tehran left out of Munich Security Conference for third year

According to former crown prince of Iran, Reza Pahlavi, he was invited to the conference before later being disinvited on two separate occasions.

FEBRUARY 14, 2025ByJOANIE MARGULIES, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
U.S. Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna and Defense Minister Rustem Umerov attend a bilateral meeting, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference (MSC), in Munich, Germany February 14, 2025

Blinken and Herzl: Tough choices in Vienna 130 years apart - opinion

2024, another Shabbat in Munich, another arrival; and again, the Jewish nation was asked to make a “tough choice.”

FEBRUARY 24, 2024ByGOL KALEV
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Blinken hints at 'extraordinary' opportunity for Israel-Saudi peace

"Virtually every Arab country now genuinely wants to integrate Israel" into the Middle East, Blinken told the Munich Security Conference.

FEBRUARY 17, 2024ByREUTERS
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken takes part in a panel discussion at the Munich Security Conference in Germany on February 17, 2024