Security and Literature Series meets "ZEIT Gespräch on tour"
Thursday – Sunday, February 13 – 16, 2025
The MSC Security and Literature Series is an integral part of the Munich Security Conference. As in previous years, we expect prominent international authors, leaders from around the world and fascinating debates. All events will be held in English. They are organized in partnership with DIE ZEIT and co-hosted by Literaturhaus München.
Admission to the events is free of charge. However, registration via the form below is mandatory.
Day 1 – "Press Freedom and Global Security"
Thursday, February 13, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Location: Saal, Literaturhaus München
On the first day, the focus will be on freedom of the press, especially in autocratic systems.
Panelists:
Ece Temelkuran
Author and Journalist; Pen for Peace Award 2001, El Mundo International Journalism Award 2023, Richard-von-Weizsäcker-Fellow, Robert-Bosch-Academy Berlin; Istanbul and London
Saad Mohseni
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Moby Media Group, Dubai
Moderator:
Holger Stark
Deputy Editor-in-Chief, DIE ZEIT, Hamburg
Admission to the event is free of charge. However, registration via the form below is mandatory.
Day 2 – "Ukraine 2030"
Friday, February 14, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Location: Saal, Literaturhaus München
On the second day, we will deal with the Russian war of aggression and visions for Ukraine
2030.
Panelists:
Dmytro Kuleba
Politician and Diplomat, Lawyer, Editor and Writer; Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine; Senior Fellow of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard Kennedy School; Associate Professor at the Institute of Political Studies in Paris; Kyiv
Ralf Fücks
Co-Founder and Managing Director of the Center for Liberal Modernity, Publicist, Berlin
Moderator:
Anna Sauerbrey
Foreign Policy Editor, DIE ZEIT, Hamburg
Admission to the event is free of charge. However, registration via the form below is mandatory.
Day 3 – Russia and the Power of Money
Saturday, February 15, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Location: Saal, Literaturhaus München
The third day will discuss how the Russian system uses money laundering and corruption to maintain power, threatening global security.
(Note: The original topic had to be changed due to unforeseen circumstances.)
Panelist:
William Browder
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Hermitage Capital Management, London
Tobias Ellwood
Former Minister in the Foreign Office and in the Ministry of Defence of the UK, former Chair of the Defence Select Committee, Member of the GLOBSEC International Advisory Council, London
Moderator:
Heinrich Wefing
Policy Editor, DIE ZEIT, Hamburg
Admission to the event is free of charge. However, registration via the form below is mandatory.
Day 4 – "Autocracy, Inc."
Sunday, February 16, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Location: Saal, Literaturhaus München
On the fourth day, we will address the global threat posed by autocracies.
Panelists:
Salome Zourabichvili
Fifth President of the Republic of Georgia, Tbilisi
Anne Applebaum
Writer and Historian, Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels 2024, Washington, DC, and Warsaw
Moderator:
Volker Weidermann
Cultural Correspondent, DIE ZEIT, Hamburg
Admission to the event is free of charge. However, registration via the form below is mandatory.