Munich Security Conference 2025: A new world order
By Deliana Paggi
‘I consider that the unipolar model is not only unacceptable but also impossible in today’s world. And this is not only because if there were individual leadership in today’s […] world, then the military, political and economic resources would not suffice. What is even more important is that the model itself is flawed because at its basis there is and can be no moral foundations for modern civilisation.’
Vladimir Putin, Munich Security Conference, February 10, 2007
Eighteen years later, at the 61st edition of the same Conference, Russia was not invited, but Putin’s words resonated in the halls of the Bayerischer Hof Hotel in Munich more intensely than ever. The unipolar order that emerged after the Cold War no longer exists and, in the new international architecture, Europe stands alone.
On the discussion table, there was not only the issue of Ukraine’s defence but also the historic transatlantic alliance, which Europeans can no longer take for granted. U.S. President Trump has recently announced the suspension of military aid to Ukraine after his deputy, JD Vance, pointed to "political correctness" as the major internal threat he sees for today's Europe, not Putin’s Russia.
The latest Munich Security Conference declared the rupture of the shared values that united Europe and the United States for 80 years. In the new world order -which seems to increasingly accommodate Putin’s political project- Europe finds itself unprepared: even with a common defense plan underway, achieving full defensive autonomy without American support would take years.
Alexandra Brzozowski, writing for Euractiv, noted that by the last day of the Conference, the chamomile tea had run out. Perhaps that’s for the best because Europe needs to stay awake
Eighteen years later, at the 61st edition of the same conference, Russia was not invited, but Putin’s words resonated in the halls of the Bayerischer Hof Hotel in Munich more intensely than ever. The unipolar order that emerged after the Cold War no longer exists and in the new international architecture, Europe stands alone.
On the discussion table, there was not only the issue of Ukraine’s defence but also the historic transatlantic alliance, which Europeans can no longer take for granted. U.S. President Trump has recently announced the suspension of military aid to Ukraine after his deputy, J.D. Vance, pointed to "political correctness" as the major internal threat he sees for today’s Europe, not Putin’s Russia.
The latest Munich Security Conference declared the rupture of the shared values that united Europe and the United States for 80 years. In the new world order—which seems to increasingly accommodate Putin’s political project—Europe finds itself unprepared: even with a common defence plan underway, achieving full defensive autonomy without American support would take years.
Alexandra Brzozowski, writing for Euractiv, noted that by the last day of the conference, the chamomile tea had run out. Perhaps that’s for the best because Europe needs to stay awake.
