Current Activities
Conference observation of our association at the MSC 2026
Dr. Inga Blum (Co-President IPPNW) and Natalia Jagolski (Junior Lecturer, Leiden University) will be our observers at the MSC this year.
New as observer: Dr. Inga Blum
As Co-President of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW), I am very pleased to be an observer at the Munich Security Conference this year. My focus is on the growing risk of nuclear war, which is fueled by the current wars and conflicts and the armament of all nuclear weapon states.
How will the topic be discussed at the MSC? Are there any ideas for risk reduction and new arms control? How is the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons assessed, which focuses on the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons and is already supported by over 70% of the international community?
I would like to discuss this with conference participants and specifically establish contacts with whom we can continue to work to strengthen humanitarian disarmament.
New as observer: Natalia Jagolski
As a Junior Lecturer in Security Studies at Leiden University and as an advocate for the Youth, Peace and Security Agenda (YPS), I experience that security is perceived as a topic that is too serious to involve young people. At the same time, expectations are growing that the young generation should take responsibility for national defense.
Both as a youth observer at the Peacekeeping Ministerial and Young Peacebuilder at the 2nd EU YPS Conference, the practical implementation of youth participation and meeting as equals remain a challenge. In times in which the rules-based international order is being questioned and the concept of security is increasingly defined militarily, it is therefore all the more important to promote generation-equitable approaches to peace and security.
I am therefore curious to see how this paradigm shift will be reflected at the MSC, and I hope that young people will be taken seriously as peace actors.
As MSKv, we are already very excited about the reports from our conference observers. Please make a note of the date and location: Review of the MSC 2026
Prayer for Peace (Sat 2026-02-14) – with the MSKv Project Group
“We pray for the participants of the Munich Security Conference, high-ranking decision-makers and opinion leaders from all over the world, that they may promote peace through dialogue. We ask for God’s assistance for the people who, through no fault of their own, must endure great suffering in the world’s crisis regions. Bless us, God, so that we ourselves may live in peace and become true partners for our neighbors.”
The individual prayer times are organized by religious orders, aid organizations, spiritual communities, churches of the ACK Munich, associations, and initiatives.
Date of “Prayer Chain”: Sat 2026-02-14, 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Prayer Hour by MSKv & pax christi: Sat 2026-02-14, 4:00 PM
Location: Bürgersaal Unterkirche, Neuhauserstraße 14, Munich
Information and further offerings for “Living Peace – Prayer for the Munich Security Conference” can be found on the website of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising, with an explicit reference to the event featuring our conference observers Dr. Inga Blum and Natalia Jagolski:Praying for Peace
International Munich Peace Conference 2026
This year’s Munich Peace Conference is themed “Against the Current of Violence”. Well-known participants are expected again, including Kristin Helberg, Deborah Feldman, Simon David Dressler, Dr. Shir Hever.
Last year’s most prominent speaker, Francesca Albanese, is to be awarded an honorary doctorate by three Belgian universities (Ghent, Brussels, Antwerp). An interesting development, considering that LMU had cancelled an event with Ms. Albanese at short notice in February 2025.
On Sunday, 2026-02-15, 11:00 AM, Fabian Scheidler will read from his book “Friedenstüchtig – Wie wir aufhören können, unsere Feinde selbst zu schaffen” (Peace-Capable – How We Can Stop Creating Our Own Enemies). Our current project newspaper features a book review by Christoph Steinbrink on page 15.
We invite you to once again give your attention to the Munich Peace Conference this year! MSKv will have an information stand.
Details on the program, venue, and online participation can be found here: friedenskonferenz.info