60th Munich Security Conference, African Union’s Conflict-Laden Agenda, Bellicose North Korea, and More

The World Next Week

Council on Foreign Relations

Politics, News, News:politics

4.6 • 845 Ratings

🗓️ 15 February 2024

⏱️ 31 minutes

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World leaders gather for the sixtieth Munich Security Conference with growing concerns about a continued war in Ukraine and threats to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) cohesion; the African Union holds its annual summit as multiple crises mount, including armed conflict and democratic blacksliding; Kim Jong Un increases aggressive language and acts as North Korea prepares to celebrate the late father and leader Kim Jong Il’s birthday; and former Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is nominated to lead a coalition government as the new prime minister. Mentioned on the Podcast “Eight Priorities for the African Union in 2024,” International Crisis Group “How We Have Portrayed North Korean Leaders on The Economist’s Covers,” Economist Joshua Kurlantzick, “Pakistan’s Election Results: Imran Khan Claims Victory, But He’s Unlikely to Get It,” CFR.org Munich Security Report 2024, Munich Security Conference Munich Security Index 2024, Munich Security Conference Scott A. Snyder, “Why is North Korea Turning More Aggressive?” CFR.org Uzair Younus, “Five Ways Imran Khan’s Party Used Technology to Outperform in Pakistan’s Elections,” Atlantic Council For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/60th-munich-security-conference-african-unions-conflict-laden-agenda-bellicose-north-korea

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0:00.0	In the coming week, the 60th Munich Security Conference meets at a perilous geopolitical moment.
0:06.0	The African Union summit confronts many conflict challenges, and North Korea celebrates the birthday of the late leader Kim Jong-il.
0:12.0	It's February 15, 2024 in time for the world next week. I'm Bob McMahon.
0:27.9	And I'm Carly and Robbins.
0:29.4	Well, Carla, it feels like we need to start in Europe, which is a place we tend to drift to quite a lot lately.
0:35.3	The 60th Munich Security Conference begins tomorrow, and it lasts through Sunday.
0:41.1	This is a leading forum for debating international security policy.
0:44.5	It's a favorite of this podcast.
0:46.0	It's especially important point of contact for the Transatlantic Alliance.
0:50.1	And there's been quite a bit of roiling amid that alliance in the past week or so in light of the
0:55.5	recent comments by presidential candidate and former President Trump. So is the NATO issue going to
1:02.0	dominate the zeitgeist of Munich? I love it when you do the German thing. Can you say the
1:06.3	name of the hotel they're meeting in? The Byrisha Hoff.
1:15.8	It's a great hotel, too, by the way. So this is the annual sort of the Davos for National Security Nerds, although I suspect the food and the wine are nowhere near as good. More than 400 participants,
1:22.1	you know, there can be top politicians, defense and intelligence leaders, heads of think tanks,
1:26.2	journalists, and of course, arms manufacturers.
1:28.6	We're going to be there. Some of the marquee names, Olaf Schultz, Kamala Harris is going to be there,
1:34.0	Secretary of State Tony Blinken, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is supposed to go.
1:38.1	But no Lindsey Graham, I hear.
1:39.4	Lindsay Graham, who used to be a total devotee of the security conference, apparently, is going to the border instead
1:46.2	after visiting with President Trump. He's shifted his priorities, no longer an internationalist.
1:52.0	And King O'Dullo is going to be, or Slavandalland is going to be there. And, of course, this should be a drinking game, Bob.
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