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Feb. 13-15, 2026 | Munich, Germany
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As the world’s most powerful leaders convene for the Munich Security Conference, only POLITICO and the exclusive POLITICO Pub take you inside the elite gathering, delivering behind-the-scenes perspectives and in-depth interviews from the politicians and policymakers driving global events in real time.

Tune in live beginning today to hear candid conversations on the issues set to define 2026: the war in Ukraine, the future of NATO, the strength of the transatlantic alliance and the next geopolitical flashpoints.
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Featured Guests
Mark Rutte

Mark Rutte
Secretary General, NATO
 
Alexander Stubb

Alexander Stubb
President of Finland
 
Lee Zeldin

Lee Zeldin
Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Lindsey Graham

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)
Chair, Senate Budget Committee
 
Mark Kelly

U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly
(D-Ariz.)

Member, Senate Armed Services Committee
 
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya,
Belarusian Opposition Leader
Andrius Kubilius

Andrius Kubilius
EU Defense and Space Commissioner
 
Yulia Navalnaya

Yulia Navalnaya
Economist and Russian Human Rights Activist
 
Peter Boehm

Canadian Sen.
Peter Boehm

Chair, Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Bill Browder

Sir Bill Browder
Anti-Corruption Campaigner
 
James Appathurai

James Appathurai
Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Innovation, Hybrid, and Cyber, NATO
 
Mark Warner

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner
(D-Va.)

Vice Chair, Senate Intelligence Committee
Jeanne Shaheen

U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.)
Ranking Member, Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Co-Chair and Co-Founder, Senate NATO Observer Group
 
Thom Tillis

U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis
(R-N.C.)

Co-Chair and Co-Founder, Senate NATO Observer Group
 
Andy Kim

U.S. Sen. Andy Kim
(D-N.J.)

Member, Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee; Ranking Member, National Security and International Trade and Finance Subcommittee
Matthias Berninger

Matthias Berninger
Executive Vice President and Head of Public Affairs for Sustainability and Safety, Bayer
 
Alex Panas

Alex Panas

Senior Partner and Global Leader, Industry Sectors, McKinsey
 
Hildegard Bentele

Hildegard Bentele

Member, European Parliament
Metin Hakverdi

Metin Hakverdi
Transatlantic Coordinator, German Foreign Ministry & Bundestag
 
Uwe Horstmann

Uwe Horstmann

Chief Executive Officer, STARK
 
Christian Klein

Christian Klein
Chief Executive Officer, SAP
Thomas Erndl

Thomas Erndl
Member of the German Bundestag and Defense Policy Spokesman for the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group
 
Andreas Schierenbeck

Andreas Schierenbeck
Chief Executive Officer, Hitachi Energy
 
Ivan Krastev

Ivan Krastev
Chairman, Centre for Liberal Strategies and Founding Board Member of the European Council on Foreign Relations
Shannon ONeil

Shannon O’Neil
Senior Vice President of Studies and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair, Council on Foreign Relations
 
Ylli Bajraktari

Ylli Bajraktari
President and CEO, Special Competitive Studies Project
 
Sarah B Rogers

Sarah B. Rogers
Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy
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