Transatlantic Briefing: What to Expect at this Year’s Munich Security Conference

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 | 10 – 11AM ET

This weekend, world leaders, military officials and defense experts will descend on Germany for the Munich Security Conference, the premier annual gathering of defense and security officials on both sides of the Atlantic. In the wake of new transatlantic tensions over tariffs, the Trump administration’s ambitions to take over Greenland and the war still raging in Ukraine, there’s plenty for attendees to discuss. What can we expect to hear from top leaders at this year’s MSC, and what topics will dominate the weekend?

Hear from POLITICO defense reporters on the ground in Munich about what they’re watching and how the conference will help shape the transatlantic security relationship going forward.