MSC Security and Literature Series 2024
Thursday–Saturday, February 15–17, 2024
The MSC Security and Literature Series has long been an integral part of the Munich Security Conference. As in previous years, we expect prominent authors, leaders from around the world, and fascinating debates on the predictive and descriptive power of literature. All events will be held in English (except Day 3, which will be held in German).
Further information concerning the events will follow soon.
Day 1 – "Global South"
Thursday, February 15, 7.00 p.m. – 8.00 p.m.
Location: Saal, Literaturhaus München
On the first day, we will explore the many difficult themes surrounding the “Global South” and its role in global politics.
Moderation:
Nardine Luca, Advisor, Munich Security Conference
Speaker:
Sophia Bogner, Journalist and Author, Winner of the German Journalism Award 2020, Hamburg
Raychelle Omamo, Former Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kenya; Member of the Advisory Council, Munich Security Conference, Nairobi
Admission to the events is free of charge. Registration is mandatory: Please register here.
Day 2 – Italy
Friday, February 16, 7.00 p.m. – 8.00 p.m.
Location: Saal, Literaturhaus München
On the second day, we will focus on this year’s Guest of Honor of the Frankfurter Book Fair, the Italian Republic.
Moderatorin:
Nathalie Tocci, Director, Istituto Affari Internazionali, Rome
Sprecher:
Francesca Melandri, Author and Novelist, Winner of the Rapallo Carige Prize 2012, Rome
Luigi Di Maio, Special Representative for the Gulf Region, European Union; former Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Italian Republic, Brussels
Admission to the events is free of charge. Registration is mandatory: Please register here.
Day 3 – Ukraine
Saturday, February 17, 7.00 p.m. – 8.00 p.m.
Location: Saal, Literaturhaus München
On the third day, prominent guests will gather to read works by the authors Volodymyr Vakulenko and Viktoria Amelina, who died in the Ukrainian war.
Speakers:
Marietta Slomka
ZDF
Nico Lange
Munich Security Conference
Tatiana Teren
Executive Director, PEN-Club Ukraine
Kateryna Kalytko
Poet and Author
Claudia Roth
Minister of State for Culture and the Media, Federal Chancellery, Federal Republic of Germany, Berlin
This event will be held in German.
Admission to the events is free of charge. Registration is mandatory: Please register here.