The article analyzes the following issues which were presented during the Munich Security Conferences after 2020: the problem of the perception of the position of the West and the transatlantic world, the discourse on confrontation and cooperation in the transatlantic world, and the topic of risk assessment related to the evolution of global threats,. It was hypothesized that the reports analyzed in Munich reflect the sense of insecurity caused by current crises and the diagnosed risk, e.g. resulting from a global pandemic, and are presented on a forum that is an important (albeit not very effective) tool for conducting international policy by states and other international entities. A further hypothesis states that Germany uses the Munich International Conferences as an arena for presenting and promoting foreign policy directions. From among the challenges discussed in the agenda of the Munich conferences, two case studies were selected: responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian- Ukrainian crisis. Considerable attention has been paid to the political and intellectual discourse regarding the latter crisis. The article uses the method of comparative analysis, conducted according to the successive stages of description and interpretation of the impact of the COVID pandemic on internal and international relations, taking into account both the neoliberal paradigm and neorealism.
Celem artykułu było wskazanie roli i miejsca Czarnego Kontynentu podczas Monachijskiej Konferencji Bezpieczeństwa (Munich Scecurity Conference, MSC), a tezą stwierdzenie, że problemy bezpieczeństwa Afryki po 2015 r. stały się ważne w agendzie MSC. Organizowana przez Wolfganga Ischingera konferencja umożliwiła kontaktowanie się i wymienianie doświadczeń politykom z Afryki i innych kontynentów. Wśród analizowanych źródeł uwzględnione zostały przemówienia polityków i strony internetowe instytucji, m.in. Unii Afrykańskiej i Forum Tana. Aby sformułować wnioski i oceny uwzględniono wiedzę o teorii: integracji, regionalnych konfliktów bezpieczeństwa, upodmiotowienia i feministycznej teorii stosunków międzynarodowych.
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The aim of the article is to present the place and status of the African continent on the agenda of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) and the thesis states, that Africa’s security problems after 2015 became a priority during the MSC. The conference, organized by Wolfgang Ischinger, enabled politicians from Africa and other continents to meet and exchange experiences. Analyzed sources included speeches of politicians and websites of institutions such as the African Union or the Tana Forum. In articulating the conclusions following theories were taken into consideration: the theory of integration, regional security complex theory, empowerment theory and feminist theory in international relations.
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