The Munich Security Conference officially began under a somewhat strange atmosphere...
From a privately initiated security forum, to the now highly influential annual security conference, the Munich Security Conference has to some extent replaced the role of the United Nations General Assembly, becoming a platform for expressing the security concerns of the EU and even the whole of Europe.
This conference is also a place where multiple EU countries make public statements and even calls to America, with the joint communiqué after the meeting having strong guiding significance for the security situation in Europe in the coming years.
This year's theme is how to prevent the further deterioration of the Syrian war, with representatives from five major United Nations members attending to express their views on the Syrian issue, followed by a long debate about interests.
