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Munich Security Report 2020 - Westlessness

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Friday, February 14, 2020
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The Munich Security Report 2020 provides an overview of major security policy challenges and features insightful data and analyses across selected geographic and thematic spotlights. In addition to its role as a trusted companion and conversation starter for the Munich Security Conference, the report series has also become a go-to resource for security professionals and the interested public around the world. The previous report was downloaded tens of thousands of times and received widespread coverage in German and international media.
The Munich Security Report 2020 analyzes current security policy developments in China, Europe, Russia and the United States, and furthermore examines regional dynamics in the Mediterranean, the Middle East and South Asia. In addition, it provides insights into the issues of space and climate security, as well as into the threats arising from new technologies and increasingly transnational right-wing extremism.
The Munich Security Report features a number of exclusive and unpublished materials. For the preparation of the report, the Munich Security Conference Foundation collaborated with renowned partner institutions, including the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED), The Brookings Institution, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, International Crisis Group, The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS), McKinsey & Company, Pew Research Center, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), and the Zentrum für Osteuropa- und international Studien (ZOiS).
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Munich Security Report 2018: "To the Brink - and Back?"

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Friday, February 16, 2018
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For international security, the year 2017 was marked – among others – by signs of a continued erosion of the so-called liberal international order and an increasingly unpredictable US foreign policy. Tensions in many parts of the world have been growing: the rhetoric between the US and North Korea has escalated, the rift in the Gulf has become deeper, not only between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and major arms control treaties are at stake. In the last year, the world got closer – much too close! – to the brink of significant conflict, and we must do whatever we can to move away from the brink.

It is in this context that the Munich Security Conference Foundation publishes its annual Munich Security Report (download the report as a PDF here). Under the heading "To the Brink - and Back?", the Munich Security Report 2018 provides an overview of major security policy issues and features data, analyses, maps and infographics. As a companion and impulse for the 54th edition of the Munich Security Conference, the Munich Security Report serves as background reading for conference participants, but is also made available to the general public. The last report was downloaded close to 35,000 times and received ample press coverage in both German and international media.

This year's main topics include the crises of the liberal international order and the impact of the first year of Donald Trump’s presidency. It also looks at the new momentum in European defense policy and the potential impact of Brexit. In addition, the report analyses regional developments in Central and Eastern Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. It also provides insights into the state of global nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation efforts, the issue of environmental and climate security as well as cyber security.
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Analyse du marché et des acteurs de la filière industrielle française de sécurité

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Analyse du marché et des acteurs de la filière industrielle française de sécurité
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Thursday, November 19, 2015
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Depuis le début du 21ème siècle, de nombreux risques ont mis la sécurité à l’ordre du jour des préoccupations des citoyens et des pouvoirs publics. Depuis le début des années 1980, le besoin de sécurité est ressenti avec de plus en plus de force en France et en Europe, et encore plus aux États-Unis. La filière de la sécurité répond à ce besoin, et elle comprend, outre le coeur des industries de sécurité, des services privés et surtout un important secteur de services publics de sécurité non marchands (police et gendarmerie nationales, douanes, polices municipales, sécurité civile dont certaines unités militaires, pompiers, justice, administration pénitentiaire). La filière de sécurité répond à un besoin fondamental des citoyens, cela ne fait aucun doute, et elle constitue une activité majeure. Elle est cependant mal connue faute d’un instrument adéquat de suivi statistique par exemple. C’est pourquoi les pouvoirs publics ont lancé une étude visant à affiner les premières estimations de l’importance économique du secteur de la Sécurité contenues dans le Livre Blanc sur la Défense et la Sécurité nationale publié en 2013. En parallèle, la Commission européenne a lancé une étude sur la filière de la sécurité au plan européen. La filière de la sécurité, et plus particulièrement sa composante industrielle, est en plein développement depuis les années 2000. Elle représentait au total en France en 2013 un volume d’affaires de 60 milliards d’euros et près d’un million d’emplois publics et privés. Le secteur marchand et industriel s’appuie pour sa part, sur un tissu d’entreprises comprenant de grands groupes internationaux et des PME innovantes et fortement exportatrices. C’est une filière en forte croissance. Entre 2003 et 2013 le chiffre d’affaires des produits et services de sécurité s’est développé sensiblement davantage que le PIB, au rythme soutenu de 5% par an jusqu’à la crise de 2008 et réduit à 2% par an ensuite. Dans la période à venir (de 2013 à 2020), la croissance devrait repartir et retrouver sensiblement le même niveau qu’avant la crise (à 5,1% par an selon nos estimations). C’est une filière en mutation. Ces chiffres moyens cachent en réalité une mutation de la filière. La partie traditionnelle des activités de sécurité (protection physique, services de gardiennage) stagne, alors que des domaines nouveaux comme les produits et systèmes numériques et robotiques, ou la cybersécurité, sont en très forte croissance. Cela traduit une mutation de la société elle-même qui se "numérise" et se prépare aux évolutions telles que les réseaux intelligents, les villes intelligentes, les automobiles et les objets connectés, et plus généralement, l’utilisation exponentielles de capteurs toujours plus performants et miniaturisés dont les informations nécessitent stockage et traitement. Toutes leurs applications nécessitent d’être fortement sécurisées et d’intégrer des dispositions de protection de la vie privée dès leur conception (ingénierie de type "privacy by design"). Ces évolutions offrent de formidables opportunités pour l’industrie et les entreprises françaises et européennes, qui nécessiteront de la part de tous les acteurs impliqués des visions audacieuses et une grande rapidité de mise oeuvre pour être saisies.
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Global Risks 2035: The Search for a New Normal

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Thursday, September 22, 2016
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What will the world be like in 2035? The forecast seems dire. In the four years since Global Trends 2030 was published, the biggest change in the world is the increased risk of major conflict. In 2012, a large-scale US/NATO conflict with Russia or China was close to unthinkable. Now, the post-Cold War security order has broken down, and the consequences are immense, potentially threatening globalization.
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Creative Disruption: Technology, Strategy, and the Future of the Global Defense Industry

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Thursday, June 5, 2014
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“Creative Disruption: Technology, Strategy, and the Future of the Global Defense Industry” identifies trends in the technology, security and business environments; highlights the disruptive effects of these trends; and offers recommendations for improving the United States’ ability to harness new sources of innovation. This report is the culminating effort of Creative Disruption: The Task Force on Strategy, Technology and Global Defense Industry, a months-long research agenda, co-chaired by the Honorable William J. Lynn III and ADM James Stavridis, USN (Ret.), that included numerous working groups, interviews and surveys.

Authored by Senior Fellow and Director of the Technology and National Security Program Ben FitzGerald and Research Associate Kelley Sayler, with a foreword by Creative Disruption Task Force co-chairs Mr. Lynn and ADM Stavridis, the report highlights the "growing disconnect" between Defense Department (DOD) needs and what the existing business climate and acquisition strategy and structures are able to provide. The report concludes with strategic-level recommendations for increasing DOD’s ability to access and leverage shifting sources of innovation, emanating from both the commercial and traditional defense sectors, including both domestic and international suppliers.
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