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human counterparts. national courts in not widely known create new problems. And what if the
court decisions. verification of the complex climate
One clause that differed caught the modeling will take an estimated
attention of the reviewers. It took a What if after one year of calculation 100.000 scientist more than 1.000
team of lawyers more than 100 hours an AI presents the solution to climate years? Will we trust the conclusion
to come to the conclusion that the change – the release of a complex reached by AI or will our desire to
clause selected by the machine in less combination of highly toxic gases into verify decisions prior to their execution
than a second was actually better the atmosphere. Something that – just set the limit?
suited as the one picked by the human like chemotherapy from the outside –
negotiators was contested by two does not look like a solution but could
MUNICH heads of state, including German era of great power competition is
SECURITY Chancellor Angela Merkel, U.S. Vice unfolding between the United States,
CONFERENCE President Mike Pence, Member of China, and Russia, accompanied by
2019 the Political Bureau of the Communist a certain leadership vacuum in what
Party of China Yang Jiechi, Russian has become known as the liberal
From February 15th – 17th the 55th Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, High international order."
Munich Security Conference (MSC) Representative for Foreign Affairs and
took place. This year more than Security Policy of the European Union Meanwhile, during an interview at
600 international decision-makers Federica Mogherini, and Nobel Peace Munich, former NATO Secretary-
engaged in an intensive debate Prize Laureates Tawakkol Karman and General Anders Fogh Rasmussen
on current and future challenges. Beatrice Fihn. A truly global affair. said he wants candidates in
The MSC has developed into the the European election to sign a
world’s leading forum for the debate Before the conference MSC Chairman pledge agreeing to counter foreign
of international security policy. Wolfgang Ischinger said "When interference. He warned that Russia
Repeatedly rated as "Best Think Tank looking at the current state of will use unprecedented means to
Conference" in the world, the MSC international affairs, it is difficult to disrupt the upcoming EU Parliament
provides a one-of-a-kind opportunity escape the feeling that the world is election. He said “There is no doubt
to discuss policy at the highest level in not just witnessing a series of smaller that Russia will be a major malign
a protected and informal space. and bigger crises, but that there is a actor.”
more fundamental problem. A new
Experts from across the globe
discussed the future of arms control
and cooperation in defence policy.
The intersection between trade and
international security was examined,
as were the effects of climate change
and technological innovations on
international security. Among the
participants this year were more
than 35 heads of government and
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