Munich Security Conference (MSC) is an annual conference on contemporary global security policy challenges in Munich,Germany.
The MSC was founded by a German official and publisher Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist at the peak of the Cold War (1947-1991).
The conference, started in 1963 and initially only focused on military issues.
It was mainly attended by western countries and their high-profile officials.
After the end of the Cold War, it expanded its agenda that went beyond defence and security matters to include issues such as climate change and migration.
It also started to invite leaders from eastern nations, including Russia, India and China.