Boris Ruge

Munich Security Conference (MSC)

Vice Chairman

Ambassador Boris Ruge has been Vice-Chairman of the Munich Security Conference since 2019. He previously served as Director Middle East/North Africa at the Foreign Office in Berlin, as German Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, and as Deputy Ambassador to the US. Much of his career has been focused on security policy, including service at NATO HQ. Ruge did his graduate work at the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) and the Bologna Center of Johns Hopkins University. He was a participant in the 2005 course of the Royal College of Defence Studies (London). 

Sessions With Boris Ruge

Monday, 6 March

  • 07:30pm - 09:00pm (CST) / 07/mar/2023 01:30 am - 07/mar/2023 03:00 am

    Ukraine: War and its aftermath
    Geopolitics/Policy/Regulatory
    Ukraine’s resilience, with international military and economic support, have allowed Ukraine to withstand Russia’s attack and change the momentum of the war. But what will it take for Ukraine to reclaim its national sovereignty and territorial integrity? Is a negotiated peace viable in Ukraine? As the impacts of war and migration hit harder in Europe and elsewhere, what will it take to sustain Trans-Atlantic unity? And what conditions and resources are needed for Ukraine to build a prosperous and democratic future?