Tobias Bunde
Director of Research and Policy, Munich Security Conference
Tobias Bunde, Professor of International Security at the Hertie School in Berlin, is Director of Research and Policy at the Munich Security Conference.
Feb 10, 2026
The world has entered a period of wrecking-ball politics. Leaders have risen to prominence by promising sweeping demolition rather than careful reform. They seek to tear down rules and institutions at home and abroad, which they falsely claim hinder both their efforts to build stronger, more prosperous countries as well as to prevent “civilizational decline.”
