Why Ukraine is tip of global risk 'iceberg'
Munich summit will impact both politics and financial markets.
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"MAY you live in interesting times" is an English expression believed to originate in a speech by statesman Joseph Chamberlain, the father of Neville Chamberlain who in the 1930s was the UK prime minister who negotiated the Munich agreement with Adolf Hitler.
Fast forward a century later, and the expression still has political currency. While seemingly a blessing, it is often used ironically; life is seen as better in "uninteresting times" of peace and prosperity than in "interesting" ones which are disproportionately times of trouble.
The interesting times we live in in 2022, not least with the crisis in Ukraine, is the focus this weekend for the landmark Munich Security Summit, the premier annual geopolitical event in Europe. Attendees include 35 heads of state and government plus some 100 government ministers and other key dignitaries, including United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres; German Chancellor Olaf Scholz; NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg; and US Vice-President Kamala Harris.
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