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EPISODE · Oct 5, 2025 · 22 MIN

Frankly Speaking | S13 E7 | Benedikt Franke Vice-Chairman and CEO of the Munich Security Conference

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On this episode, we speak to Dr. Benedikt Franke, the vice-chairman and CEO of the Munich Security Conference,fresh from its first-ever leaders’ meeting in Saudi Arabia. How did regional leaders respond to President Trump’s latest Gaza peace plan? Is a two-state solution remotely possible with the Israel’s hard-right government? What role can Saudi Arabia play in pushing diplomacy forward? And can the MSC still build consensus, or is the West too divided to shape the future?

On this episode, we speak to Dr. Benedikt Franke, the vice-chairman and CEO of the Munich Security Conference,fresh from its first-ever leaders’ meeting in Saudi Arabia. How did regional leaders respond to President Trump’s latest Gaza peace plan? Is a two-state solution remotely possible with the Israel’s hard-right government? What role can Saudi Arabia play in pushing diplomacy forward? And can the MSC still build consensus, or is the West too divided to shape the future?

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