In honour of the visionaries and lifetime commitment of the drivers of the MACs, and to pay adequate tribute to the fundamental changes and challenges we are facing these days, the book has been updated and extended.
New authors include the President of the European Investment Bank, Dr Werner Hoyer; MP Roderich Kiesewetter; MP Dr Claudia Luecking-Michel; the President of the Clausewitz-Society, Lieutenant General ret. Kurt Herrmann; Permanent Under Secretary of the FCO U.K., Sir Simon McDonald, KCMG KCVO; U.S. NATO expert Dr Ira Straus and former President of the Atlantic Council US, James Robert Huntley. Authors of the first edition have willingly updated their articles, such as the former President of the German Intelligence Service (BND) Dr Hans-Georg Wieck, State Sec. ret. Dr Lothar Ruehl, State Sec. ret. Friedhelm Ost, MAC Bonn VP Dr Friedhelm Krüger-Sprengel and Chairman of MAC London, Alan Lee Williams, OBE.
The result is a testament to the unbroken relevance of the MACs as platforms for new visions, courage and commitment for open exchange and confidence in each other.