49th Munich Security Conference

MUNICH, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 01: German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (R) and Sheikh Ahmed Moaz Al-Khatib, President of the National Coalition for Opposition Forces and the Syrian Revolution, shake hands during a bilateral meeting on day 1 of the 49th Munich Security Conference, at Hotel Bayerischer Hof on February 1, 2013 in Munich, Germany. The Munich Security Conference brings together senior figures from around the world to engage in an intensive debate on current and future security challenges and remains the most important independent forum for the exchange of views by international security policy decision-makers. (Photo by Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images)