Hay Festival Querétaro 2023 – Politics

The writers Reed Brody (USA) and Andrea Rizzi (Italy) will talk to Olivia Zerón about urgent matters such as the relationship between power and impunity, as well as the political uncertainty that this creates. Brody, known as the Dictator Hunter, tells the story in To Catch a Dictator of the campaign to bring the Chadian dictator Hissène Habré to trial. In La era de la revancha Rizzi analyses the new global order, characterized by the rise of authoritarian regimes who scorn multilateral initiatives.

The Global South has its own commentators, and when they write, the West rarely comes out well. The essayist and novelist Pankaj Mishra (India) is one of the most incisive and lucid of these voices. In Age of Anger he traces the links between contemporary violence and the rise of individualism and capitalism; while in The World After Gaza, he extends his criticism to the global racial order imposed by the West. In conversation with Mario Arriagada.

Simultaneous interpretation from English to Spanish available

Mexico, the USA and Canada share more than borders: migratory policies, the climate emergency and common challenges. The relationships among the three countries have not always been stable, and according to who is in power, changes in course occur. Three experts will talk about the urgency of building bridges among the three nations: John Vaillant (USA/Canada), a witness to the ecological disaster; Andrea Rizzi (Italy), Global Affairs Correspondent for El País, and the Mexican journalist Janet Martínez. They will be joined by Francesco Manetto, journalist of El País América.

Consecutive interpretation from English to Spanish available

Pedro Baños (Spain), a reserve colonel and geopolitical analyst, is one of the most influential thinkers on strategy and international relations in the Spanish-speaking world. In his latest book, Geohispanidad, he considers a geopolitical strategy to unite Spanish-speaking countries and strengthen their global influence. He will talk to Javier Solórzano about the new alliances that are being forged, and they geopolitical map that is taking shape today.