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Alan Riding in conversation with Alma Guillermoprieto
A complex neighbour
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Cineteca Rosalío Solano
Border tensions, drug trafficking, asymmetrical power dynamics; these are all elements of the complex relationship between Mexico and the USA, dealt with by Alan Riding (United Kingdom) in Distant Neighbors: A Portrait of the Mexicans, published in 1985. Four decades later, although the various aspects of the context have changed, the deep roots of the relationship are still very much present, and the situation has become even more complicated after the latest decisions taken by the US government. The author of this essential work of non-fiction will talk to Alma Guillermoprieto.
Reed Brody and Andrea Rizzi in conversation with Olivia Zerón
Justice against power
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Museo de la Ciudad (espacio escénico)
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.
Pankaj Mishra in conversation with Mario Arriagada
South to North Conversations
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Cineteca Rosalío Solano
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
Janet Martínez, Alan Riding and John Vaillant in conversation with Alejandra Claros
The United States of the Americas
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Museo de la Ciudad (sala 2)
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: Alan Riding (United Kingdom), who has written about the complexity of these relationships; John Vaillant (USA/Canada), a witness to the ecological disaster; and the Mexican journalist Janet Martínez. They will be joined by Alejandra Claros Borda, General Secretary of the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF).
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.
