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FT Weekend Debate: Radka Denemarková, Amanda Sloat, Carlos Franganillo and Barney Jopson in conversation with Frederick Studemann

Friends No More? The US, Europe, and the End of a Transatlantic Era

Segovia 2025, 

For decades, the transatlantic relationship has been a cornerstone of Western stability, built on shared values and strategic interests. Today, diverging priorities, cultural misunderstandings, and shifting global power threaten to turn a shared horizon into a widening gulf.

This debate brings together Carlos Franganillo, journalist, anchor of TV News at Telecinco and former foreign correspondent in the US and Rusia; Radka Denemarková, acclaimed Czech novelist and essayist known for her sharp insights on democracy and human rights; Amanda Sloat, former Senior Director for Europe at the US National Security Council with deep expertise in transatlantic relations; and Barney Jopson, Financial Times Spain & Portugal correspondent with two decades of geopolitical reporting.

In conversation with Frederick Studemann, Literary Editor of the Financial Times, they will ask whether the US and Europe are undergoing a necessary evolution —or facing an irreversible divorce.

Event in English with simultaneous interpretation into Spanish