For decades, the relationship between Europe and the United States, founded on common principles and shared strategic objectives, has been an essential pillar of Western stability. In recent times, the rise of clashing identity politics, cultural misunderstandings and shifts in the balance of global power have challenged this historic partnership. Do Europe and the United States still share the same ideological language, or has a silent separation already occurred? David Rieff, one of the most lucid global analysts of our time, will talk with Santiago Herrero and Pablo Gil about how the evolving relationship between Europe and the United States can help liberal democracies, in the face of polarization and populism, to reconcile security, prosperity and social inclusion of their citizens.
Reiff is a political analyst, journalist and cultural critic. Member of The New York Institute for the Humanities, his articles have been published in important media such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Le Monde, The Atlantic Monthly, Foreign Affairs or El Pais. He is the founder of the American University's ‘War Crimes’ project, which aims to report truthfully on war crimes. He is the author of several essays on international conflicts. His latest book is Desire and Fate (Debate, 2025).
Career diplomat Santiago Herrero, director of Cultural and Scientific Relations at AECID, is a true cultural agitator who has explored with notable success the influence of culture in the diplomatic sphere. And he has done so in different diplomatic representations of Spain in Oslo, Islamabad, Tokyo and New York. He was director of programming at Acción Cultural Española (AC/E) and a vocal advisor in the cabinet of the Secretary of State for International Cooperation for Ibero-America.
Both will talk with Pablo Gil, head of Culture of the newspaper El Mundo. Collaborator of Radio 3 with the program Multipista and Radio 5 with the program Debut, he is the author of three books on music: 10 horas con Kiko Veneno (2024), El pop después del fin del pop and Guía de música independiente en España (1998).
The event will be introduced by Filip Matic and Gabriela Ioana Tarmure, Vice President and Head of Segovia Chapter of the IE Public Speaking Club.
At the end of the event, the authors will sign copies of their books
Event with simultaneous interpretation from English into Spanish and vice versa
