THE PRICE OF PEACE

Peace does not coincide with the end of arms. It is the moment when the hardest questions begin: who writes history? Who decides who the winners and the losers are? And how much does the past weigh on our present?

In a meeting of extraordinary relevance, Paolo Mieli – one of the most authoritative journalists and historians in Italy, former director of the Corriere della Sera – leads the audience on a journey through the great post-war periods of history, from ancient Greece to the Middle East, from Italy in the post-World War II era to the Soviet Union. A journey that reveals the mechanisms, often invisible, with which peace is built – or fails: contested memories, official truths, incomplete reconciliations, and conflicts destined to resurface.

Drawing inspiration from his latest essay The Price of Peace. When a War Ends, Mieli invites us to look beyond current events to understand how the decisions made after each conflict continue to influence our time. Because peace is never a destination, but a fragile balance made of choices, memory, and responsibility.

A unique opportunity to reflect, with the rigor of a historian and the perspective of a great editorialist, on a question that transcends every era: when does a war really end?

Free admission until seats are full.

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