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Podcast: Alain Elkann Interviews
Episode: From War Zones to Cultural Diplomacy: Claudio Pagliara on Peace, Power, and a Changing World - Alain Elkann Interviews
Description: PROMOTING ITALIAN CULTURE AND BRIDGING CULTURAL DIVIDES. Claudio Pagliara is a journalist who became the Director of the Italian Cultural Institute on Park Avenue in New York in September 2025, soon after he completed his term as head of the RAI Radiotelevisione italiana correspondence office in the United States. With enormous international experience that includes living in Jerusalem for almost 10 years, he was foreign desk chief at Tg2 — Italy's second state channel — for seven years. His recent book L'imperatore is a journey through America's transformation and the challenge it poses to the world. Pagliara holds a degree in linguistic philosophy from Rom...