2026 Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences

A historian, journalist and essayist, Garton Ash is recognized as one of the leading experts on the transformation of Europe in the second half of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st century, mainly in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, and as one of the most insightful analysts of the recent history of the Old Continent. In addition to topics such as freedom, democracy and human rights, his work covers issues pertaining to global politics and international relations, which has allowed him to develop a multidisciplinary approach that merges history, political science and journalism.