In the political heart of the United States, the conversation is about Spain, Europe and public policy. In a moment when the "end of the liberal order" is being debated and its challenges scrutinized, J. P. Carroll, Senior Fellow for National Security and Trade at the Rainey Center for Public Policy, offers an account of a series of events organized by the Spanish Public Policy Network (SPPN) in Washington, D.C., where Spain has acquired an unusually prominent role.