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Andrew Spannaus

Andrew Spannaus is a freelance journalist and analyst based in Italy. He is the elected Chairman of the Milan Foreign Press Association and the founder of Transatlantico.info, that provides news and analysis to institutions and businesses. His book “Original Sins: Globalization, Populism, and the Six Contradictions Facing the European Union” is due out in April 2019.

Alexander Hamilton: a guide to US economic rebirth?

One thing should be clear from the populist explosion of the last few years in the United States and Europe: the effects of globalization on the middle class are real, having brought a profound transformation in the nature of the industrial…

Is there a Euro-Atlantic populist wave?

In 2016, the world began to change, with the Brexit referendum and the election of Donald Trump. In both cases, there was a revolt of the voters, an insurrection of ‘regular people’ against the structures of political and media power, that…

A question for the XXI Century: Time to tax the rich again?

After the orgy of wealth concentration that has accompanied the outsourcing of production and the weakening of the middle class, it is time to tax the rich again. At least that is what progressive/populist politicians on the left are…

A Russian conservative view of Putin: interview with Alexander Dugin

After the splash of his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, U.S. President Donald Trump is now ready for another step in his disruptive diplomacy, a one-on-one meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump has never hidden…

The long wave of 1968

When we think of 1968 today, the first things that come to mind are the student movements, protests against the Vietnam War, and a new social consciousness. The year has become a synonym for a cultural shift, a breakaway from rigid…

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