Andrew Spannaus

Andrew Spannaus is an American journalist and political commentator based in Italy, founder of the Transatlantico.info newsletter. He lectures on US economic history at the Catholic University of Milan, and is currently the Chairman of the Milan Foreign Press Association. His latest book is "L'America post-globale. Trump, il coronavirus e il futuro".

Tariffs and standards: Towards a new trade policy

Andrew Spannaus Feb 16, 2017

On January 23, 2017, President Donald Trump signed an order directing the US Trade Representative to withdraw the country from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the trade deal that the previous administration had spent years negotiating…

Trump takes aim at globalization on day 1

Andrew Spannaus Jan 23, 2017

The inaugural address of the 45th President of the United States had all the nuance of a boxing match, with the outsider Trump on one side, and the Western financial and political élite on the other. Anyone who hoped to see a calmer, more…

Under the surface of the “blue wave”

Andrew Spannaus Sep 3, 2018

Democrats are expected to win big in November’s midterm elections. The ‘enthusiasm gap’ is definitely in their favor, given the chance to rebuke and hamstring Donald Trump

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