Andrea Leonard Palazzi

Associate Fellow, Economic Security and Technology Department

Andrea Leonard Palazzi is an associate fellow with the Economic Security and Technology Department at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). He researches global macroeconomics, particularly how geopolitics shapes trade, capital flows, and monetary systems. Before joining CSIS in 2022, he conducted applied economic analysis as an intern at the Central Bank of South Africa. Palazzi holds an MA in European public policy from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and a BA, magna cum laude, in international affairs with a minor in legal studies from John Cabot University.

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Is the Global South More Optimistic Than Prepared for AI?

Emerging and developing economies are more optimistic than advanced ones about artificial intelligence (AI), but less prepared to adopt it. This gap could offer a “golden opportunity” for partnerships with the United States around AI standards, skills, and exports.

Analysis by Navin Girishankar and Andrea Leonard Palazzi — October 23, 2025

Can Tariffs Revive U.S. Manufacturing Jobs?

The Trump administration’s 90-day pause on “Liberation Day” reciprocal tariffs – meant to revive declining U.S. manufacturing jobs - offers a window of opportunity for U.S. policymakers to focus on the enduring source of U.S. economic advantage: technology innovation. 

Analysis by Navin Girishankar, Andrea Leonard Palazzi, Ahmed Shareef, and Ameya Khanapurkar — April 11, 2025

Back & Forth 3: Do Sanctions Work?

In the third issue of Back & Forth, Nick Kumleben and CSIS’s Philip A. Luck and Andrea Leonard Palazzi debate the efficacy of sanctions as a tool of economic statecraft, focusing on the sanctions on Russia.

Commentary by Nick Kumleben, Philip Luck, and Andrea Leonard Palazzi — March 19, 2025

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Back & Forth 3: Do Sanctions Work?

An audio version of “Back & Forth 3: Do Sanctions Work?” Nick Kumleben argues that sanctions fail because of their ease of circumvention and inability to deter bad actors. CSIS’s Philip A. Luck and Andrea Leonard Palazzi counter that his piece underappreciates the true deterrence power of sanctions. 

Podcast Episode by Nick Kumleben, Philip Luck, and Andrea Leonard Palazzi — March 19, 2025

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Hedging Their Bets: Taiwan Industry Adapts to Geostrategic Risks

The Trustee Chair hosts the launch of a report on the findings of a survey of over 600 Taiwanese businesses. The report finds that Taiwanese companies moving their value chains but are also pursuing various forms of diversification. Experts will discuss the implications for the international business community, Taiwanese politics, and U.S.-Taiwan relations. 

Event — September 11, 2024

Diversifying, Not Decoupling

The CSIS Trustee Chair’s second formal survey of over 600 Taiwanese companies reveals they remain worried about the international environment and conditions in China, but are engaged in diversifying rather than fully decoupling their business from China.

Report by Scott Kennedy and Andrea Leonard Palazzi — September 9, 2024

Defending the Dollar

How did the dollar become so dominant in the global economy? And how does this affect U.S. geopolitical power? Defending the Dollar dives into the world of global trade and finance to show how currencies and geopolitical power are fundamentally linked.

Commentary by Andrea Leonard Palazzi, Chris Borges, and Scott Miller — July 30, 2024