The American Trap
My battle to expose America's secret economic war against the rest of the world
$25.93
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
25 August 2020
Summary
In 2014, France lost part of the control of its nuclear power plants to the United States. Frederic Pierucci, former senior executive of one of Alstom’s power company subsidiaries, found himself at the heart of this state scandal. His story goes to the very core of how he plotted the key features of the secret economic war that the United States is waging in Europe. And after being silenced for a long time, he has decided, with the help of journalist Matthieu Aron, to reveal all.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529326871 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529326877 |
| Author: | Frederic Pierucci |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder Paperback |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 25 August 2020 |
| Weight: | 240g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 130mm x 28mm |
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A cautionary tale for globe-trotting executives at multinational companies
A cautionary tale for globe-trotting executives at multinational companies - Bloomberg
A wake-up call for all managers working for international companies… A warning sign for all those multinational companies that risk getting on the radar of the American justice system - Frankfurter Allgemeine ZeitungA legal thriller - Le FigaroAn extraordinary French industrial saga…a testimony that sends shivers down your spine - Le Journal du DimancheThis is more a tale of war than a thriller. A ‘covert economic war’ waged by the United States to weaken U.S. companies’ competition - La CroixAbout The Author
Frederic Pierucci
Former senior executive of Alstom in the Philippines, Frederic Pierucci’s life was turned upside-down on April 4th, 2013 when he was arrested by the FBI under the Foreign Corruption Practice Act that allows the arrest of anyone, anywhere for suspicion of corruption.
Matthieu Aron is a journalist and former associate director of the Nouvel Observateur and former managing editor at France Inter. He has followed Frederic Pierucci’s story since the beginning.
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