Episode 828: Edward Fishman on “Chokepoints”
Newt's World
Gingrich 360
4.7 • 6.3K Ratings
🗓️ 6 April 2025
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Newt talks with Edward Fishman about his new book, “Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare.” They discuss the history of U.S. foreign policy over the past two decades, highlighting America's shift from globalization to economic warfare. Fishman explains how the United States has used its dominance in global finance and technology to develop economic weapons, which have been employed by successive presidents to address national security threats. Their conversation covers the effectiveness of sanctions, the impact of tariffs, and the potential for China to create an alternative reserve currency. Fishman also shares insights from historical figures, including former Secretary of the Treasury William Simon, and discusses the current geopolitical landscape, including strategies to pressure Russia and the implications of economic policies on global stability.
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| 1:01.0 | On this episode of News World, in his new book, Choke Points, American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare, Edward |
| 1:13.8 | Fishman takes us deep into the backrooms of power to reveal the untold history of the last two |
| 1:19.7 | decades of U.S. foreign policy, in which America renounced the gospel of globalization and |
| 1:25.5 | waged a new kind of economic war. As Vladimir Putin, |
| 1:30.0 | Xi Jinping, and Ayatollah Khamenei wrecked havoc on the world stage, mavericks within the |
| 1:35.6 | U.S. government built a fearsome new arsenal of economic weapons, exploiting America's dominance |
| 1:40.6 | in global finance and technology. Successive U.S. presidents have relied on these unconventional weapons |
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