Tariffs, Tantrums, and Trade Wars with Edward Fishman

Rick Wilson's The Enemies List

Resolute Square

Politics, News, News Commentary

4.9 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Is America’s economic power a weapon, or a ticking time bomb? In this episode Rick is joined by Edward Fishman, author of Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare. They dive into the rise of economic warfare as the primary battleground for global powers, exploring how tariffs, sanctions, and export controls have reshaped international relations. Fishman discusses the risks of Trump's aggressive trade policies, the potential fallout of economic isolationism, and the unintended consequences of a fractured global economy. Edward's book, Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare, available for pre-order now. Timestamps: (00:01:43) Anticipating Harris or Trump (00:05:25) The first month of Trump (00:14:45) How will the rest of the world react to Trump? Follow Resolute Square: Instagram Twitter TikTok Find out more at Resolute Square Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:46.1	Democrats want Republicans dead.
0:49.6	Where I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose any voters, okay?
0:58.0	The women with the least likelihood of getting pregnant are the ones most worried about having abortion.
1:05.0	On January 6th of 2021, you had tens of thousands of people peacefully protesting.
1:13.1	No, it's not a right-way conspiracy.
1:14.1	You're not queuing on.
1:15.4	It's real.
1:20.0	I'm Rick Wilson, and this is the Enemies List.
1:25.4	Hey, folks, welcome back to the Enemies List podcast.
1:28.2	I am delighted today to be joined by a guy whose expertise overlaps with our historic moment so perfectly. It's a little ridiculous.
1:34.9	Edward Fishman, who is a guy who deeply understands economics and international economics,
1:41.6	how they intersect with the world of politics, how they intersect with the world of politics, how they intersect
1:46.3	with the world of diplomacy. And what's happening in the world right now with this alignment
1:52.2	of power that we're watching sort of recalibrate itself in real time? Folks, the book is called
1:59.3	choke points, American power in the Age of Economic
2:01.9	Warfare. And I wanted to welcome Edward Fisherman to the show today. Edward, thank you so much
2:07.2	for coming on. I want to start out by asking you, because I asked this question frequently,
2:13.0	your decision to write this book at this moment, when you started this, did you anticipate we would be
2:19.0	dealing with a President Harris or a President Trump facing up to these consequential moments
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