{"product_id":"chokepoints-american-power-in-the-age-of-economic-warfare","title":"Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEdward Fishman\u003c\/b\u003e is a leading authority on economic statecraft and sanctions. He teaches at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs and is a senior research scholar at the Center on Global Energy Policy. He also advises companies on geopolitical strategy and invests in early-stage technology startups. Previously, he served at the U.S. State Department as a member of the Secretary of State's Policy Planning Staff, at the Pentagon as an advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and at the U.S. Treasury Department as special assistant to the Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence. His writing and analysis are regularly featured by outlets such as \n\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e,  \n\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e,  \n\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003ePolitico\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eNPR\u003c\/i\u003e. He holds a BA in History from Yale, an MPhil in International Relations from Cambridge, and an MBA from Stanford. He lives with his wife and two children in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"The epic story of how America turned the world economy into a weapon, upending decades of globalization to take on a new authoritarian axis-Russia, China, and Iran. It used to be that ravaging another country's economy required blockading its ports and laying siege to its cities. Now all it takes is a statement posted online by the U.S. government. In Chokepoints, Edward Fishman, a former top State Department sanctions official, takes us deep into the back rooms of power to reveal the untold history of the last two decades of U.S. foreign policy, in which America renounced the gospel of globalization and waged a new kind of economic war. As Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, and Ayatollah Khamenei wreaked havoc on the world stage, mavericks within the U.S. government built a fearsome new arsenal of economic weapons, exploiting America's dominance in global finance and technology. Successive U.S. presidents have relied on these unconventional weapons to address the most pressing national-security threats, for good and for ill. Chokepoints provides a thrilling account of one of the most critical geopolitical developments of our time, demystifying the complex strategies the U.S. government uses to harness the power of Wall Street, Silicon Valley, and Big Oil against America's enemies. At the center of the narrative is an eclectic group of policy innovators: the diplomats, lawyers, and financial whizzes who've masterminded America's escalating economic wars against Russia, China, and Iran. Economic warfare has become the primary way the United States confronts international crises and counters rivals. Sometimes it has achieved spectacular success; other times, bitter failure. The result we live with today is a new world order: an economic arms race among great powers and a fracturing global economy. Chokepoints is the definitive account of how America pioneered this new, hard-hitting style of economic war-and how it's changing the world\"--\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003cbr\u003eSelected as a Best Book of the Year by \u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBloomberg\u003c\/i\u003e, and NPR\u003cbr\u003eFinalist for the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e Business Book of the Year Award\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Deftly written, \n\u003ci\u003eChokepoints\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling and dramatic narrative about the new shape of geopolitics...[Fishman] has written an engrossing account of contemporary history. He provides a framework for understanding the battles to come as well as the growing challenges and risks facing companies that operate in the global economy...[A] timely guide to the fragmenting of the global economy and the rising tensions that go with it.\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-- Daniel Yergin, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"A timely, riveting world tour....Edward Fishman, a former official at both the Department of State and the Department of the Treasury, describes how the American government's unglamorous economic arms have jumped into the middle of the country's geopolitical fights over the past two decades....[ \n\u003ci\u003eChokepoints\u003c\/i\u003e] contains a satisfying amount of dash and drama....It also makes for a cracking yarn....[An] absorbing book.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e-- \u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A masterful narrative of U.S. economic warfare in the 21st century....Fishman's clear and thoughtful writing weaves the story together.\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-- \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A delightful read on two decades of economic warfare by a former practitioner who knows exactly what he is talking about....What \n\u003ci\u003eChokepoints\u003c\/i\u003e does swimmingly is to bring everything together, explaining both how the United States acquired the outsized power to punish anyone, anywhere, and how it learned to use and abuse that power....For a reader looking for an accessible guide to how we got here and what is coming next, Fishman's book is invaluable.\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-- \u003ci\u003eForeign Policy\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Remarkable...One of the most important books on economic warfare ever written.\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-- Paul Kennedy, \u003c\/b\u003eauthor of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Rise and Fall of the Great Powers\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"This is the must-read book of the month for me: Eddie Fishman's \n\u003ci\u003eChokepoints\u003c\/i\u003e. Those who write about war and geopolitics for a living are generally poor at economic warfare. This book is a great place to start.\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-- Niall Ferguson, \u003c\/b\u003e author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Ascent of Money\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"An important study of how we entered this new world--and what might come next....At every step, policymakers stumblingly realized just how much political leverage the economic infrastructure granted them....Fishman also shows politicians eager to wield this new, less bloody implement for coercing other nations.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e-- \u003ci\u003eCity Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Densely reported but fast-moving...The book is written to keep the reader moving, short chapters introduced with journalistic flourishes. Character traits are sharply noted, short anecdotes from lives away from work help present diplomats and bureaucrats in sharp relief. The importance of the sanctions policy such characters have shaped over the last 20 years is hard to overstate.\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-- The Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Fishman chronicles the pivotal moments in this new era of economic warfare...by following the public servants who built America's economic arsenal....It's the people behind the scenes who take center stage. The book even features a cast of characters that wouldn't feel out of place in the appendix of a George R.R. Martin novel....These details create the atmosphere of a backroom political thriller.\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-- Big Think \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A gripping, firsthand account of America's efforts to weaponize the world economy against its resurgent adversaries. From the high-stakes campaign to halt Iran's nuclear program to the cutting-edge strategy to deny China access to AI chips, \n\u003ci\u003eChokepoints\u003c\/i\u003e is an unparalleled guide to America's use of sanctions and export controls over recent decades. Essential reading for understanding the new age of economic warfare.\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-- Chris Miller, \u003c\/b\u003e author of \n\u003ci\u003eChip War\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Brilliant and eye-opening--weaving together economic, geopolitical, and strategic analysis. Edward Fishman's riveting account of the global economic 'battlefield' sheds fascinating new light on our struggles with Iran, Russia, and China. An indispensable book for anyone who wants to understand current and future conflicts.\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-- General Stanley McChrystal, U.S. Army (Ret.), \u003c\/b\u003eformer Commander of U.S. and International Forces in Afghanistan and author of \n\u003ci\u003eTeam of Teams\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eMy Share of the Task\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This peerless contemporary history of American sanctions, grounded in personal experience and thorough research, will guide all who wish to address global problems through the responsible and effective use of economic power.\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-- Timothy Snyder, \u003c\/b\u003eProfessor of History at Yale University and author of \n\u003ci\u003eOn Tyranny\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eBloodlands\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"How can America sustain its economic and financial advantage in the face of fierce geopolitical competition? \n\u003ci\u003eChokepoints\u003c\/i\u003e provides the playbook. Edward Fishman traces the historical evolution of economic warfare, taking readers behind the scenes of the U.S. campaigns to counter China's economic aggression, Iran's nuclear ambitions, and Russia's revanchism. Along the way, Fishman uncovers valuable strategic lessons and makes compelling recommendations that leaders in government and business must implement urgently.\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-- Lt. General H. R. McMaster, U.S. Army (Ret.), \u003c\/b\u003e former White House National Security Advisor and author of \n\u003ci\u003eBattlegrounds\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eAt War with Ourselves\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Brilliant, timely, and impossible to put down, \n\u003ci\u003eChokepoints\u003c\/i\u003e is one of those rare books that utterly changes how you see the world. Edward Fishman pulls back the curtain on the hidden world of economic warfare, telling the untold story of how a rogue group of U.S. officials quietly reinvented U.S. foreign policy. He puts readers in the room as policymakers experiment with sanctions and other once-obscure tools to fight the biggest geopolitical threats of the day: a nuclear Iran, a resurgent Russia, and an assertive China. Combining the insider knowledge of a practitioner, the analytical insight of a scholar, and the narrative instincts of a born storyteller, Fishman has written a book that is as engrossing as it is urgent. No one seeking to understand the global economy or America's role in the world can afford to ignore this indispensable page turner.\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-- Stuart A. Reid, \u003c\/b\u003eExecutive Editor of Foreign Affairs and author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Lumumba Plot\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eChokepoints\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading to understand the modern reinvention of American foreign policy. Edward Fishman expertly unravels the world of economic warfare, exploring how the United States weaponizes its dominance in global finance to confront its adversaries. Sound familiar?\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-- Ian Bremmer, \u003c\/b\u003e president and founder of Eurasia Group \n\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eChokepoints\u003c\/i\u003e is the best book on sanctions that I have ever read--a tour de force that illuminates in spellbinding detail how economic warfare is reshaping the world. Edward Fishman combines his deep knowledge of the subject with a dynamic, engaging writing style, recasting U.S. government technocrats as superheroes fighting high-stakes economic battles. Sanctions are at the center of geopolitical competition today. This book is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand how the world works in the 21st century.\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-- Michael McFaul, \u003c\/b\u003eformer U.S. Ambassador to Russia, Professor at Stanford University, and author of From Cold War to Hot Peace \n\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In this timely and highly readable book, Edward Fishman demystifies and humanizes one of today's most complex and consequential subjects: America's use of economic power as a tool of 21st-century warfare. Drawing on his firsthand experience at the State Department, Fishman takes readers inside Washington's back corridors, revealing how U.S. officials raced to create new economic weapons to counter a trio of formidable challenges: Russia's imperial aggression, China's drive for technological dominance, and Iran's nuclear ambitions. An invaluable book for anyone who wants to understand the risks, trade-offs, and limitations of America's weaponization of the world economy.\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-- Fiona Hill, \u003c\/b\u003eformer Senior Director for Europe and Russia at the National Security Council and author of \n\u003ci\u003eThere is Nothing for You Here\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Edward Fishman has done the impossible: he has written a book about America's strategic economic policies that is at once grand in scope, meticulously researched, and, above all, a lively and captivating read. Those interested in how the United States uses its economic power as a strategic weapon in today's dangerous and complex world need look no further. This book is a gem.\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-- Robert Kagan, \u003c\/b\u003e Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Ghost at the Feast and Of Paradise and Power\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"This book should be required reading on both sides of the Atlantic as the West faces a geopolitical reckoning. Edward Fishman, a scholar-practitioner with deep insider knowledge from his time in government, provides a gripping account of the rise of a new form of economic warfare. \n\u003ci\u003eChokepoints\u003c\/i\u003e is written with an eye to both the general and the specific, skillfully blending the Olympian big picture with wonderful vignettes of how the world economy works. Fishman argues convincingly that the West cannot have economic interdependence, economic security, and great power competition at the same time. We will have to make a choice quickly, before it is made for us.\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-- Brendan Simms, \u003c\/b\u003eProfessor in the History of International Relations at the University of Cambridge, Director of the Centre for Geopolitics, and author of \n\u003ci\u003e Europe: The Struggle for Supremacy, from 1453 to the Present\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Sanctions are vital weapons in the war for global power and influence. \n\u003ci\u003eChokepoints\u003c\/i\u003e is a master class in how sanctions work, and why, sometimes, they don't. It is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand global competition today.\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-- Hal Brands, \u003c\/b\u003eHenry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor of Global Affairs at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and author of \n\u003ci\u003eDanger Zone \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eChokepoints\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling exploration of how economic infrastructure increasingly shapes geopolitics--illuminating the history, inner workings, and future stakes of this important 21st-century phenomenon. An excellent read for anyone seeking to understand how power will be wielded in the years to come.\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-- Patrick Collison, \u003c\/b\u003eco-founder and CEO of Stripe \n\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - The epic story of how America turned the world economy into a weapon, upending decades of globalization to confront a new authoritarian axis--Russia, China, and Iran. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Deftly written, \u003ci\u003eChokepoints\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling and dramatic narrative about the new shape of geopolitics.\"\u003cbr\u003e-- Daniel Yergin, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A timely, riveting world tour...[An] absorbing book.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-- The Economist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Remarkable...One of the most important books on economic warfare ever written.\"\u003cbr\u003e -- Paul Kennedy, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rise and Fall of the Great Powers\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSelected as a Best Book of the Year by \u003ci\u003eThe Economist, Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBloomberg\u003c\/i\u003e, and NPR - Finalist for the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e Business Book of the Year Award\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt used to be that ravaging another country's economy required blockading its ports and laying siege to its cities. Now all it takes is a statement posted online by the U.S. government. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \n\u003ci\u003eChokepoints\u003c\/i\u003e, Edward Fishman, a former top American sanctions official, takes us deep into the back rooms of power to reveal the untold history of the past two decades of U.S. foreign policy. As Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, and Ayatollah Khamenei wreaked havoc on the world stage, mavericks within the U.S. government built a fearsome new arsenal of economic weapons. Successive U.S. presidents have relied on these weapons to address the most pressing national security threats--for good and for ill. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eChokepoints\u003c\/i\u003e provides a thrilling account of one of the most transformative developments of our time, demystifying how the U.S. government harnesses the power of Wall Street, Silicon Valley, and Big Oil against America's enemies. At the center of the narrative are the trailblazing diplomats, lawyers, and financial whizzes who have masterminded America's escalating economic wars against Russia, China, and Iran. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eControl over economic chokepoints--such as the U.S. dollar, advanced microchip technology, and critical minerals--has become the key to geopolitical power in the twenty-first century. 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