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SHORTLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD<\/strong><\/p>\n

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0BESTSELLER<\/strong><\/p>\n

AN ECONOMIST<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0‘BEST BOOK OF 2025’<\/strong><\/p>\n

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‘Chokepoints<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0is a masterful narrative of US economic warfare in the 21st century.’<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0Financial Times<\/em><\/p>\n

‘A timely, riveting world tour ? absorbing’<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0The Economist<\/em><\/p>\n

‘Compelling and dramatic’ <\/strong>Wall Street Journal<\/em><\/p>\n

‘A gripping, firsthand account. Unparalleled.’<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0Chris Miller, author of\u00c2\u00a0Chip War<\/em><\/p>\n

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If you want to understand what’s happening to the world economy, start right here. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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It used to take blockades and sieges to ravage a rival’s economy. Now, a single statement posted online by the US government can bring a nation to its knees.<\/p>\n

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Chokepoints<\/em> is a gripping behind-the-scenes account of one of the most pivotal geopolitical shifts of our time. Drawing on extensive research, personal experience and interviews with key players, Edward Fishman, a former top US State Department official, takes us deep into the back rooms of power around the world. He reveals how sanctions, tariffs and control over modern-day chokepoints – such as the US dollar, advanced microchip technology and critical energy supply chains – have become the primary weapons of twenty-first-century geopolitics.<\/p>\n

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This is the epic story of how America turned economics into a weapon – and how China, Europe and Britain are now doing the same. Urgent and brimming with rare insight, Chokepoints<\/em> is the definitive guide to the Age of Economic Warfare.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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