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Chokepoints
Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare is a 2025 nonfiction book by Edward Fishman about the growing role of economic warfare and economic statecraft in U.S. foreign policy. It examines how the United States and its allies have used dominant positions in global financial, technological, energy, and maritime networks—described in the book as economic "chokepoints"—in campaigns involving Iran, Russia, and China. The book was published by Portfolio, an imprint of Penguin Random House, on February 25, 2025.
Article summary
Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare is a 2025 nonfiction book by Edward Fishman about the growing role of economic warfare and economic statecraft in U.S. foreign policy. It examines how the United States and its allies have used dominant positions in global financial, technological, energy, and maritime networks—described in the book as economic "chokepoints"—in campaigns involving Iran, Russia, and China. The book was published by Portfolio, an imprint of Penguin Random House, on February 25, 2025.
Key claims
- publication date: 2025-02-25 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
Discussion questions
- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- The record states that the publication date is "2025-02-25". What evidence would count against this claim?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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