ChinaTalk | 26 February 2025 | 1h 39m | Listen Later | Podcasts | Spotify
Interview with Eddie Fishman about his book Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare. Discusses the past 20 years of American sanctions policy: the evolution of U.S. sanctions policy, from Iraq and Cuba to Iran and Russia; how Reagan’s deal with the Saudis turned the dollar into an economic chokepoint; the success of sanctions against Iran, and how that playbook could have been used to punish Russia; historical lessons in enforcement relevant for export controls on China today; the role of great civil servants like Stuart Levey, Daleep Singh, Victoria Nuland, and Matt Pottinger in building state power; institutional challenges for economic warfare and the consequences of failure to reform; and strategies for writing groundbreaking books about modern history.