Eddie Fishman
@edwardfishman
Author of Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare | Senior Research Scholar @ColumbiaUEnergy, Fellow @CNASdc @AtlanticCouncil
"Chokepoints" made the New York Times bestseller list! I’m deeply grateful to everyone who made this possible—your support means the world to me. I can’t wait to share the book with even more readers in the weeks and months ahead
The EU is moving to lower the price cap on Russian oil *unilaterally* That breaks from the original concept, which called for G7 consensus on any changes It’s the first time I can recall the EU getting this far out ahead of the U.S. on sanctions policy 👏🇪🇺
Europe gets tougher on Putin. It slashed the oil price cap to $47.60, kicked 22 Russian banks out of SWIFT, sanctioned Chinese and Indian entities for helping Putin, and permanently blocked Nord Stream revival WSJ: Trump must follow with 500% oil tariffs, $300B in asset 1/
Excellent piece by @joshualipsky. "Dollar dominance" means many different things. The parts of it that are critical to national security could erode faster than others—especially if the U.S. fails to invest in upgrading payment systems that were built half a century ago.
The dollar is fine/the dollar is in trouble. Both are true - but you have to break down the difference between the national security and macroeconomic role of the dollar. That's what I try to do in a new op-ed in @nytopinion today. nytimes.com/2025/07/11/opi…
Over the past 2 decades, the United States has punished & influenced it's geopolitical adversaries through economic warfare @edwardfishman joins us to discuss his tremendous new book revealing how American leaders are shaping the new global order by using unconventional weapons
This is the end. The Nord Stream saga is finally over for good, 20 years after it was launched by Schröder and Putin.
As global trade dynamics continue to shift, US economist @edwardfishman breaks down how tariffs used as a so-called ‘bargaining chip’, could reshape the future of international commerce. #TheExchange w/ @mediacityqa 👇
Packed house @AspenSecurity for brilliant book talk by @ColumbiaUEnergy’s @edwardfishman about his fantastic new book Chokepoints. 👍 #AspenSecurity
This is exactly right. This may be the best chance Congress gets to ramp up pressure on Russia during Trump’s term. I hope they don’t waste it by passing a bill that Trump will never implement.
Don't take the Graham sanctions bill at face value. The US will not impose a 500% tariff on China over imports of Russian oil. It is not a credible threat. And even if it worked, Russian oil cannot simply be removed from world oil supply, at least not at once. My comment for NYT:
"Trump's approach to economic statecraft is to impose pressure and get leverage and try to get the best deal possible," CGEP scholar @edwardfishman tells @nytimes reporter @Aaron_Krolik. nytimes.com/2025/07/02/us/…
.@M_S_Billingslea's Russia sanctions suggestions of a general financial embargo and use of secondary sanctions to suppress Russian oil revenues are the right ones. @ACGeoEcon @edwardfishman
I hope Congress will enact Sen. Graham’s Russia sanctions bill. But to be clear, @POTUS already has all the legal authority needed to do everything in that bill. No need to wait. Sanction ALL Russian banks & ALL energy exports w/ secondary sanc on 3rd parties who trade in oil.
About six weeks ago I wrote in @TheAtlantic that the gutting of the NSC would mean that “The Pentagon, Treasury Department, Department of Homeland Security, Central Intelligence Agency, and other agencies could likewise set up their own mini–foreign policies, each based on the…
President Trump on sending more weapons to Ukraine: "We're gonna send some more weapons. We have to. They have to be able to defend themselves. They're getting hit very hard now."
Important reporting by @Aaron_Krolik. The impact of sanctions is never static. Targets adapt daily—front companies, new banks, fresh schemes. That’s why “maintenance” sanctions matter. With Russia, proper maintenance means near-weekly updates. Since Jan 20, there’ve been none.
Trump is allowing the sanctions regime across Russia to fall apart week by week through what appears to be deliberate negligence. nytimes.com/2025/07/02/us/…
Trump’s trade talks made it clear: on critical minerals, China holds the cards. The U.S. needs more than stockpiles and subsidies - we need to rebuild market infrastructure so the U.S. and allies can compete. New @FT piece from Daleep Singh (w/ me contributing). 🧵 1/
Grateful to @gideonrachman and the @FT for naming Chokepoints one of the “Best summer books of 2025.” As a longtime reader of the FT—and of Gideon’s work in particular—this one felt particularly special. on.ft.com/3ZDEBkU
Tune in to my interview on the @CBC with Canadian journalism legend Susan Ormiston. I discuss with the great @edwardfishman and @AndreaCharron whether economic punishment actually shapes behavior — or just creates diplomatic noise.🎙️ Listen here: cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…