Editor’s Pick: How Economic Warfare Impacts Energy

In this episode of Columbia Energy Exchange, Jason Bordoff interviews Eddie Fishman, a senior research scholar, about his book "Choke Points: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare." They discuss the increasing use of economic tools like sanctions, tariffs, and export controls as instruments of geopolitical competition. Fishman traces the evolution of economic warfare from the war on terror to the present, highlighting the roles of various administrations and the structural reasons behind the trend. The conversation covers Trump's use of tariffs, the Iran nuclear deal, the impact of shale production, the price cap on Russian oil, and the growing technological competition with China, ultimately exploring the potential futures of the global economy amidst these developments.