New nonfiction · 2025
Chokepoints
Book by Edward Fishman (2025)
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.
From the Wikipedia article “Chokepoints”, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How long is it?
| Measure | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Printed pages | 538 |
| Words (≈ 275 per page) | ≈ 147,950 |
| Reading time | 10 h 22 min |
| Audiobook length | ≈ 15.9 h |
| Spine at 6 x 9 in (white paper) | 1.212 in |
Sources & data
- Facts from Wikidata; summary from Wikipedia.