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. A worthwhile exercise before opening a book is to ask yourself what you expect it to address so that you think reading it is worthwhile. *************** Question 1 Does “Chokepoints” address three malfeasors – Russia, China and Iran – which were posing significant threats at the time of publicatio...

. A worthwhile exercise before opening a book is to ask yourself what you expect it to address so that you think reading it is worthwhile. *************** 1. Does “Chokepoints” address three malfeasors – Russia, China and Iran – which were posing significant threats at the time of publication? 2. Ha...

. https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/chokepoints-review-the-dollar-on-defense-08a6c083 ‘Chokepoints’ Review: The Dollar on Defense Want to exert geopolitical power without mobilizing troops? It helps to have the money everyone needs. Review by Daniel Yergin - vice chairman of S&P Global and auth...

. https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2025/06/29/book-review-chokepoints/ Book Review | Chokepoints Trinh Nguyen* June 29th, 2025 * Trinh Nguyen is not identified by the LSE publication and her name is extremely common in Asia. This Trinh Nguyen is probably the senior economist covering emerging Asia ...

. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/mar/09/chokepoints-edward-fishman-trump-sanctions ‘Will Trump give up the store?’ Edward Fishman on how US economic warfare works – and doesn’t The Obama administration veteran’s Chokepoints looks at recent US sanctions policy regarding Iran, Russia and China...

. https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/07/chokepoints-edward-fishman-review-us-sanctions-dollar-economic-warfare/ America’s Economic Warfare Is Sowing Its Own Demise A new book provides insight into the unintended consequences of U.S. sanctions. Review by Keith Johnson, a staff writer at Foreign Policy...

Originally Posted by johnkarls » Tue Mar 11, 2025 6:57 pm -- 226 views in Sec. 3 (Possible Topics for Future Meetings) before being transplanted here I propose that we read “Chokepoints: American Power In The Age of Economic Warfare” by Columbia Prof. Edward Fishman (Portfolio Publishing 2/25/2025 –...

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. I propose that we read “King of Kings: The Iranian Revolution: A Story of Hubris, Delusion and Catastrophic Miscalculation” by Scott Anderson (Doubleday 8/5/2025 - 512 pages but probably many fewer sans notes & index - $26.74 + shipping or $14.99 Kindle from Amazon.com). ********** Book Descriptio...

. Traditionally, each month’s Suggested Discussion Outline has comprised 2-3 parts – 60 minutes for each of Parts A and B with subtractions to accommodate any Sec. C Proposals – A. Comments About Specific Chapters of the Focus Book – going through them chapter-by-chapter. B. Further Discussion – of ...

. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj9vkve298no Harvard and Trump lawyers clash in court over funding fight Mike Wendling and Max Matza BBC News 21 July 2025 Lawyers for Harvard University and the Trump administration have sparred in a Boston courtroom as they fought over President Donald Trump's d...

. IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, et al., Defendants. Case No. 1:25-cv-11048-ADB MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT Case ...

. *************** A. Chapters 12-18 Question 1 Does Chapter 12 (The Deportations Resume) say that Battalion 101 members were able to recall their shootings and deportations July - Sept 1942 as distinctly separate BUT Oct - mid-Nov they were so busy, their actions blurred together??? Answer 1 Yes. Qu...

. . *************** A. Chapters 12-18 1. Does Chapter 12 (The Deportations Resume) say that Battalion 101 members were able to recall their shootings and deportations July - Sept 1942 as distinctly separate BUT Oct - mid-Nov they were so busy, their actions blurred together??? 2. Was capacity at Tre...

. Question 1 Despite the name “Christopher,” is there any evidence that Christopher Browning, despite being raised in a Protestant Christian family, has since been actively involved with any specific religious organization? Answer 1 No such evidence. Question 2 After nearly 20 years of research of H...