Author: Martin Pengelly
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‘Will Trump give up the store?’ Edward Fishman on how US economic warfare works – and doesn’t
Edward Fishman’s first book, Chokepoints, is a study of American economic warfare. Densely reported but fast-moving, the book examines recent US sanctions policy regarding Iran, Russia and China, and how the dollar’s dominance of international financial systems has allowed administrations to pursue political aims. Fishman’s own service under Barack Obama, at Treasury, Pentagon and State,…
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Ex-CIA director Leon Panetta ‘hopeful’ that Trump will be more Reagan than ‘America First’ on national security
In January 2013, as US defense secretary, Leon Panetta lifted a ban on women serving in combat. Some time after January 2025, if Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s nominee for the role, is confirmed and stays true to his expressed position, that ban may be reimposed. “I’m particularly concerned about that, having been the secretary that…
