The Quiet War: How Countries Fight Without Firing a Shot (#293)

A few paragraphs from Washington once stopped oil tankers in their tracks halfway around the world - no navy, no missiles.

Eddie Fishman, who helped design and implement U.S. sanctions and economic warfare policies, explains how these quiet battles shape global power.

If countries can inflict real damage without firing a shot, what does power look like in this new kind of war - and how vulnerable are we?