Chokepoints - what they are, why they're dominating world security, and where the US is vulnerable episode artwork

EPISODE · Apr 8, 2026 · 20 MIN

Chokepoints - what they are, why they're dominating world security, and where the US is vulnerable

from WWL First News with Tommy Tucker

Iran has shown how vulnerable certain chokepoints can be with their attacks in the Strait of Hormuz. Are there other chokepoints nations could use to try and hurt the US or the global economy? How has the US used economic warfare to achieve our goals? We spend the hour with Eddie Fishman, Director of the Center for Geoeconomics at the Council on Foreign Relations and author of Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare, diving into it.

Iran has shown how vulnerable certain chokepoints can be with their attacks in the Strait of Hormuz. Are there other chokepoints nations could use to try and hurt the US or the global economy? How has the US used economic warfare to achieve our goals? We spend the hour with Eddie Fishman, Director of the Center for Geoeconomics at the Council on Foreign Relations and author of Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare, diving into it.

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