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Feb 2025
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How America Turned the World Economy Int...

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Edward Fishman, Professor at Columbia University, discusses his book Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare. Oskar Lewnowski, Founder and Group CEO at Orion Resource Partners, talks about President Trump signing an executive action directing the Commerce Department to examine possible copper tariffs.
Hosts: Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. Producer: Paul Brennan.

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