3 Takeaways™
3 Takeaways™
Lynn Thoman
The Quiet War: How Countries Fight Without Firing a Shot (#293)
21 minutes Posted Mar 17, 2026 at 5:00 am.
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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?