Newman Abraham
Newman Abraham - Underground Empire How America Weaponized The World Economy - Hardcover
Newman Abraham - Underground Empire How America Weaponized The World Economy - Hardcover
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Description: Shortlisted for the Lionel Gelber Prize A Responsible Statecraft best foreign policy book of 2023 A deeply researched investigation that reveals how the United States is like a spider at the heart of an international web of surveillance and control which it weaves in the form of globe - spanning networks such as fiber optic cables and obscure payment systems America's security state first started to weaponize these channels after 9/11, when they seemed like necessities to combat terrorism but now they re a matter of course. Multinational companies like AT& T and Citicorp build hubs which they use to make money but which the government can also deploy as choke points. Today's headlines about trade wars sanctions and technology disputes are merely tremors hinting at far greater seismic shifts beneath the surface. Slowly but surely Washington has turned the most vital pathways of the world economy into tools of domination over foreign businesses and countries whether they are rivals or allies allowing the U. S. to maintain global supremacy. In the process we have sleepwalked into a new struggle for empire. Using true stories field - defining findings and original reporting Henry Farrell and Abraham Newman show how the most ordinary aspects of the post Cold War economy have become realms of subterfuge and coercion and what we must do to ensure that this new arms race doesn t spiral out of control.
Title: Underground Empire How America Weaponized The World Economy
Author(s): Newman Abraham
Publisher: Henry Holt And Co.
Barcode: 9781250840554
Pages: 288 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 9/12/2023
Category: International Relations
Description: Shortlisted for the Lionel Gelber Prize A Responsible Statecraft best foreign policy book of 2023 A deeply researched investigation that reveals how the United States is like a spider at the heart of an international web of surveillance and control which it weaves in the form of globe - spanning networks such as fiber optic cables and obscure payment systems America's security state first started to weaponize these channels after 9/11, when they seemed like necessities to combat terrorism but now they re a matter of course. Multinational companies like AT& T and Citicorp build hubs which they use to make money but which the government can also deploy as choke points. Today's headlines about trade wars sanctions and technology disputes are merely tremors hinting at far greater seismic shifts beneath the surface. Slowly but surely Washington has turned the most vital pathways of the world economy into tools of domination over foreign businesses and countries whether they are rivals or allies allowing the U. S. to maintain global supremacy. In the process we have sleepwalked into a new struggle for empire. Using true stories field - defining findings and original reporting Henry Farrell and Abraham Newman show how the most ordinary aspects of the post Cold War economy have become realms of subterfuge and coercion and what we must do to ensure that this new arms race doesn t spiral out of control.
Title: Underground Empire How America Weaponized The World Economy
Author(s): Newman Abraham
Publisher: Henry Holt And Co.
Barcode: 9781250840554
Pages: 288 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 9/12/2023
Category: International Relations
