fishman writes that doing business in the global economy without the u.s. a passport. in his new book, fishman describes how the u.s. came to dominate this new form of economic warfare. quote, it is how america fights its most important geopolitical battles today, from thwarting iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons to checking russian imperialism and china's bid for world mastery. the united states has reached into its economic arsenal to get the job done. in the process, the world economy has become a battlefield. its commanders are not generals and admirals, but lawyers, diplomats and economists. its foot soldiers are not brave men and women who volunteer for military service, but business executives who seek to maximize profits, yet often find they have no option other than to obey washington's marching orders. and america's strength in these battles stems not from its gargantuan defense budget, but from its primacy in international finance and technology. this is a new kind of war. end quote. when we come back, we'll talk to edward fishman about his new bo

. >> edward fishman is an adjunct professor of international and public affairs at columbia university, author of the important book choke points american power in the age of economic warfare. all right, still to come on another hour of velshi the uk and france have agreed to work with ukraine on a ceasefire deal to end russia's war, filling a gap left open by donald trump after what can only be described as a diplomatic disaster in the oval office on friday. plus, as the trump white house moves to control and restrict the white house press pool. i'll talk to jim acosta, longtime white house correspondent who spent years holding trump to account. another hour of velshi starts right now. i begin this hour with donald trump's economy and republicans plans, as they laid out in as they're laid out in a newly passed budget to slash the health care program that serves 1 in 5 americans. they're doing that in order to pay for tax cuts that disproportionately benefit the rich. that bill now heads to the senate, where republicans want to put up a smoke screen to obscure that enormous cost from t