★ New York Times Bestseller for 73 Weeks ★
★ Translated into 38 languages ​​worldwide, 2 million copies sold ★
★ Amazon Economy #1 ★

The world-famous work, "Confessions of an Economic Sniper,"
The '20th Anniversary Complete Edition' with 12 new chapters has been released!

Exposing the true face of political, social, and economic power
—Yannis Varoufakis (former Greek Finance Minister)

The book "Confessions of an Economic Sniper (20th Anniversary Complete Edition)", which shocked the world by revealing in detail the economic exploitation methods of the United States and China from an insider's perspective, has been published by Minumsa.
First published in 2004, this book has been translated into 38 languages, sold over 2 million copies, and remained on the New York Times bestseller list for 73 weeks. It is a must-read for understanding the complex global economic order of today, with its intensifying tariff war and the US-China hegemony struggle.
Twelve new chapters have been added to reflect the rapidly changing world situation, and the existing text has also been revised in content and translation to reflect the times.
British singer-songwriter and human rights activist Sting recommended the book, saying it “helped me understand issues that have puzzled me for a long time,” and world-renowned scholar and Harvard Business School professor David Cotton described the book as “incredibly helpful.”
In addition, experts from various fields such as historian and author of A People's History of the United States Howard Zinn, artist Yoko Ono, and spiritual authority Deepak Chopra have given praise.

Author John Perkins worked as a senior economist at a major American consulting firm in the 1970s and acted as an "economic sniper" in countries such as Ecuador, Indonesia, Panama, and Saudi Arabia.
An economic sniper is a specialist who imposes unmanageable debt on a targeted country, ultimately manipulating it into becoming dependent on the creditor country's economic and political system.
In this book, Perkins delves into the evolution of economic sniper strategies and how they have shaken the global economy, focusing on four tactics: debt, fear, the fear of scarcity, and divide and conquer.

Confessions of an Economic Sniper (20th Anniversary Complete Edition) analyzes new economic sniper strategies while also diagnosing the fundamental causes of exploitation that persists even after exposure.
Through this, readers can more clearly understand the operating principles of the economic power system hidden behind Trump's endless economic pressure and the fierce competition among major economic powers.
Furthermore, this book provides a framework for understanding the true meaning of the daily news, and offers practical solutions and insights to navigate turbulent times without being swayed.

The purpose of domination is cleverly obscured.
The perception that those who rule are helping those who are ruled obscures the true purpose of rule.
The logic that everyone will ultimately enjoy a better life justifies the economic sniper strategy.
Their argument is that low-income countries will become high-income countries and the poorest will become middle class.
--- p.17~18

The reason I'm writing my third book on economic snipers is because I believe it's important to analyze the relationship between economic sniper strategies and the many crises facing humanity.
--- p.30

Ener hired me as an economics expert, but I quickly learned that my role was much more than that.
In fact, the tasks I was assigned to in the main were closer to the activities of James Bond than the work of an economic expert.
--- p.87

The condition was that Saudi Arabia had to purchase bonds issued by the U.S. government with the dollars it earned from exporting oil.
Instead, the U.S. Treasury promised to use the money from bond sales to help Saudi Arabia shed its archaic social structure and transform itself into a modern, industrial society.
In other words, Saudi Arabia makes billions of dollars selling oil, and then, with interest, gives all that money back to American companies under the guise of developing Saudi Arabia in line with the vision presented by me and other consulting firms.
--- p.187

For the past ten years, I've been living like a descendant of slave traders.
The way I work is more modern and subtle, so I don't have to watch people die, smell rotting flesh, or hear the screams of grief.
But I too have sinned.
Perhaps it was because he could separate himself from such horrors—because he didn't have to directly endure the suffering, rotting flesh, and screams of human beings—that he could be so much more evil.
--- p.259

Governments and business leaders around the world have taken the lead in promoting Milton Friedman's logic of "profit maximization."
Issues related to social welfare, the environment, and quality of life all disappeared, leaving only greed.
In the process, revitalizing private businesses was considered excessively important.
--- p.284

What had previously been done secretly by me and a few colleagues was now being done together with executives from various industries.
They spread across the globe, seeking out the cheapest labor, the most readily available resources, and the largest markets.
Their approach was ruthless.
(······) The ripples created by the new economic snipers have come together to create a second huge wave.
--- p.284~285

Tools that have been used for a long time have been sharpened even further, and new tools have even appeared.
The core of the system remains the same today.
Ultimately, the core of the economic sniper system is an economic and political ideology based on four tactics: fear, debt, insecurity, and divide and conquer.
--- p.321

There are hundreds of thousands of economic snipers scattered around the world.
They created a true global empire and an economic system that threatens our way of life as we know it.
Economic snipers sometimes operate openly and sometimes covertly.
This system has become so widespread and deeply rooted that it is now considered normal business practice.
That's why most people don't feel any alarm about this method.
--- p.327

Xi Jinping emphasized that China's approach to other countries is very different from that of the United States.
First, let's look at the fear tactics: Xi Jinping promised not to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries or influence their domestic and foreign policies.
It was a subtle suggestion that cooperation with China might soon become a way to escape American interference.
Faced with debt and the anxiety of inadequacy, Xi Jinping has pledged to pursue strategic interests through Chinese investment rather than entangle aid programs with political issues in helping other countries develop.
The divide-and-conquer strategy was replaced by a demand for unity through the New Silk Road.
--- p.387

However, the facts that are actually revealed often differ from the perception that China emphasizes.
The Chinese government demands that the vassal states receiving its investments support China's foreign policy.
In particular, they argue that China's foreign policy surrounding Tibet, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, as well as its domestic policies regarding ethnic minorities, including the Uyghurs, should be supported.
Nonetheless, Latin American countries, tired of the long-standing harassment from the US government and Wall Street, valued China's promise not to interfere in their internal affairs.
--- p.387~388

As elsewhere, the most important conclusion regarding Africa is that the economic sniper strategy is not helpful to the continent or the world.
(······) Problems surrounding local workers, social welfare systems, and the environment became increasingly serious, while debt, poorly constructed construction projects, and corruption also became more serious by the day.
Moreover, more and more resources became the target of plunder.
But I am well aware that this new form of colonialism is the result of the very same strategy that reached new heights during my time as an economic sniper.
--- p.439~440

The concepts we accepted without resistance ultimately led to a destructive clash between the economic sniper strategies of the United States and China.
(······) The two countries have similar goals and their economies are also closely intertwined.
Because of these two countries, the whole world has faced numerous crises.

--- p.479