As trade flows expanded and trade agreements proliferated after World War II, governments-most notably the United States-came increasingly to use their power over imports and exports to influence the behavior of other countries. But trade is not the only way in which nations interact...

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. What Is Financial Statecraft? -- Part I. Of Banks and Bombs -- 2. Banking and Foreign Policy -- 3. Finance and the "War on Terror" -- 4. Capital Markets Sanctions -- Part II. Of Currencies and Crises -- 5. The Security Dimensions of Currency Crises --...