At any given time, a limited number of national currencies are used as instruments of international commerce, to settle foreign trade transactions or store value for investors and central banks. How countries whose currencies gain international appeal choose to use this status forms their...

Monetary rivalry is a fact of life in the world economy. Intense competition between international currencies like the US dollar, Europe's euro, and the Chinese yuan is profoundly political, going to the heart of the global balance of power. But what exactly is the relationship between currency...

Intro -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- One. From Currency to Capabilities -- Two. From Capabilities to Statecraft -- Three. A Theory of Currency Statecraft -- Four. Youth -- Five. Maturity -- Six. Decline -- Seven. When Statecrafts Collide --...