The weaponisation of the dollar: policy options for small countries

Sen, Julius (2019) The weaponisation of the dollar: policy options for small countries. Strategic Updates (August 2019). LSE IDEAS, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

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Abstract

The decision by the Trump administration to withdraw from the Iran deal and to amplify its sanctions regime against Iran has demonstrated how a relatively unused and untested tool available uniquely to the US: the dollar as a currency, together with the infrastructure of the global payments system, is being weaponised.

Item Type:	Monograph (Working Paper)
Official URL:	https://www.lse.ac.uk/ideas/publications/updates/d...
Additional Information:	© 2019 The Author
Divisions:	IGA: LSE IDEAS LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JZ International relations J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States) H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions J Political Science > JA Political science (General)
Date Deposited:	08 Dec 2020 12:30
Last Modified:	14 Sep 2024 04:11
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/107797

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