The debasement of the dollar, bailouts in Greece and Ireland, and Chinese currency manipulation are unmistakable signs that we are experiencing the start of a new currency war. Fought as a series of competitive devaluations of one country's currency against others, currency wars are one of the most destructive and feared outcomes in international economics. Left unchecked, the new currency wars could lead to a crisis worse than the panic of 2008.

Drawing on a mix of economic history, network science, and sociology, Currency Wars provides a rich understanding of the increasing threats to U.S. national security, from dollar devaluation to collapse in the European periphery, failed states in Africa, Chinese neomercantilism, Russian adventurism, and the current scramble for gold. James Rickards, an expert who has worked at the highest levels of both finance and national security, explains everything we need to know about this growing global standoff. He takes readers around the world and behind closed doors to explain complex financial and political currents with absorbing firsthand anecdotes.

詹姆斯•裏卡茲 James Rickards

詹姆斯•裏卡茲是一位谘詢師、投資銀行傢和風險控製專傢，從業資本市場三十多年。他為美國國防部、情報機構和主要對衝基金就世界金融問題提供谘詢，並作為策劃和協調者之一參與瞭五角大樓首次舉行的金融戰爭演習。他經常受邀擔任CNBC、CNN、Fox、C-SPAN，彭博財經和NPR的嘉賓，並執教於霍普金斯大學及其高級國際研究學院。