Treasury’s War
Juan C. Zarate, Treasury's War: The Unleashing of a New Era of Financial Warfare (PublicAffairs, 2013)
Summary: The inside story of sanctions and "counter threat financing" during the George W. Bush administration. Stopping money laundering, illicit transfers, terrorist activity; tracking the bad guys and the money they spend. Perhaps a seminal work in this narrow field.
Key Quote: "Money, indeed, had a color after 9/11, and the banks and financial centers wanted to paint it white." - p. 90
Bottom Line: Read this book to understand the role of the U.S. Treasury — and, really, the U.S. dollar — in all sorts of national security issues.
