This book examines the economic policies available to a head of state and addresses how best to measure the success of these tools. It surveys policies currently used as well as those that may not be appreciated for their national security application, and examines case studies to provide a way forward in tackling the war on terrorism.

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GARY M. SHIFFMAN is a Senior Fellow at Centre for Peace and Security Studies and Professor in the Security Studies Department at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. He is also Senior Vice President for Global Security for L-3 Communications Government Services Group. He has served as Chief of Staff at U.S. Customs and Border Protection in the United States Department of Homeland Security, and held senior positions in the U.S. Senate and Department of Defense.

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Acknowledgements Introduction PART 1: THE INDIVIDUAL States Don't Make Decisions; People Do The Economics of Autocracies Castro's Cuba in the 1990s and U.S. Sanctions PART 2: THE WORLD Democracies and the Politics of Trade International Finance and Money as a Security Tool Exchange Rate Choices Matter to National Security Maximizing Over Time Through Lending and Borrowing Curing Poverty Helps National Security Tools Against Terrorists International Law and Courts Conclusion Appendix Bibliography Index