Check out the book &quot;Money: The Unauthorized Biography&quot;. It does an excellent job making an argument that a sovereign that loses control of the primary currency loses control of political primacy. This isn&#x27;t just about terrorism or money laundering. It&#x27;s very much about political power.<p>review 1: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;2014&#x2F;04&#x2F;13&#x2F;books&#x2F;review&#x2F;money-by-felix-martin.html?_r=0" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;2014&#x2F;04&#x2F;13&#x2F;books&#x2F;review&#x2F;money-by-feli...</a><p>review 2: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cato.org&#x2F;publications&#x2F;commentary&#x2F;book-review-money-unauthorized-biography" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cato.org&#x2F;publications&#x2F;commentary&#x2F;book-review-mone...</a><p>review 3: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;books&#x2F;2014&#x2F;jul&#x2F;08&#x2F;money-the-unauthorised-biography-by-felix-martin-review" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;books&#x2F;2014&#x2F;jul&#x2F;08&#x2F;money-the-unaut...</a>