US continues to use its economic and political power to threaten countries through the dollar and the international monetary system
Correct Answer:
True
USA has acted as an economic
superpower as well as the USA has its strategic relations in all
the continents across the world. On the basis of it, USA applies
sanctions to the countries like, North Korea, Cuba and Iran and use
its political influence upon other countries such as India and
other friendly countries to stop trading with these
countries. It is a kind of threatening device. Recently, trade war
against China is also going on where the USA has applied trade ban
and in retaliation, China has done so as well. Besides, Dollar as a
currency is used for the international trade. Here, USA also makes
to reduce the supply of dollars so that countries cannot hold on it
and cannot execute the trade. It is also an indirect threatening to
the countries to stop their international trade. Besides,
international organizations also work as per the set agenda of the
USA and these systems work as tools to threaten the countries to
disturb their economies.
US continues to use its economic and political power to threaten countries through the dollar and...
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