Author: Manya Gupta Editors: Siddharth G. Khare and Soline Germond The prevalence of the US dollar in international trade and finance is a well-known fact. The dollar runs the global economy, long enjoying the status of the world’s preeminent reserve currency since the end of World War II. With almost all currencies defined in relation to the dollar, the US occupies a dominant position from both economic and geopolitical standpoints, with decisions taken within the country sh