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About the Book:
The financial front in the war on terror is one of the least
reported yet one of the most successful and important parts of the
war effort. John Taylor was on a diplomatic mission to Japan when
the attacks of September 11th occurred and just months
into a new job at the U.S. Treasury. As he returned to America that
day via military transport, he soon realized his work and his life
had changed utterly. In this intimate look into the days, weeks,
and years that followed 9/11, Taylor takes readers inside the White
House situation room, the meetings of the G7 finance ministers, and
to cities around the world in a tour of the crises and successes
that defined this pivotal time for the financial war on terror. Over
a period of four years as head of Treasury’s international finance
division, Taylor coordinated global freezes and tracking of
terrorist assets, planned the financial reconstruction of
Afghanistan and oversaw the creation of a new Iraqi currency and
central bank and the cancellation of 80% of Iraq’s national debt. In
addition to these projects made necessary by a renewed urgency in
the fight against terrorism, Taylor also masterminded a plan to
cancel 100 % of poor country debt, helped reform the International
Monetary Fund and the World Bank, prevented Argentina’s debt default
from sending the global economy into a tailspin, and implemented an
international currency strategy that helped end the dollar peg in
China and the decade long slump in Japan. As a window into a
remarkable series of policy successes, Global Financial Warriors
is an invaluable leadership primer on policy development and
operational strategies for managers. But more than that, Taylor’s
story is a testament to the ingenuity and determination of a group
of people at the front lines of the financial war on terror. |