Fascinating survey from someone qualified to observe and opine on the topic. Unlike some books on the topic, Rickards' work is not radical or extreme right-wing in its observations but honest, balanced and thought-provoking. The opening discussion of the Pentagon's financial war game simulation is enlightening, opening a window to the reader of the financial dangers and global consequences which could lie ahead. Rickards' is a bit biased toward some kind of gold standard for all paper money but a bias that is not without a factua basis. Highly recommend.