Digital Currencies and Blockchain Technology in International Politics
This book provides a comprehensive analysis of how cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology are impacting international relations, power, human rights, and the world economy.
By delving into key issues like Bitcoin’s challenge to traditional monetary policy, hyperinflation, sanctions, and humanitarian aid, Fait Muedini provides readers with a rich view of the blockchain’s role in global affairs. This book offers a deep understanding of the promise and perils of this emerging technology across various issues.
Ideal for students, scholars, policymakers, and industry leaders alike, this text bridges political science, economics, and technology studies to offer a balanced, accessible, thought-provoking exploration of blockchain’s implications and transformative potential for world politics.
Dr. Fait Muedini holds the rank of Professor of International Studies at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. His current teaching and research interests include but are not limited to international relations and human rights, the Middle East and North Africa, Islam and politics, cryptocurrencies and global governance, as well as Advaita Vedanta, Sufism and Sufi poetry. He holds a B.A. in Political Science from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, an M.A. in International Affairs from the American University School of International Service (SIS) in Washington, D.C., and a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University at Buffalo, SUNY. He is the author of multiple research and poetry books. More information: www.faitmuedini.com