Paper Soldiers

“Paper Soldiers is a deeply reported, authoritative examination of Washington’s hidden power center — the U.S. Treasury — and how the men and women who’ve overseen it have helped turn the U.S. dollar into a powerful, contentious, and ultimately risky weapon of global influence. A must-read book for anyone looking to go beyond the headlines and truly understand how power works in Washington.”
— Joshua Green, #1 NYT bestselling author of Devil’s Bargain, and a writer for Bloomberg Businessweek

“With thorough reporting and enlightening, propulsive writing, Saleha Mohsin ushers readers into the gilded rooms and global hotspots where the American dollar has shaped history. A brilliant feat of explanatory journalism.”
— Toluse Olorunnipa, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of His Name Is George Floyd: One Man’s Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice

“Saleha Mohsin expertly guides us through the last several decades of mistakes and triumphs in our dollar policy with meticulous fly-on-the-wall detail. The result is a vital read for anyone who worries that the best days for the dollar are behind us.”
— Jesse Eisinger, Pulitzer Prize winner, author of The Chickenshit Club, and a senior editor and reporter at ProPublica

“Essential reading… [Paper Soldiers] brings to life the narrative of how Treasury officials have used the U.S. dollar as a tool of American foreign policy over the last three decades — along with the hazards that has created”
— Neil Irwin, author of The Alchemist

“Phenomenal”
— Anthony Scaramucci, founder of SkyBridge and former White House Director of Communications

Saleha Mohsin is the Senior Washington Correspondent for Bloomberg News, covering policy, politics, and power in Washington, D.C. An Ohio native, she previously lived in Oslo, Norway, and in London.

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