The Book Analyses The Causes And Instruments Of Armed And Non-armed International Trade Conflicts Since About 1500. It Defines Economic Sanctions, Trade War, And Three Types Of Economic Warfare. It Probes Into Their History, Ethics, Economic Driving Forces, And Legality Under Current Rules. It Explains The Economics Of Trade, And Outlines Trade And Financial Policy Since The 19th Century. It Examines The Effectiveness Of Sanctions And Winnability Of Trade Wars. It Describes The Increased Dynamics Of Economic Warfare Since 1989, Namely In Cyberspace And In The World Financial System, And Shows How China's Rise Challenges Western Democracies. It Pleads For Improved Western Economic Statecraft, A Determined Overhaul Of The Western Model, And Confident Perseverance In The Ongoing Comprehensive Competition Of Political, Economic, And Social Systems-- Provided By Publisher.