In this well-researched book, Susan Bradford explores the deception behind the Saudi petro-dollar which gave rise to an urgency to address climate change, BRICS, and a worldwide lockdown as global planners forged new strategy to keep global development on track. All is not as it appears. Bradford peels back the layers to reveal the truth surrounding the petro-dollar and U.S-Saudi relations in all of its complexity. This book reveals: How and why Saudi Arabia became the global development partner of the World Bank after World War II. - How Saudi Arabian oil was used as a bargaining chip to secure U.S. participation in the World Wars on the side of British. - How and why the Saudi oil wells were damaged and what this meant for the petro-dollar. - Saudi revelations during the Clinton administration that prompted Israel to secure an independent source of energy. - The drive behind the City of London to create BRIC (precursor to BRICS) while anticipating the end of the petro-dollar and the end of a U.S.-dominated financial system. - How Saudi Arabia became a linchpin in international money laundering... - Why the Saudis are leading global efforts for artificial intelligence. - How the Rockefeller's engagement of the Saudis gave rise to the Green New Deal. And much more! Susan Bradford is an investigative journalist, historian, researcher, and author who has written over a dozen books. Bradford holds a BA in English from UC Irvine (Honors Humanities) and an MA in International Relations from the University of Essex. She has worked as producer for Fox News Channel, assignments editor for the Voice of America, news writer for KNX (CBS) news radio, editor and foreign correspondent for the European Review, acting editor for the New Atlantic Initiatives, and speech writer for both UK Shadow Foreign Secretary Michael Howard and Korean Ambassador Sung Chul Yang. As lead investigative journalist on the Abramoff investigation, Bradford is adept at following the money to reveal the agenda and players behind current events. Explore Susan Bradford's books at SusanBradfordBooks.com.