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The history of reserve currencies suggests a ~100 year arc of dominance, and the US is at the end of that line.

> The history of reserve currencies suggests a ~100 year arc of dominance

You’re extrapolating from a 200-year history with N=2.

Those are all western countries. Do you think Americans could be amenable to a European-based reserve currency? They share our values.

>Do you think Americans could be amenable to a European-based reserve currency?

Culturally, no. Americans would consider it an attack on their sovereignty.

It would be a tough sell in anything like the current political climate.