Wars and conflicts are widespread and present in the history of the world from the very beginning. The only thing that is different is the way this wars are conducted. We live in the era of globalization and intensification of international links that enables and facilitate conducting wars and conflicts using economic means, mainly through currency manipulation. The outbreak of economic or currency war has a huge impact on lives of the average man in almost all countries of the world. Currency war on a large scale can lead not only to deep crisis of global economy but it can also cause global economic chaos. That is why, the issue of currency wars requires interdisciplinary research on the part of representatives of various sciences.