“Insert Country wishes to participate in the international economy by trading goods, materials, and services in exchange for the internationally backed currency”.

I am struggling to see the problem here, every country since the dawn of diplomacy has done this. Hell, its what China did 40 years ago to radically improve their country and further the revolution.

Dollars are unfortunately still the global reserve currency, so of course everyone needs dollars at some point. Or has the NYT been under a rock for the last eighty years?

“oh no, a country that is been sanctioned and isolated from the global economy by imperialist countries wants to join the world economy by wanting dollars!!”