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The Encyclopedia of Economic Statecraft

Power, Coercion and Competition in the Global Economy

An edited, cross-referenced reference work mapping how political authorities use economic relationships, resources, rules and instruments to pursue strategic, foreign-policy and security objectives, from inducement and order-building through coercion and economic warfare.

1,511 entries · Published 12 August 2026

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A reference architecture for the encyclopedia of economic statecraft

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3 entries revised · 12 August 2026

  1. Revised
    Cloud and compute-access denial

    Added an SSRN preprint on the gap between traditional export controls and cloud-based compute access. No body claim was added from abstract-only evidence.

  2. Revised
    Rare-earth and critical-mineral export restriction

    Added an SSRN preprint reviewing export controls on energy-related raw materials and resource-based industrialisation. No body claim was added from abstract-only evidence.

  3. Revised
    Compute as strategic resource

    Added a preprint on concentration and chokepoints across the artificial-intelligence supply chain. No body claim was added from abstract-only evidence.