# Economic Statecraft **Domain:** International Relations / Sanctions / Foreign Policy **Doc Type:** Canonical Concept Node **Maturity:** Developed ## Definition **Economic statecraft** uses financial, commercial and regulatory instruments—including sanctions, export controls, investment restrictions and market access—to pursue national-security or foreign-policy objectives. ## Spyware Context The [[wiki/United States Department of the Treasury|Treasury Department's]] sanctions against Intellexa-associated individuals and entities applied financial authorities to the proliferation and misuse of commercial surveillance technology. ## See Also [[wiki/National Security|National Security]], [[wiki/Commercial Spyware|Commercial Spyware]], [[wiki/Counterintelligence Risk|Counterintelligence Risk]]