# 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. ## ICC Context [[blog/20261009 - You Play Your Games - We Play Ours|You Play Your Games - We Play Ours]] treats sanctions against the [[wiki/International Criminal Court|ICC]] as economic statecraft directed at an institution: [[wiki/Office of Foreign Assets Control|OFAC]] listing, transaction prohibitions, bounded licenses, and the withdrawal of financial and technological dependencies. ## See Also [[wiki/National Security|National Security]], [[wiki/Commercial Spyware|Commercial Spyware]], [[wiki/Counterintelligence Risk|Counterintelligence Risk]], [[wiki/Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List|Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List]], [[wiki/Weaponized Interdependence|Weaponized Interdependence]]