The Weaponized Economy: Statecraft, Trade Wars and Interdependence

This course introduces students to the critical issues of economic statecraft ¿ the use of economic tools such as sanctions, trade and investment restrictions to meet security and foreign policy goals. Governments, especially but not only the United States, are deploying these tools widely to support military, foreign policy, humanitarian and other goals in over 50 countries, both unilaterally and in concert. This course also looks at how states are using positive statecraft tools aimed at building new supply chains for resilience, economic development and growth, which nonetheless shift trade and investments rules.