economic coercion
Trade war tactics
Economic coercion is the use of economic pressure—sanctions, trade restrictions, tariffs, or financial penalties—to force a country, organization, or individual to change behavior or policy.
Unlike military force, it leverages economic dependence: Critics accused the superpower of economic coercion against smaller trading partners.
The term often appears in international relations discourse, sometimes disputed depending on who's applying pressure and why.
- nationsSovereign political entities
- embargoesRestrictions on international commerce
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- tariffsTaxes on imports
- weaponizedMade into a threat
geopolitical influence · dollar diplomacy · ultimatum · trade restrictions · diplomatic isolation · export controls · debt trap · stranglehold · boycotts · currency manipulation · strong-arm tactics · power play · financial institutions · retaliation · trade blocs · trade war · economic recession · political regimes
- China diplomacyXi Jinping, Taiwan, Taiwan Strait, foreign ministry, ambassador
- geoeconomicseconomic leverage, trade wars, currency wars, economic warfare, sanctions
- strategystrategy, grand strategy, tactics, tactic, tactical
- Reconstructionfreedmen, Freedmen's Bureau, Fourteenth Amendment, Fifteenth Amendment, carpetbaggers
- embargoestrade embargo, oil embargo, arms embargo, economic embargo, trade ban
- Pacific Diplomacyregional cooperation, APEC, Pacific Rim, Indo-Pacific, bilateral ties
economic coercionsoft power
Influence through appeal
diplomatic engagement · persuasion · negotiation · dialogue · moral suasion
economic coercionfree trade
Unrestricted international exchange
economic freedom · open markets · free market · laissez-faire · market economy
economic coercioneconomic aid
Financial support for nations
foreign aid · economic assistance · economic incentives · humanitarian aid · debt relief