trade blockade
Economic border closure
A trade blockade is the deliberate obstruction of commerce to or from a particular country, region, or port.
Historically, naval forces enforced blockades by preventing ships from entering or leaving harbors: The trade blockade starved the city of essential supplies.
Modern trade blockades may involve economic sanctions, embargoes, or physical barriers to cut off a target's access to goods and markets.
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
- economic sanctionsPunitive international trade restrictions
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
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Unrestricted international exchange
open market · open borders · free port · free trade zone · trade agreement
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Commercial cooperation arrangement
economic cooperation · détente · rapprochement · trade mission · bilateral trade
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Unrestricted international exchange
open trade · open markets · free market · free trade agreement · trade deal
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