Glossary
Plain-language definitions for terms you'll encounter in geopolitics and international economics.
Export controls
Regulations restricting the export of specific goods, software, or technical information for national-security or foreign-policy reasons. Modern export controls heavily target dual-use technology, especially advanced semiconductors and the equipment to make them.
Extraterritorial sanctions
Sanctions that apply to persons or transactions outside the imposing country's territory, typically by threatening to cut off access to the imposing country's financial system if foreign parties deal with a designated target. US secondary sanctions are the prototypical example.