Author: Laurence Wilse-Samson (NYU Wagner)
A comprehensive textbook examining economic coercion in the context of strategic competition, with primary focus on US-China rivalry and applications to other geographies including the Cold War and contemporary cases.
This book combines academic rigor with practical policy relevance, serving three audiences:
- Policymakers and practitioners — Practical reference for understanding tools and strategies
- Students and educators — Comprehensive textbook with exercises and teaching materials
- Analysts and researchers — Data sources, case studies, and analytical frameworks
| Part | Chapters |
|---|---|
| I. Foundations | Ch 1: The Return of Geoeconomics |
| II. Strategic Terrain | Ch 2: Global Supply Chains and Critical Infrastructure Ch 3: Critical Sectors — Food, Energy, and Minerals Ch 4: High Technology Competition |
| III. Information Domain | Ch 5: Information, Cyber, and Intelligence |
| IV. Tools of Economic Coercion | Ch 6: Trade Controls — Tariffs, Quotas, and Export Controls Ch 7: Financial Statecraft and Sanctions Ch 8: Investment Screening, Industrial Policy, and Strategic Assets |
| V. Context and Future | Ch 9: Historical Cases and Contemporary Applications Ch 10: The Future of Economic Coercion |
Each chapter includes:
- Executive Summary — Practitioner-focused key takeaways
- Government Tools Boxes — Detailed authorities, mechanisms, and examples
- Perspective Boxes — Chinese and other international viewpoints
- Maps and Data Visualizations — Strategic geography and trends
- Case Studies — Real-world applications with lessons learned
- Tabletop Exercises — Scenario-based learning activities
- Data Sources — Guide to relevant databases and tracking tools
- References & Further Reading — Curated bibliography
chapters/ Main chapter content (Markdown)
figures/ Data visualizations (PNG + PDF)
R/ R scripts for figure generation
data/ Datasets and sources
exercises/ Tabletop exercises by chapter
front_matter/ Preface, glossary, bibliography
templates/ Chapter and content templates
Prerequisites: R (with ggplot2, dplyr, tidyr, scales, sf, patchwork), Pandoc, LaTeX
# Generate all R figures
for f in R/figures/*.R; do Rscript "$f"; done
# Or use PowerShell on Windows
Get-ChildItem R/figures/*.R | ForEach-Object { Rscript $_.FullName }This work is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0. See LICENSE for details.
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