Follow the Money: Finance and the Future of Allied Economic Statecraft (warontherocks.com)

• Financial mobility as a core security asset
• Aligning private capital with national defense goals
• Strategic infrastructure investment frameworks

"Modern great-power competition increasingly hinges on the strategic mobilization of public and private capital. Moving beyond traditional trade policy, this analysis posits that controlling the flow of finance into defense, infrastructure, and frontier technology is the new frontier of economic statecraft. Allied nations must align their financial systems to ensure resilience and maintain superiority in critical industrial sectors."