Updates and change log

Two entries updated from controlled research review

Two entries received verified bibliography additions from the controlled research workflow. No factual body claim was added from abstract-only evidence.

2 entries revised

1. Revised
   Cloud and compute-access denial

   Added an SSRN preprint on the gap between traditional export controls and cloud-based compute access. No body claim was added from abstract-only evidence.

2. Revised
   Rare-earth and critical-mineral export restriction

   Added an SSRN preprint reviewing export controls on energy-related raw materials and resource-based industrialisation. No body claim was added from abstract-only evidence.

Five entries updated from controlled research review

Five entries received verified bibliography additions from the controlled research workflow. No factual body claim was added from abstract-only evidence.

5 entries revised

1. Revised
   Compute as strategic resource

   Added a preprint on concentration and chokepoints across the artificial-intelligence supply chain. No body claim was added from abstract-only evidence.

2. Revised
   Rare-earth and critical-mineral export restriction

   Added a Research Square preprint on magnetic rare-earth export controls and technological change. The source is labelled as not peer reviewed, and no body claim was added from abstract-only evidence.

3. Revised
   Strategic economic autonomy

   Added an SSRN preprint on sovereignty, value appropriation and industrial statecraft in fragmented global value chains. No body claim was added from abstract-only evidence.

4. Revised
   MOFCOM Blocking Rules (Order No. 1 of 2021)

   Added an SSRN preprint assessing China's first prohibition order under the Blocking Rules. No body claim was added from abstract-only evidence.

5. Revised
   Export control as strategic instrument

   Added an SSRN preprint on export controls, retaliation and innovation outcomes. No body claim was added from abstract-only evidence.

Five entries updated from controlled research review

Five entries were revised through the evidence-gated research workflow. One received bounded substantive evidence from an open full-text study, while four received bibliography additions matched to the evidence lawfully available.

5 entries revised

1. Revised
   Fragmentation (geoeconomic)

   Added a bibliography reference on security exceptions and the weaponisation of economic interdependence. No body claim was added from abstract-only evidence.

2. Revised
   Trade sanctions

   Added a bibliography reference on the causal effects of international sanctions on agricultural trade. No body claim was added from abstract-only evidence.

3. Revised
   Export control as strategic instrument

   Added bounded firm-level evidence on Japanese suppliers' adjustment to United States export controls, with the study's sample and identification limits stated explicitly.

4. Revised
   Rare-earth and critical-mineral export restriction

   Added a clearly labelled, non-peer-reviewed preprint to the bibliography. No body claim was added without lawful full-text evidence.

5. Revised
   AI-chip and compute export control

   Added a relevant preprint to the bibliography. No body claim was added from abstract-only evidence.

Public change log launched

A reader-facing release history, homepage update panel and RSS feed now make substantive changes visible as the Encyclopedia evolves.

1. Feature
   Updates and change log

   Added a permanent release ledger with dated entry changes and a machine-readable update feed.

Three entries revised from new research

Reviewed July 2026 research was incorporated into three existing entries with explicit limits on what each source establishes.

3 entries revised

1. Revised
   Export control as strategic instrument

   Added product-level evidence on the allocation of export-side interventions and separated targeting from effectiveness.

2. Revised
   Critical-mineral processing chokepoint

   Added evidence on processing centrality, network structure and the limits of inferences about coercion.

3. Revised
   World Trade Organization

   Added a clearly labelled scholarly reform argument on geoeconomics and international trade law.

Network explorer added

The full corpus became navigable as a filterable knowledge graph linking 1,511 entries through 8,082 cross-references.

1. Feature
   Interactive field map

   Added search, strategic-mode, policy-domain, geography, period, entry-type and connection filters.

Statecraft edition published

The reference work was rebuilt around economic statecraft as the umbrella field, with economic warfare retained as a high-intensity mode.

1. Release
   Version 2.0 publication

   Published 1,511 current controlled entries and preserved 14 retired records as permanent redirects.

Economic warfare edition published

The original economic warfare reference edition replaced the placeholder homepage and established the moderated contribution workflow.

1. Release
   Version 1.0 beta publication

   Published the first public reference edition with James J. Tennant recorded as founding editor.