Contextual Intelligence
for Economic Security
Understanding the relationships among trade, technology, investment and national security
Intelligence = Information + Context
Intelligence
Information shows you the pieces
Context reveals how they connect
TradeStrategic uncovers what those connections mean
Economic security doesn't fit neatly into a single discipline. Trade policy, technology, investment, regulation and national security increasingly intersect—and decisions in one domain create consequences across the others.
Navigating that complexity requires more than data retrieval or policy analysis in isolation. It requires understanding the relationships among them. That is what Contextual Intelligence provides.
Our Intelligence Pipeline
Deep Domain Research
Policy analysis recognized by government programs across Asia, Europe, and North America
Proprietary Knowledgebase
STC Knowledgebase—legislation, systems, and treaty data across 190+ countries
Information Contextualization
AI synthesizes all inputs into coherent, domain-specific intelligence
Contextual Intelligence
Decision-ready guidance for export controls, sanctions, FDI, and economic security
Deep Domain Research
Policy analysis recognized by government programs across Asia, Europe, and North America
Proprietary Knowledgebase
STC Knowledgebase—legislation, systems, and treaty data across 190+ countries
Information Contextualization
AI synthesizes all inputs into coherent, domain-specific intelligence
Contextual Intelligence
Decision-ready guidance for export controls, sanctions, FDI, and economic security
About
TradeStrategic has domain experts in trade controls and investment screening, and combines the latest technology with original policy research to deliver economic security intelligence products and services to our clients. We combine deep domain research, a proprietary structured strategic trade knowledgebase, and expert analysis—supported by AI—to produce contextual intelligence for our clients. This intelligence includes guidance on how trade, technology, investment, and national security interact, and how that informs critical trade decisions. Contextual intelligence for economic security connects research, data, and expertise into decision-ready intelligence.
We work with governments, industry, and policy institutions on export controls, sanctions, FDI screening, strategic trade systems, and broader economic security.
Subject Matter Expertise
Export Controls & Sanctions
Policy intelligence on BIS, OFAC, EU, and allied-nation control regimes—current, pending, and emerging
FDI & Investment Screening
CFIUS (as reformed by FIRRMA) and comparable FDI-screening regimes internationally provide risk assessment for cross-border transactions
Strategic Trade Management Systems
Advisory support for governments building or modernizing national strategic trade control systems
Economic Security Intelligence
Supply chain exposure, critical technology controls, and dual-use goods analysis across the Indo-Pacific and beyond
Team
A global team of subject matter experts in strategic trade
Customized Delivery
For clients that want recommendations on complex policy issues provided in accessible, impactful formats, we have several customizable options
Trusted by governments, multinationals, and policy institutions
How We Do It
Deep Domain Research
Our work is rooted in rigorous, independent policy research—peer-reviewed, government-cited, and built over years of engagement across Asia, Europe, and North America.
See Our Work →Structured Proprietary Data
The STC Knowledgebase encodes TradeStrategic's research on export controls, sanctions, and strategic trade systems into a machine-readable dataset—legislation, systems, and treaty data across 190+ countries, including verified records for 70+ STC adopter states—based on original TradeStrategic research, not merely a licensed third-party feed.
About the Knowledgebase →Operationalized Through AI
STChat™ is an AI application trained on the STC Knowledgebase. When you query STChat™, you are querying our team's collective expertise—not a generic model. It exists because our knowledge is deep enough, and structured enough, to be trusted at machine speed.
Learn About STChat™ →Delivered as Expert Guidance
Data and AI surface the intelligence. Our analysts turn it into a recommendation your team can act on. Every client engagement ends with a decision, not a dataset.
Our Intelligence Pipeline →Selected Work
Reach Out To Us
TradeStrategic works with governments, multinationals, financial institutions, and policy organizations navigating the intersection of trade, technology, and national security