Supply‑chain designations as coercive levers

Governments can weaponize administrative tools (like 'supply‑chain risk' labels and contract restrictions) not only to secure networks but to force private firms to comply with specific policy choices. When a state simultaneously bans commercial ties and continues to use a firm's product for urgent military operations, the designation functions less as a neutral security measure and more as leverage over corporate decision‑making. — Recognizing these designations as political levers reframes debates about national‑security authority, corporate rights, and the limits of private refusal in strategic industries.