Export Controls — Civic term

What it means

Restrictions on which goods, software and technology may be sold abroad and to whom, used to keep sensitive capability away from particular countries or end users. Distinct from sanctions: the control follows the item, not the counterparty.

Definition drawn from law.cornell.edu · last verified 2026-08-18

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How it's being covered

205 stories in Sift's index, from 41 outlets.

Filed 2026-03-23 — 2026-09-24.

Counts stories whose headline or summary uses the term, plus stories where Sift's own reading notes flagged it — many pieces turn on a term they never spell out in the headline.

Across the spectrum

Left23 stories
Center106 stories
Right33 stories

Positions are AllSides' published ratings, shown for the outlets that filed these stories. 43 stories are counted in the total above but not placed here — either the outlet has no published rating, or Sift has not yet matched the name it files under to a dossier.

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