As security risks associated with economic flows and activities increase, the need to complement traditional security strategies with clear economic security strategies is becoming more pressing. This report describes how a strategic framework for economic security is shaped and how policy strategies developed by a selected group of countries can be categorised within such a framework. It is through objectives related to competition, resilience and agency, as well as through trade-offs between the economic and political domain, that a state defines the scope of action for its economic security strategy. The strategic framework presented in the current report is not actor-dependent; rather it provides a generalized representation of the strategic landscape within which states operate in the field of economic security. Furthermore, the report divides the strategic framework for economic security into three levels - strategic, directive and operational - which together contributes to the understanding of how an economic security strategy is created and translated into actual measures. While the strategic level focuses on strategic objectives, the directive level addresses how these objectives can be achieved. Finally, the operational level describes the means and tools that a state can employ in order to reach the defined objectives.