1. A content delivery network (CDN) having a plurality of points of presence (POPs) in different defined jurisdictions for processing content objects, the CDN comprising: a landing pad in a first of the defined jurisdictions, the landing pad configured to receive a content object from a client; a policy reconciliation service (PRS) for maintaining and processing policies, the PRS comprising: a policy store comprising a plurality of policies, each policy defining specific processing of content objects, the plurality of policies including a first policy comprising a parameter indicating that the first policy may only be applied if a resource applying the first policy is within a second of the defined jurisdictions, and a second policy configured to cause the content object to be transported to a resource within the second jurisdiction; and a policy manager configured to determine whether the first policy is applicable to the received content object; and a metadata directory comprising a list of resources and an infrastructure tag associated with each of the resources, the metadata directory being configured to identify resources complying with the first policy's jurisdictional restriction based on the infrastructure tags, wherein the PRS is configured to select a resource of the metadata-directory-identified resources for processing the content object.