GEOPOLITICS8 July 2026· 10 min

Economic Geopolitics and Global Value Chains: The Great Rewiring

As geopolitical fractures deepen, global value chains are being redefined. Discover how friendshoring, nearshoring, and strategic decoupling are reshaping the world economy.

InekIA Editorial Team

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[1]McKinsey Global Institute — 'Global Flows: The Ties That Bind in an Interconnected World' (2022)

[2]World Bank — World Development Indicators: Trade (% of GDP) (2023)

[3]AlixPartners — Global Automotive Outlook 2022: Semiconductor Impact Assessment

[4]U.S. Census Bureau — Manufacturing Construction Spending Report (2023)

[5]UNCTAD — World Investment Report 2023

[6]SEMI / McKinsey — 'Strengthening the Global Semiconductor Supply Chain in an Uncertain Era' (2021, updated 2023)

[7]U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) — 2023 U.S.-China Trade Statistics

[8]Eurostat — EU Trade in Goods with China (2023)

[9]BloombergNEF — Electric Vehicle Outlook 2023

[10]International Energy Agency (IEA) — Solar PV Global Supply Chains Report (2022)

[11]European Commission — Critical Raw Materials Act Impact Assessment (2023)