GEOPOLITICS30 August 2026· 10 min
Economic Geopolitics and Global Value Chains: The Great Rewiring
Global value chains are being fundamentally restructured under geopolitical pressure. Discover how friendshoring, nearshoring, and strategic decoupling are reshaping the $13.8 trillion global trade architecture.
SOURCES
[1]World Trade Organization – Global Value Chain Development Report 2023
[2]McKinsey Global Institute – Risk, Resilience, and Rebalancing in Global Value Chains, 2022
[3]IMF World Economic Outlook – Geoeconomic Fragmentation and the Future of Multilateralism, 2023
[4]WSTS – Semiconductor Market Forecast 2023-2024
[5]BloombergNEF – Electric Vehicle Outlook and Battery Supply Chain Report, 2023
[6]USGS – Mineral Commodity Summaries 2023
[7]Reshoring Initiative – 2022 Data Report
[8]Gartner – Supply Chain Technology User Wants and Needs Survey, 2023
[9]European Commission – Critical Raw Materials Act, 2023
[10]US Bureau of Industry and Security – Export Administration Regulations, 2022-2023