GEOPOLITICS25 July 2026· 10 min

Economic Geopolitics and Global Value Chains: The Great Rewiring

Global value chains are being fundamentally restructured by geopolitical forces. With $13.8 trillion in trade at stake, corporations and nations are racing to adapt. Here's what it means strategically.

InekIA Editorial Team

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[1]WTO World Trade Report 2023 — Global Value Chains and Trade

[2]IMF World Economic Outlook 2023 — Geoeconomic Fragmentation

[3]McKinsey Global Institute — 'Global Value Chains: Efficiency and Risks in the Wake of COVID-19' (2021)

[4]World Bank — 'World Development Report 2020: Trading for Development in the Age of Global Value Chains'

[5]US Census Bureau — US Trade in Goods, 2023 Annual Data

[6]IEA — 'Critical Minerals Market Review 2023'

[7]Semiconductor Industry Association — 'State of the US Semiconductor Industry 2023'

[8]AlixPartners — 'Global Automotive Outlook 2022'

[9]Drewry Container Shipping Index, 2020–2023

[10]European Commission — EU-China Trade Statistics 2022

[11]FAO — 'The Impact of the Ukraine-Russia Conflict on Global Food Security' (2022)