GÉOPOLITIQUE5 juillet 2026· 10 min
Economic Geopolitics and Global Value Chains: The Great Fracture
Global value chains are being fundamentally rewired by geopolitical tensions. With $13.6 trillion in trade at stake, corporations and nations face a historic restructuring of the world economy.
SOURCES
[1]World Trade Organization – Global Value Chain Development Report 2023
[2]IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2023 – Fragmentation and the Global Economy
[3]US Census Bureau – US-China Trade Statistics 2023
[4]IEA – Critical Minerals Market Review 2023
[5]Rhodium Group / MERICS – Chinese FDI in Europe 2022 Report
[6]McKinsey Global Institute – Geopolitics and the Geometry of Global Trade, 2023
[7]UNCTAD – World Investment Report 2023
[8]European Commission – Critical Raw Materials Act, Net Zero Industry Act, European Chips Act 2023
[9]US Department of Commerce – CHIPS and Science Act Implementation Reports 2023
[10]World Bank – World Development Report: Trading for Development in the Age of Global Value Chains