GEOPOLITICS16 April 2026· 10 min

Economic Geopolitics and Global Value Chains: The Great Rewiring

Name: InekIA
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Global value chains are being fundamentally restructured by geopolitical tensions. With $13 trillion in trade at stake, businesses must adapt or risk catastrophic supply disruptions.

InekIA Editorial Team

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[1]World Bank, 'World Trade Report 2024: Resilience and Restructuring in Global Value Chains'

[2]UNCTAD, 'World Investment Report 2023: Investing in Sustainable Energy for All'

[3]IMF, 'World Economic Outlook: Navigating Global Divergences', October 2023

[4]McKinsey Global Institute, 'Risk, Resilience, and Rebalancing in Global Value Chains', 2023

[5]Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), 'State of the U.S. Semiconductor Industry 2023'

[6]Boston Consulting Group, 'Reshoring Semiconductors: The Cost Reality', 2023

[7]CSIS, 'Choking Off China's Access to the Future of AI', October 2023

[8]US Census Bureau, 'U.S. Trade in Goods with Mexico, 2023 Annual Data'

[9]European Commission, 'Critical Raw Materials Act: Regulation (EU) 2024/1252'

[10]Richard Freeman, 'The Great Doubling: The Challenge of the New Global Labor Market', 2006