GEOPOLITICS14 July 2026· 10 min

Economic Geopolitics and Global Value Chains: The Great Rewiring

Name: InekIA
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Global value chains are being redrawn at historic speed. Trade fragmentation, nearshoring, and strategic decoupling are reshaping $28 trillion in annual goods flows. Here's what decision-makers must know.

InekIA Editorial Team

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

[2]IMF — Geoeconomic Fragmentation and the Future of Multilateralism, World Economic Outlook 2023

[3]IEA — Critical Minerals Market Review 2023

[4]McKinsey Global Institute — Globalization in Transition: The Future of Trade and Value Chains, 2019

[5]US Census Bureau — Trade in Goods with Mexico, 2024

[6]Peterson Institute for International Economics — The Costs of a US-China Decoupling, 2023

[7]AlixPartners — Global Automotive Outlook 2022

[8]CSIS — Assessing the Impact of US Semiconductor Export Controls on China, 2023

[9]Drewry World Container Index — January 2024 Weekly Assessment

[10]European Commission — EU Chips Act and Critical Raw Materials Act, 2023

[11]G7 Hiroshima Leaders' Communiqué — May 2023