GEOPOLITICS18 August 2026· 10 min
Economic Geopolitics and Global Value Chains: The Great Restructuring
As geopolitical fault lines deepen, global value chains are being redrawn at historic speed. Discover how friendshoring, nearshoring, and strategic decoupling are reshaping the world economy.
SOURCES
[1]IMF World Economic Outlook 2023 — 'Geoeconomic Fragmentation and the Future of Multilateralism'
[2]WTO Global Trade Outlook and Statistics 2023
[3]McKinsey Global Institute — 'Geopolitics and the Geometry of Global Trade' (2023)
[4]US CHIPS and Science Act Implementation Report, Department of Commerce (2023)
[5]IEA Critical Minerals Market Review 2023
[6]CSIS Semiconductor Supply Chain Assessment (2023)
[7]UNCTAD World Investment Report 2023
[8]European Commission — EU Chips Act Impact Assessment (2023)
[9]Kearney Reshoring Index 2023
[10]Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research — 'The Rise of Friendshoring' (2023)