Friend-shoring
Geopolitics
Markets
Australia-EU Critical Minerals Pact Formalises Western Supply Chain Split From China
Trade deal eliminating 98% of tariffs on Australian minerals marks permanent bifurcation of global tech inputs into competing geopolitical blocs.
Geopolitics
Europe’s ‘Made in Europe’ Gambit Risks Fracturing Western Supply Chain Alliance
Brussels unveils local-content mandates as UK and allied partners warn of friend-shoring fragmentation
Geopolitics
Washington Locks Indonesia Into Trade Orbit as Nickel Becomes New Leverage Point
US-Indonesia reciprocal trade pact delivers concrete friend-shoring gains in critical minerals, testing whether tariff diplomacy can durably reshape supply chains dominated by Chinese capital.