The ‘Great Decoupling’ and the 2026 Supply Chain Fractures
The global macro-economic paradigm of the last 30 years—built on highly efficient, globalized, and fragile supply chains—has structurally failed. In 2026, this ‘Great Decoupling’ has accelerated, dividing the world into competing trading and data blocs. For decades, global interdependence kept a lid on consumer prices. The sudden move toward near-shoring and ‘friend-shoring’ production has made
