November saw fast-moving geopolitical and regulatory shifts that directly affected supply chains. Temporary China–US export-control easing offered brief relief, but rare-earth tightness, EU customs changes, and semiconductor disruptions kept pressure high. A survey of European supply-chain leaders found  that about 80 % of responding companies expect current supply-chain headwinds (geopolitics, tariffs, trade-policy uncertainty) to remain significant for the next one to two y

October 2025 underscored how volatile the global supply-chain landscape has become, as geopolitical flashpoints and environmental shocks converged. G lobal tensions deepened as trade, energy, and supply-chain fragmentation accelerated, with governments expanding state intervention, protectionist policies, and industrial control, while economic nationalism, sanctions, and climate-related disruptions underscored a volatile shift toward securitised globalisation. Iran-backed Hou

The Trump administration’s latest trade and security moves continues his push for economic coercion, with wide-ranging implications for...