The crippling effects of a disrupted global supply-chain throughout the course of the COVID-19 pandemic prompted a re-examination of the international economic order, eroding long-held trust in the supposedly stabilising influence of interdependence.
Nations, large and small, were forced to reassess established economic structures, exploring domestic solutions to international problems.
This was particularly true for great powers like the United States and China, which continue to strive for greater self-sufficiency in an era of strategic competition.
