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Executive Overview

Global supply chain and economic security risks intensified this week as the Iran conflict and China’s export controls converged, driving persistent cost inflation and operational delays across critical sectors. U.S.-China economic warfare escalated, with tit-for-tat restrictions now targeting rare earths and critical minerals. Espionage, intelligence failures, and resource nationalism are fragmenting global trade and security architectures, while OPEC+ output increases remain insufficient to offset price pressures. Second-order effects are now visible in legal, financial, and industrial domains, signaling a hardening bifurcation in global systems.