Chain Reaction Podcast Protectionism, AI, And Geopolitics Redraw Global Trade

Trade rules are getting rewritten in real time, and supply chains are feeling it first. I break down the week’s most important developments across global trade, tariffs, AI-driven logistics, and geopolitics, then translate them into what they mean for procurement, planning, and resilience. We start with the big structural shift: protectionism is accelerating and trade intervention is no longer a temporary response to crises. With trade restrictive measures rising and tariff regimes expanding…