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COVID-19 has exposed the myopia and fragility underlying our worldwide supply chains. The first order of business, therefore, should be in ensuring the integrity of critical supply chains. Elected officials cannot play dice with basic necessities like food, medicines, clothing, public transportation, and the assorted nuts and bolts of daily societal functions. Supply chains should be shorter, less prone to exogenous risks, and must be dictated by long-term strategic imperatives rather than economics.

Under globalization, worldwide supply chains have been usurped by a tiny elite of the transnational capitalist class (TCC). This does not augur well for the future.

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https://russiancouncil.ru/en/analytics- ... rus-world/