Once again, Europeans are falling into a trap set by their Anglo-Saxon allies, especially the US. In its strategy against European industry, the US will guarantee another influx of investors and a likely exodus of companies to its struggling economy. However, it has a clear reindustrialisation plan, supported by both the Biden and Trump administrations.
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The short-term implications for Europeans are clear: automotive, satellite, military, and electronics industries, among others, are now literally scrambling for new suppliers. These will eventually appear, but when, and at what price?

Germany is the most affected and has already protested: ‘German industry depends on these chips!’ complained its Minister for the Economy, who was travelling in Kiev.

Just as with energy, which, following the Nord Stream explosions, is now entirely dependent on expensive US-produced LNG, Germany and Europe’s industries are suffering another major setback, this time in the semiconductor sector, for which they have no domestic production or immediate alternatives.

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