Understanding Global Trade Conflicts And Their Impact On Supply Chains

The ongoing U.S.-China trade war, recent hostilities in the Middle East, and the continuing war in Ukraine all represent matters implicating current national security concerns for companies operating within the United States or with a U.S. nexus. Accordingly, the United States and other nations will prioritize policy decision-making surrounding these international conflicts and situations that implicate foreign relations. Absent military intervention, diplomacy, or foreign aid, nation-states are left with few options to meaningfully influence the policies or actions of other affected nations. One such strategy the United States and other countries have utilized consistently is the regulation of the export of goods, including software and technology, to other sovereigns and entities. While such trade regulations can be used to effectively implement international policy goals, companies operating within the global economic landscape should be fully aware of the