Towards a more industrial, more capital-intensive and much more geopolitical world . Podcast
05/11/2026 Weekly analysis
For decades, much of the economic and financial consensus assumed that the world was moving towards a leaner, more digital economy that was less dependent on traditional industrial structures. Globalization, the internet and the dominance of software seemed to point toward a model where value would increasingly reside in data, platforms and intangible assets, while industrial capacity lost relative relevance compared to efficiency, human capital and technological innovation. However, the events of recent years are rapidly dismantling that view.