Posted on Feb 28, 2019 2021 at 11:35Updated March 1, 2021, 8:28 a.m.
State of play, discussions with Congress and partner countries, federal control…: by small touches since he arrived at the White House six weeks ago, Joe Biden explains his vision of American strategic autonomy. The method is very different from that of Donald Trump, but the ambition is ultimately not so far off.
Last week, the American president signed an executive order aimed at ensuring American self-sufficiency in a series of strategic sectors. For the moment, the text only provides for an inventory, in a hundred days, of the supply circuits for four products deemed to be a priority: electronic components (present from telephones to cars), batteries for electric cars, products active pharmaceuticals, and finally essential minerals. “Our supply chain must not be vulnerable to manipulation by competing countries”, explained Peter Harrell of the National Security Council.
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