Lazard paper warns global supply chains face O-ring-style single-point failures amid geopolitics

• Lazard published “The New Supply-Side Era: The O-Ring Meets Geopolitics” on September 14, 2026, warning global supply chains face economy-wide single-point failures.
• Analysis argues the key constraint is physical and network dependencies built during globalization, not traditional demand-side or 1980s-style supply-side dynamics.
• Paper applies Michael Kremer’s O-ring framework, flagging that missing inputs can halt production far beyond the initial disruption.
• Supply shocks may transmit slowly, with price effects emerging months or years later, complicating forecasting, planning, hedging, investment decisions.
• Framework calls for policymakers, corporate leaders, investors to incorporate geopolitics-driven fragility into strategy, risk management, capital allocation.

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