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PolicyGlobal / Other·Ranked Friday, June 12, 2026

The Chain of Peace: Do Supply Chain Chokepoints Deter War?

ASML's monopoly on EUV lithography creates geopolitical supply chain vulnerability.

The Chain of Peace: Do Supply Chain Chokepoints Deter War?
The next war over Taiwan may be deterred not by aircraft carriers or nuclear arsenals, but by a Dutch lithography machine. ASML, headquartered in Veldhoven,…
War on the Rocks

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#27 that day2.50/ 10
Technology breakthrough · weight 30%1/10
Economic impact · weight 25%3/10
Job impact · weight 20%1/10
Regional relevance · weight 15%3/10
Policy & geopolitics · weight 10%8/10

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