Verisk Maplecroft’s Resource Nationalism Index (RNI), which measures protectionism and interventionism in the energy and mining space across 198 countries, highlights a sharp increase in protectionist policies over the past five years. The trend is most pronounced in Europe and North America, where geopolitical tensions and a fractured global landscape are reshaping economic practices.
Europe has have been at the forefront of this shift, with major economies like Germany, Spain, the UK, and Poland showing significant declines in the RNI rankings. Germany, in particular, has plummeted 122 places in the index, reflecting its aggressive policies to reduce dependence on external energy and mineral sources.
Berlin has implemented short-term measures, including the seizure of Russian energy assets after the Ukraine invasion, alongside long-term strategies…
