What is ‘Friendshoring’?

Friendshoring is when countries team up to make things easier for each other, like best friends working together on a big project.

Imagine you and your friend both want to build a cool treehouse. Instead of buying all the wood from someone else, you decide to get it from a nearby town that’s also friendly with you. That way, you save money, and the wood is better quality because it comes from a place you know is reliable. This is like friendshoring, countries working together instead of going to strangers for help.

In real life, friendshoring means countries trade with each other more, share secrets about how to make things faster or better, and sometimes even protect each other from problems like when someone tries to cheat on a game. Just like you and your friend helping each other build the treehouse, friendshoring helps countries grow stronger together.