How Much Credit Should Antitrust Give to Socio-Political Goals, and How?

It is not news to say that global antitrust policy and enforcement issues are becoming increasingly complex.In the midst of a 'poly-crisis' encompassing both geopolitical and macroeconomic challenges-'including the cost-of-living crisis, fragmented supply chains and military conflict, (...) advancements in technology and artificial intelligence, as well as strengthened sustainability ambitions' 1 , the antitrust community grapples with the extent to which agencies should intervene and the modalities of such interventions to address some of these pressing issues, and help restore trust in the global order and economic structures.