Critical Minerals
Maximum Pressure on Rwanda Represents a Strategic Critical Minerals Opportunity for the United States
The United States can secure access to the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s strategic critical minerals by enacting a maximum pressure strategy to confront Rwanda’s support for M23, helping to...
Revving Up Reindustrialization: Vance and the American Dynamism Revolution
Revving up reindustrialization and ensuring American economic dominance in the future is by embracing what made us an industrial powerhouse in the past. As much as “critical mineral” has become...
Securing Critical Raw Materials: A Smarter Path for the United States
To secure critical raw materials and reduce reliance on foreign sources, the United States should prioritize domestic extraction and recovery while deepening coordination with trusted allies. As the global race...
Greenland’s Minerals Won’t Secure the U.S. Supply Chain
Greenland’s minerals are drawing renewed U.S. interest, but Arctic conditions, local opposition, and processing and refining challenges make near-term gains unlikely. Since returning to office in January 2025, U.S. President...
The Geopolitics of Lithium in 2025
As China and Russia expand their lithium influence, the United States must rethink its policies to remain competitive in 2025. The new U.S. administration must rethink its entire lithium policy...
Consistency, Not Priority, Is The Key To U.S. Central Asia Policy
As a new administration settles into Washington, the global chessboard is being reset. While Central Asia may not be occupying the top squares of that board, it remains a strategically...
VIDEO: Competition and Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific Region
Even as the United States and its allies work to diversify their supply chains to avoid over-dependence on geopolitical competitors, they are in simultaneous cooperation and competition with one another....
Getting Real about Critical Minerals: The Case of Antimony
While Democratic and Republican politicians have acknowledged the importance of critical minerals, both for America’s current needs and future technology, China’s decision last week to restrict the export of one...
Kazakhstan’s Role in U.S.-China Competition
From advanced microchips to the green energy transition, critical minerals such as lithium, copper, and rare earth elements (REE) have become crucial inputs to the evolution of the global economy...
Will India Be the Next Lithium Juggernaught?
Amid a global rush for critical minerals, India is looking to develop its lithium supply chain through various means, including leveraging private and public industries to sustain its future sectoral...
Biden’s Hostility Towards Mining Has Global Consequences
In October, reports surfaced that the Biden administration had entered into negotiations with Indonesia on a critical minerals free trade agreement. The news prompted immediate backlash from members of Congress....
The U.S. Needs To Expand Its Cobalt Reserves
In March, Jervois Global Limited suspended construction on its Idaho Cobalt Operations mine (ICO), citing high completion costs and prices too low to yield profits. The $150 million project was...