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From Dependency to Dominance: India’s Critical Mineral Crusade

From Dependency to Dominance: India’s Critical Mineral Crusade

By Manish Vaid
India's pursuit of critical minerals isn’t just an economic prerogative; it’s a strategic imperative.

Rare Earths and Geopolitics: An Increasingly Messy Mix

Rare Earths and Geopolitics: An Increasingly Messy Mix

By Tobias Burgers and Scott N. Romaniuk
A narrative has emerged suggesting that China possesses a willingness to leverage its control over REMs to punish nations over disagreements in the political arena.
Bifurcation in the Critical Minerals Market Could Throw off the Global Energy Transition

Bifurcation in the Critical Minerals Market Could Throw off the Global Energy Transition

By Xunpeng Shi and Yifan Shen
The securitization of critical minerals could divide the world, leading to severe consequences for the energy transition and undermining global climate change efforts.

The China-West Lithium Tango in South America

The China-West Lithium Tango in South America

By Ali Rahman and Leland Lazarus
Despite the push toward decoupling, China-West collaboration persists in South America’s Lithium Triangle. But in the age of strategic competition, how long will this last? 

Don’t Worry About China’s Gallium and Germanium Export Bans

Don’t Worry About China’s Gallium and Germanium Export Bans

By Tim Worstall
As with China’s 2010 rare earths ban, it will take a few years, at most, for Western countries to secure alternative supplies.

Critical Minerals and the New Cold War

Critical Minerals and the New Cold War

By Zongyuan Zoe Liu
Access to critical materials has become a paramount national security concern and the object of increasing competition between China and the United States.

Rights Group Reports Allegations of Dozens of Abuses in Critical Minerals Supply Chains

Rights Group Reports Allegations of Dozens of Abuses in Critical Minerals Supply Chains

By Aniruddha Ghosal
Chinese-invested companies have come under increased scrutiny for environmental and labor abuses as demand for critical minerals soars.
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