Tag Archives: Critical Minerals

Putin’s Trolling: A Strategic Minerals Offer For Trump

Just as President Volodymyr Zelensky was preparing to arrive in Washington, D.C., on Friday, February 28th, to sign an unprecedented US-Ukraine agreement on strategic minerals, Vladimir Putin came up with a proposal of his own, involving joint development with the U.S. of rare earth metals, aluminum, and hydropower in Russia. It’s trolling of the 99th

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Trump’s Tariffs On Canada Put US Energy Security At Risk

In a far-reaching move set to take effect on March 4th, President Donald J. Trump imposed a 25% tariff on all foreign imports from Canada, a close ally and the US’ largest energy trading partner, as well as on Mexico. Additionally, a 25% tariff was announced on imported steel and aluminum. Canada is the largest supplier to the

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Dr. Ariel Cohen at CPC – What Rocks to Look Under: How to Meet U.S. Strategic Mineral Needs in the Trans-Caspian Corridor

Dr. Ariel Cohen discusses the mineral opportunities available in Ukraine and Central Asia, and their role in combatting overreliance on China for critical mineral supply chains. Read the full report by Dr. Eric Rudenshiold here: https://caspianpolicy.org/research/critical-minerals/what-rocks-to-look-under-rediscovering-strategic-minerals-in-the-caspian-region

We Can No Longer Afford to Let China Do Our Rare Earth Mining

On Dec. 3, China banned exporting critical minerals such as gallium, germanium, and antimony to the United States. This came in the wake of the Biden administration’s announcement of new restrictions on the sale of chips and specialized chip-making machinery and software to China the day before. This exchange is merely the latest round in the ongoing battle for

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