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Global Scramble for Critical Minerals Fuels Diplomatic Frictions
The global race for critical minerals is sparking diplomatic tensions, with the US and China vying for control over vital resources.
CRITICAL MINERALS - Homeland Security Newswire
Intense supply-side market concentration leaves buyers of critical minerals vulnerable to disruptions and market manipulation. China's punitive use of export controls has demonstrated the validity of global concerns about these vulnerabilities, and Europe has suffered collateral damage during US -China trade spats.
Critical Minerals as Strategic Power: Deutsche Bank Study Signals a New ...
A March 2026 report by Marion Laboure and Camilla Siazon at the Deutsche Bank Research Institute argues that critical minerals—especially rare earths—have evolved from simple industrial inputs into strategic "chokepoints" shaping global power, with China dominating processing and the U.S. and allies struggling to catch up. For the lay reader: modern technologies—from electric ...
JAMES CARTER And SEVASTIAN HORTON: The Critical Minerals Tax Fix ... - IJR
China treats critical minerals as instruments of statecraft, and U.S. dependence is a vulnerability it is prepared to exploit. Experts across the policy community sound the alarm.
