rare earth minerals Archives

Issue #2063

Space War?

The 1967 Outer Space Treaty (OST) between the United States and the Soviet Union sought all nations to avoid any future “land grab” leading to...

The poverty and isolation of Walikale, in the eastern regions of the DRC, stand in stark contrast to its mineral wealth.

Issue #2107

Congolese fight for their own wealth

Cobalt, lithium, and coltan: these are the minerals needed to advance the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) accounts for around...

Issue #2108

The Rare Metals War: The dark side of clean energy and digital technologies

French journalist Guillaume Pitron has written a fascinating, well-referenced and important study on the consequences of the world’s increasing demands for the rare earths necessary...

Issue #2195

GLOBAL BRIEFS

JAPAN: The Japanese government will send specialists to Greenland to study the possibility of mining rare earth metals and other critical minerals. Japan is seeking...

Issue #2191

GLOBAL BRIEFS

FRANCE: Members of Extinction Rebellion France, an environmental and social activism group, scaled the Eiffel Tower on the 78th anniversary of the Nakba, displaying a...

US mine waste contains enough critical minerals and rare earths to easily end imports, but tapping into these resources is anything but easy.

Issue #2169

What’s happening with rare earths?

Western imperialism, aka the ‘rules-based order,’ is supply chain dependent on its strategic rival China. This is the context for the recently announced increase in...

Issue #2173

OP-ED: Rare earths deal

Western imperialism, aka the rules-based order, is supply chain dependent on its strategic rival China. This is the context for the recently announced increase in...

Issue #2168

Rare earths deal – will it succeed?

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese seems to have sealed a deal on rare earths with US President Donald Trump. Australia and the US will put $1...