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The Pacific Is Ground Zero for Deep-Sea Mining
22+ hour, 27+ min ago (151+ words) Commentary by Kathryn Paik and John Augé Published September 3, 2026 While the existence of minerals on the seabed floor has been well known for years, technological advances and increased urgency over securing essential minerals have given the topic renewed prominence in…...
Keeping Aluminum in Allied Hands: The Stakes of Alcoa’s South Africa Bet
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (44+ words) Commentary by Gracelin Baskaran Published July 8, 2026 Gracelin Baskaran is director of the Critical Minerals Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C. Brief by Gracelin Baskaran — March 18, 2026 Commentary by Gracelin Baskaran — May 9, 2025...
Why the West Keeps Losing Critical Mineral Assets to China
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (208+ words) Commentary by Gracelin Baskaran Published June 2, 2026 If China owns the mine, it ultimately influences who gets access to the resource, on what terms, and at what price. Unless the United States and its allies develop a more coordinated approach to…...
Leveraging U.S.-Japan-ROK Trilateralism for Critical Mineral Policy Cooperation | New Perspectives on Asia | CSIS
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (733+ words) Leveraging U.S.-Japan-ROK Trilateralism for Critical Mineral Policy Cooperation CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies Leveraging U.S.-Japan-ROK Trilateralism for Critical Mineral Policy Cooperation Blog Post by Soren Dickson and Yesun Kim Published May 22, 2026 “Economic security is national security, and national…...
Beyond Aid and Trade: Japan, Mongolia, and the Critical Minerals Opening | New Perspectives on Asia | CSIS
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (692+ words) Japan has spent fifteen years diversifying away from Chinese rare earths—but its longtime aid recipient and economic partner Mongolia, sitting atop an estimated $1–3 trillion in untapped minerals, may represent its most underutilized opportunity yet. Beyond Aid and Trade: Japan,…...
Industrial Policy Is Back—And Minerals Are at the Center
6+ mon, 5+ day ago (41+ words) The United States has revived its industrial policy playbook to support critical minerals through price floors, stockpiles, and equity. But in a sector shaped by geology, cost curves, and market risk, durable security depends on commercial viability—not just public…...
Winning the Minerals Race Requires Building Demand, Not Just Supply
5+ mon, 16+ hour ago (74+ words) Commentary by Gracelin Baskaran Published April 3, 2026 Gracelin Baskaran is director of the Critical Minerals Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C. This Commentary was made possible through generous support from General Motors to the…...
Critical Minerals Ministerial Introduces New International Cooperation Strategy
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (594+ words) Critical Questions by Gracelin Baskaran and Meredith Schwartz Published February 13, 2026 Q1: What is FORGE? Q2: What was the discussion around price floors and price support mechanisms during the Critical Minerals Ministerial? A2: Addressing price volatility emerged as a central theme of the Critical…...
Hindering Economic Prosperity? Vietnam’s Illegal Sand Mining Industry | New Perspectives on Asia | CSIS
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (1354+ words) Hindering Economic Prosperity? Vietnam’s Illegal Sand Mining Industry CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies Hindering Economic Prosperity? Vietnam’s Illegal Sand Mining Industry Blog Post by Lauren Mai Published March 18, 2026 Vietnam is currently undergoing rapid economic growth, with ambitions to…...
China’s Rare Earth Campaign Against Japan
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (127+ words) Published January 13, 2026 Q1: How have tensions between Japan and China escalated in the period leading up to the most recent export restrictions? Q2: What is distinctive about the latest iteration of Chinese export controls? Q3: How reliant is Japan on Chinese rare earth…...