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Navigating Seabed Mining in the Cook Islands: A Conversation with John Parianos • Stimson Center
2+ hour, 17+ min ago (425+ words) Dr. John Parianos: I'm Knowledge Management Director at the Cook Islands Seabed Minerals Authority. My team and I " our job is to look at all the information that's available, to collate and synthesize it as best we can so that…...
Protecting Water in the Mining Rush: Lessons from Africa and Southeast Asia • Stimson Center
4+ week, 4+ hour ago (292+ words) Protecting Water in the Mining Rush: Lessons from Africa and Southeast Asia'Stimson Center Protecting Water in the Mining Rush: Lessons from Africa and Southeast Asia Join us ahead of World Water Day for a discussion exploring the impact of mining…...
Current Geopolitics Shift Deep-Sea Mining Debates • Stimson Center
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1041+ words) The need to secure critical minerals, combined with recent U.S. actions, is impacting arguments that surround seabed mining. Current Geopolitics Shift Deep-Sea Mining Debates If anyone needed a signal of global interest in critical minerals and supply chains, the events in…...
Trump’s Critical Minerals Search in Africa Won’t Tip the Scales Against China • Stimson Center
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (1452+ words) With increasing influence from China and Russia, the U.S. cannot afford to overlook long-term investment in Africa. Trump's Critical Minerals Search in Africa Won't Tip the Scales Against China By Mathew Burrows " Benjamin Weise The Trump Administration is undermining long-term U.S. strategic…...
Four Reasons Why Proposals to Source Rare Earth Minerals from Myanmar Will Not Succeed • Stimson Center
8+ mon, 2+ day ago (235+ words) Control over mining territory does not translate into commercial autonomy. The KIA has preserved longstanding joint ventures with Chinese firms, many of which operated under prior arrangements with junta-allied Border Guard Forces. These partnerships remain critical to the KIA's ability…...