The Trump administration is pushing hard to boost rare earth mineral production and imports, but it won’t be able to be independent of Chinese supplies any time soon.
The Mineral Bill Comes Due in 2028
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Energy
China Strikes Back at the Pentagon’s Rare Earth Bet
The United States is trying to lessen its dependency on minerals controlled by Beijing, but China aims to maintain its dominance.
Saving the Planet Depends on Asia
Japan is dragging its feet on its transition to clean energy. The Iran War should be a wake-up call that its strategy is ultimately self-defeating.
The Hormuz Choke Point and the Twilight of Petroleum
The electric car Is the only winner in the latest Iran War.
The Airbrushing of Climate Change
Donald Trump is leading the United States in a great leap backward. The rest of the world, at least when it comes to climate science, is refusing to take that leap with him.
The World’s First Conference to End Fossil Fuels Must Address Militarism, Too
Fossil fuels and militarism are part of the same architecture of power. To combat climate change, governments must be willing to challenge both.
Blockading the Strait of Hormuz
The waterway is a pressure point with global impact.
Chokepoints and Chains
The Strait of Hormuz crisis reveals much about global supply fragility.
The Expansion of the Donroe Doctrine
Trump is attempting to synthesize the dying Oil Revolution with the ascendant Mineral Revolution.
Venezuela and the Trump Administration’s “Hemisphere First” Agenda
Oil is part of the reason Trump invaded Venezuela. But the bigger reason is classic imperial power politics.