Tag: ResourceSecurity
The New Resource Wars Have Already Begun
For much of the twentieth century, control over oil shaped alliances, wars and global trade. The twenty-first century is increasingly being defined by a different set of strategic resources. Cobalt, lithium, graphite and rare earth elements have become indispensable for manufacturing electric vehicles, semiconductors, drones, precision-guided missiles and advanced military…
Civil Wars Are Becoming Battles for Critical Minerals
The world's race to secure critical minerals is changing the geography of civil wars. Deposits of rare earths, coltan, gold and uranium are no longer merely sources of wartime revenue; they are becoming strategic assets whose control affects military supply chains, industrial policy and competition between major powers. As governments…
