The IMF Press Center is a password-protected site for working journalists.
Podcast
The recent scramble for the minerals that go into our electric vehicles, solar panels, and defense systems has exposed vulnerabilities in the supply chains. Gracelin Baskaran is the founding director of the Critical Minerals Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. In this podcast, she says mineral security is not just a national security imperative, it’s an economic security imperative. <em><a href="https://traffic.libsyn.com/imfpodcast/Gracelin_Baskaran-transcript-IMF_Podcast.pdf">Transcript</a></em>
GRACELIN BASKARAN
Online Exclusive
Why gold retains enduring value in an era of digital assets
Pratik Ghansham Salvi
December 2022
Piotr Naimski explains Poland’s decision to pursue energy independence
CHRIS WELLISZ
Load More
© 2026 International Monetary Fund. All rights reserved.
