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June 2026
Control of civilization’s raw materials shaped the world economy in the past and could decide its future
JEAN-MARC NATAL
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.
GRACELIN BASKARAN
Minerals expert and self-proclaimed mining geek Gracelin Baskaran tells us why the race for critical minerals is leaving some countries in the dust
BRUCE EDWARDS
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