Mapping rare earth supplies and the challenges of turning these minerals into magnets
Unlike the name suggests, rare earths are not very rare at all. Many countries — including Australia —…
The move to break China’s iron grip on world’s supply of critical minerals
If there is any mystery over America’s historic agreement to partner with Australia this week on the supply…
China Rare-Earth Product Exports Shrink as US Frictions Flare
(Bloomberg) — China’s exports of rare earth products fell in September from a month earlier, as Beijing’s tighter…
Trade, Covid, rare earths and a real danger of global recession
China has prepared for a confrontation with the United States that ultimately could lead to a global financial…
China Trade Fight Threatens COVID-Like Shock To U.S. Economy, Analysis Finds
AFP / Getty Images The reignition of trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies could suppress economic…
China’s rare earth controls can ‘forbid any country on Earth from participating in the modern economy,’ former White House advisor warns
Beijing’s new export controls on rare earths go well beyond restricting access to a critical technology input, according…
Markets tumble as Trump escalates trade war with 100% tariff on China ‘over and above’ current rates
President Donald Trump has sent the market tumbling while escalating his trade war with China and threatening a…
A new frontier for science and geopolitics
Humanity has long considered the Moon a place of wonder and possibility. Now it’s being talked about as…
China’s dual-use asteroid-collision research threatens satellites
China has unveiled its mission to impact deliberately a near-Earth asteroid by 2030 – a decisive step toward…