Minerals
Congolese activists decry US-Congo mineral deal
by Nicholas Mwangi
April 20, 2025
Kinshasa’s pivot towards the US for security in exchange for minerals has alarmed activists who say that the US is...
The war of minerals
China hits back at Trump by tightening exports of rare earths
By Nick Beams
Apr. 14, 2025
China has taken a significant step in the intensifying economic...
Looting the planet
White House Considers Executive Order to Speed Up Deep-Sea Mining Permits
By Giann Liguid
Apr. 2, 2025
The White House is reportedly considering an executive order...
Trade war and rare earth minerals
China’s Rare Earth Restrictions Could Send US Nuclear Industry Into Meltdown
By Ilya Tsukanov
April 9, 2025
The new restrictions are a masterstroke that will propel the...
Why Greenland? Remote but resource-rich island occupies a key position in...
By SETH BORENSTEIN
Jan. 8, 2025
Remote, icy and mostly pristine, Greenland plays an outsized role in the daily weather experienced by billions of people and in the climate...
President Putin on Ukraine and relations with US
Ukraine, projects with US: Putin's statements after meeting on rare earths
NOVO-OGARYOVO, February 25. /TASS/. Russia is ready to consider major economic projects with the...
EurasiaUS senator says Ukraine is ‘gold mine’ with $12 trillion of...
Ukraine is a “gold mine” with $12 trillion worth of critical minerals, US Senator Lindsey Graham insisted in a TV interview. He said the...
Terms of US-Ukraine minerals agreement worse than Germany’s postwar reparations –...
By Ivan Diakonov
18 February 2025
Donald Trump’s administration has presented Ukraine with the terms of an agreement on mineral resources in exchange for military assistance...
As corporations fight to control the Pacific, Biden must act to...
By Andrea Folds and Jake Kornack,
Dec 6, 2021
Amid the global push for progress on climate change and the growing biodiversity crisis, the little-known International...