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Great Power Resource Competition in a Changing Climate: New America’s Natural Security Index

Posted: 13 Jan 2020 05:55 AM PST

Late last year, Reuters reported that the U.S. Defense Department plans to fund mining and processing operations for rare earth elements—a class of minerals for which China dominates the global market, producing over 80 percent of the world's supply. In the past, China has restricted exports of rare earths, and recently threatened to do so […] Related posts: China vs. United States: Competition Over Rare Minerals Ratchets Up Rare Earths: Scarce Natural Resource Needed for National...

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