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Latest country & region briefs
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Critical Minerals in Munich, Reading Rubio’s Speech as a Strategic Signal
Why does Rubio’s Munich speech matter if you work with critical minerals, investment or policy? This article uses his remarks to map how the West is now framing…
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Sixty Days for Mexico: How a Short Action Plan Opens a Long Critical Minerals Game
Washington and Mexico City have agreed on a 60 day Action Plan on critical minerals. The text is brief, but it creates a structured space to decide which…
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U.S. Investments in the Era of Geopolitical Mining
The U.S. is no longer just talking about critical minerals, it is funding specific mines, processing plants, recycling projects and a strategic reserve, at home and across allied…
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Welcome to the Era of U.S. Geopolitical Mining
The U.S. is no longer talking about critical minerals. It is building an architecture: price floors, stockpiles, public–private capital and a bloc of allies. This ministerial may well…
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Davos 2026 | Fifth Axis of Analysis. Milei and Carney: Values, Order and the West’s Internal Conversation
Javier Milei and Mark Carney bring the normative layer of Davos 2026 to the surface: what “the West” stands for, how values should shape alliances and economic tools,…
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Davos 2026 | Fourth Axis of Analysis. Europe (Von der Leyen and Macron) and China: How the New Order Is Being Narrated
Von der Leyen, Macron and He Lifeng offer three overlapping visions of the new order: a Europe seeking strategic independence and protection from coercion, and a China defending…
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