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How Critical Minerals Explain Trump’s Policy
Manage episode 522492865 series 87009
Name a consistent throughline in the Trump administration’s foreign policy. The answer could very well be the global scramble for critical minerals. What are they and why are they so important? Why is China so far ahead and how can the United States catch up? Mining expert Gracelin Baskaran sits down with host Ravi Agrawal to discuss.
Plus Ravi’s One Thing on Trump’s attacks on boats off the coast of Venezuela.
Ravi Agrawal: The Minerals That Drive Trump’s Global Agenda
Christina Lu: Trump’s Chaotic Agenda Has a Critical Through Line
Rishi Iyengar: The Countries Courting Trump With Critical Minerals
Alasdair Phillips-Robins: Xi May Have Miscalculated on Rare Earths
Patrick Schröder: Why Rare Earths Are About to Cost a Lot More
Rachel Oswald: Republicans Criticize Hegseth for Deadly Caribbean Double Strike
Emma Ashford and Evan Cooper: Trump Should Stick to His Guns on Venezuela
Ellen Knickmeyer: U.S.-Led Regime Change Is Usually Disastrous
Keith Johnson: Trump’s Venezuela Fixation Is Not About the Oil
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631 episodes
Manage episode 522492865 series 87009
Name a consistent throughline in the Trump administration’s foreign policy. The answer could very well be the global scramble for critical minerals. What are they and why are they so important? Why is China so far ahead and how can the United States catch up? Mining expert Gracelin Baskaran sits down with host Ravi Agrawal to discuss.
Plus Ravi’s One Thing on Trump’s attacks on boats off the coast of Venezuela.
Ravi Agrawal: The Minerals That Drive Trump’s Global Agenda
Christina Lu: Trump’s Chaotic Agenda Has a Critical Through Line
Rishi Iyengar: The Countries Courting Trump With Critical Minerals
Alasdair Phillips-Robins: Xi May Have Miscalculated on Rare Earths
Patrick Schröder: Why Rare Earths Are About to Cost a Lot More
Rachel Oswald: Republicans Criticize Hegseth for Deadly Caribbean Double Strike
Emma Ashford and Evan Cooper: Trump Should Stick to His Guns on Venezuela
Ellen Knickmeyer: U.S.-Led Regime Change Is Usually Disastrous
Keith Johnson: Trump’s Venezuela Fixation Is Not About the Oil
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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