How the battle for rare minerals entered the Ukrainian battlefield
Every war has its economic side – the Russian-Ukrainian conflict is no exception, as evidenced by the mutual bombing of refineries…
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The Battle for the Future
Rare earth metals, lithium, and cobalt will shape the future. China dominates the race, while the US is doing what it can. Europe is still bound by regulations.
How the battle for rare minerals entered the Ukrainian battlefield
Every war has its economic side – the Russian-Ukrainian conflict is no exception, as evidenced by the mutual bombing of refineries…
Lithium's long journey to becoming a global commodity
In the summer of 2023, Elon Musk said aloud what commodity and stock traders had been whispering for years: lithium is the new oil…
Europe today needs more courage than directives
The old continent may not have all the strategic raw materials, but from a geological point of view, it is not a blank map.
Raw materials that shape the future: there aren't many, but they're worth their weight in gold
Batteries, turbines, chips, and weapons. The future will depend on metals that are currently mainly in the hands of China.
We'll lend you money so you can't pay us back: how Beijing is conquering the world
Ports, industries, land. China is gradually taking over foreign countries through investments, loans, and bribes.