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The Case for Critical Minerals - The Agenda in full

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Critical minerals have become one of the key geopolitical flashpoints of the modern world. Rare earth materials are vital in the manufacture of everything from electric vehicles to fighter jets, wind turbines to drones.

One of the key issues discussed at the recent China-U.S. meeting in London was the role of critical minerals in world trade. So what's really at issue here? What's generating demand, and how can the world ensure a plentiful supply?

Joining Juliet Mann on this edition of The Agenda to consider those questions, and more, are Julie Michelle Klinger, Associate Professor of Geography at the University of Delaware and author of 'Rare Earth Frontiers' and Henry Sanderson Associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute.

The Case for Critical Minerals - The Agenda in full
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