Kessarin Horvath

Associate Director, Critical Minerals Security Program
Kessarin Horvath

Kessarin Horvath is an associate director for the Critical Minerals Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Prior to joining CSIS, she worked as a program manager at Chemonics International, where she supported the programmatic operations of global health projects in Tanzania, Liberia, and Nigeria. Before that, Kessarin served as a senior communications specialist at the Georgia State Senate Press Office. She graduated with a BA in foreign affairs from the University of Virginia.

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Unpacking the U.S.-Australia Critical Minerals Framework Agreement

An audio version of “⁠Unpacking the U.S.-Australia Critical Minerals Framework Agreement⁠,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Gracelin Baskaran and Kessarin Horvath. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by Gracelin Baskaran and Kessarin Horvath — October 20, 2025

Audio Briefs

Unpacking the U.S.-Australia Critical Minerals Framework Agreement

The new U.S.–Australia Critical Minerals Framework cements the alliance as a cornerstone of global minerals security, combining over billions of dollars in joint investments with expanded defense cooperation—and reframing minerals as strategic assets, not just commodities.

Critical Questions by Gracelin Baskaran and Kessarin Horvath — October 20, 2025