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The Critical Minerals Security Program aims to provide policy and thought leadership as the United States races to build the resilient minerals supply chains needed for national, economic, and energy security.

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The Geostrategic Importance of Alaska to the U.S.-Japan Alliance

Alaska’s geostrategic importance to the U.S.-Japan alliance is growing. Japan Chair Adjunct Fellow Shoichi Itoh analyzes how Alaska supports the economic security of both countries against the backdrop of great power rivalry.

Commentary by Shoichi Itoh — May 12, 2025

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The United States Needs a Shift in Perspective on Mining

To break China’s dominance in critical minerals, the United States needs to build more mines. Federal permitting reforms will help. But ultimately, public support will make or break new mining projects.

Commentary by Morgan Bazilian and Simon Lomax — June 1, 2023

Securing Critical Minerals Supply Chains

The CSIS’s Energy Security & Climate Change program is pleased to invite you to a presentation and discussion of The Geopolitics of Critical Minerals Supply Chains, a new report on the geopolitics of rare earth & critical minerals supply chains.

Event — April 23, 2021

Laura T. Murphy

Senior Associate (Non-resident), Human Rights Initiative

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