Critical Minerals

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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Beyond Rare Earths: China’s Growing Threat to Gallium Supply Chains

Two years after China imposed export controls on gallium—a critical input for semiconductors, radar, and defense systems—this brief assesses how the restrictions have impacted supply chains amid escalating U.S.-China economic competition.

Brief by Aidan Powers-Riggs, Brian Hart, Matthew P. Funaiole, Scott Thomsett, Simon Zieleniewski, and Tim Rose — July 17, 2025

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Impacts of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on the Mining Sector

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Critical Questions by Gracelin Baskaran and Meredith Schwartz — July 9, 2025

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President Trump’s “Carrot and Stick” Approach to Africa

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Commentary by Cameron Hudson — July 8, 2025

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Turning Diplomatic Commitments into Mineral Investments in the Democratic Republic of Congo

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Commentary by Gracelin Baskaran — July 1, 2025

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Past Events

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The Future of U.S.-Canada Minerals Cooperation

May 6, 2025 • 1:30 – 2:30 pm EDT

Hosted by Americas Program

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Book Launch: Critical Minerals and the Future of the U.S. Economy

February 27, 2025 • 2:00 – 5:00 pm EST

Hosted by Critical Minerals Security Program

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Securing America’s Economic Future: A Conversation with EXIM Chair Reta Jo Lewis

January 14, 2025 • 10:30 – 11:00 am EST

Hosted by Economic Security and Technology

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The DRC's Path to Peace and Regional Integration

December 12, 2024 • 12:00 – 1:00 pm EST

Hosted by Africa Program

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The United States and Canada Share Critical Minerals Goals, but Different Critical Minerals

To lead the West’s development of a secure clean energy supply chain, the United States should better align our critical minerals strategy with its closest ally, Canada.

Commentary by Frank Fannon — November 18, 2022

CCP Inc. in West Africa: How Chinese Party-State Actors Secured Critical Minerals in Guinea

This case study explores how a CCP Inc. ecosystem of Chinese diplomatic, regulatory, financial, and commercial actors works in concert to secure critical minerals in the West African nation of Guinea.

Report by Briana Boland, Lauren Maranto, and Jude Blanchette — June 7, 2022

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

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Laura T. Murphy

Senior Associate (Non-resident), Human Rights Initiative

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