nationalism

  From the high deserts of Chile to the nickel-rich islands of Indonesia and the lithium hills of Zimbabwe, developing nations are no longer content to be mere pits and pipes for the industrial world. Instead, they are leveraging soaring demand for critical minerals to rewrite investment rules and assert sovereign control over their geological […]

  Across the Asian continent, the past two decades have witnessed a profound shift in how states view and manage their mineral endowments. What was once largely framed as a technical issue of extraction and export has evolved into a core strategic concern tied to national security and geopolitical leverage. This shift – commonly termed […]