The world can’t get enough of critical minerals. From 2017 to 2022, green energy projects alone boosted demand for lithium by roughly 200 percent, cobalt by 70 percent and nickel by 40 percent. Given the time and resources that go into locating and extracting these and other critical minerals – marked by their indispensability for […]
Backlash. Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush was suspended after Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said he had met with her in Italy and discussed...
Security threats. In its annual report, New Zealand’s Security Intelligence Service accused China, Iran and Russia of attempting to interfere in its domestic affairs....
Limiting investment. U.S. President Joe Biden issued an executive order restricting U.S.-based investments in Chinese technology involving semiconductors, quantum computing and AI over national...
Coup attempt. Members of Niger’s presidential guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum in an apparent coup last night. The country’s army chief has said he...
Turkish brokerage. Following a trip to Turkey, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced over the weekend the return of five commanders who were captured by...
No breakthrough. The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan were in Washington on June 27, hosted by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, to...
With minimal fanfare, Australia is preparing to assume a greater leadership role in the Indo-Pacific region. Its plans are laid out in various national...
Georgian links. Representatives of the European Union, the United States and the United Kingdom arrived for talks in Georgia on Monday amid concerns that...
America in Transition &