Gracelyn Baskerin

We are starting to see the rise of minerals diplomacy, which is what happens when we embed minerals into our foreign policy. We are forging alliances. We are making strategic decisions. We are pursuing certain objectives, all driven by a need to enhance our mineral security, which we acknowledge we can't do alone. Because at the end of the day, the U.S. still has limited geological reserves.

We are starting to see the rise of minerals diplomacy, which is what happens when we embed minerals into our foreign policy. We are forging alliances. We are making strategic decisions. We are pursuing certain objectives, all driven by a need to enhance our mineral security, which we acknowledge we can't do alone. Because at the end of the day, the U.S. still has limited geological reserves.

We are starting to see the rise of minerals diplomacy, which is what happens when we embed minerals into our foreign policy. We are forging alliances. We are making strategic decisions. We are pursuing certain objectives, all driven by a need to enhance our mineral security, which we acknowledge we can't do alone. Because at the end of the day, the U.S. still has limited geological reserves.

So we have less than 1% of the world's cobalt, nickel and graphite. So we have to work with other countries.

So we have less than 1% of the world's cobalt, nickel and graphite. So we have to work with other countries.

So we have less than 1% of the world's cobalt, nickel and graphite. So we have to work with other countries.

So China has built this advantage in minerals through about 40 years of concerted effort by linking up their foreign policy. So when you look at how they've used things like Belt and Road Initiative, they have spent their money and made their decisions to secure minerals from Africa, Latin America, Asia, Australia, and then they bring it back home for processing.

So China has built this advantage in minerals through about 40 years of concerted effort by linking up their foreign policy. So when you look at how they've used things like Belt and Road Initiative, they have spent their money and made their decisions to secure minerals from Africa, Latin America, Asia, Australia, and then they bring it back home for processing.

So China has built this advantage in minerals through about 40 years of concerted effort by linking up their foreign policy. So when you look at how they've used things like Belt and Road Initiative, they have spent their money and made their decisions to secure minerals from Africa, Latin America, Asia, Australia, and then they bring it back home for processing.

So when we look at some of our key minerals like rare earths, graphite, cobalt, lithium, nickel, like they process between 40 and 90% of the world's supply. What this means for the United States is that China can now weaponize these minerals.

So when we look at some of our key minerals like rare earths, graphite, cobalt, lithium, nickel, like they process between 40 and 90% of the world's supply. What this means for the United States is that China can now weaponize these minerals.

So when we look at some of our key minerals like rare earths, graphite, cobalt, lithium, nickel, like they process between 40 and 90% of the world's supply. What this means for the United States is that China can now weaponize these minerals.

And what this means, because the US doesn't necessarily have alternate supply, is that we now face supply chain vulnerabilities and potentially undermine our ability to protect ourselves in the instance of war.

And what this means, because the US doesn't necessarily have alternate supply, is that we now face supply chain vulnerabilities and potentially undermine our ability to protect ourselves in the instance of war.

And what this means, because the US doesn't necessarily have alternate supply, is that we now face supply chain vulnerabilities and potentially undermine our ability to protect ourselves in the instance of war.

We've seen President Trump talk a lot about critical minerals. So we've seen executive orders on domestic production and processing, international cooperation. We've heard the president talk about it in the context of Ukraine.

We've seen President Trump talk a lot about critical minerals. So we've seen executive orders on domestic production and processing, international cooperation. We've heard the president talk about it in the context of Ukraine.

We've seen President Trump talk a lot about critical minerals. So we've seen executive orders on domestic production and processing, international cooperation. We've heard the president talk about it in the context of Ukraine.

We've seen him talk about mining under the sea. This administration is really thinking about all of the above, home, abroad, production, processing, on land, underwater, but really going at it with all the tools in the toolkit.

We've seen him talk about mining under the sea. This administration is really thinking about all of the above, home, abroad, production, processing, on land, underwater, but really going at it with all the tools in the toolkit.