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Russia to rethink prospecting policies in Africa?
In yet another indication that a global race for resources is in full swing, this opinion piece carried by the Russian news agency Ria Novosti suggests that Russia, a generally resource-rich country,...
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Mongolia Weighs its Resource Options
History is typically difficult to see up close, but it’s possible that resources are sparking a great geo-political reordering on par with the mass discoveries of oil that made the Middle East a rising...
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Strategic Metals Flashback – or Flash Forward?
Our Director of Research, Sandra Wirtz, unearthed this piece from the Time Magazine online archives – “Strategic Metal: #1,” dateline October 13, 1941 – just weeks before Pearl Harbor. It inspired me...
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Supply, Demand, and the March of Science
Just when American Resources has read its thousandth story on companies substituting around scare metals like the Rare Earths to reduce usage, along comes this Platts report on a new discovery in...
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A new dimension of Resource Wars – China throws hat into Arctic ring
Having intensified over the past few months with Russia reportedly willing to risk a new “Cold War” over the area’s vast resources, the geopolitics of the Arctic’s race for mineral riches has just been...
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Critical metals take center stage in border dispute: The Kuril Islands and...
According to a recent article in the Russian daily Pravda, Russia finds itself locked in a territorial dispute that is becoming increasingly acute. The conflict over the group of four islands, which...
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Resource Wars: EU zeros in on Arctic mineral riches
While many of us in the continental U.S. are enjoying record-breaking temperatures this March, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton probably needed her down coat as she embarked on her new mission:...
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Ukraine, Food Security, and Russia’s Imperial Reset
American Resources readers will want to see what ARPN expert Chris Berry has to say about the potash sector in light of recent events in Ukraine. Now that Ukraine, formerly known as the “breadbasket of...
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Through the Gateway: The Geopolitics of Co-Product Supply – a Look at Scandium
Throughout ARPN’s work, we have consistently highlighted the geopolitical dimension of mineral resource policy. Where we source (or fail to source) our metals and minerals is an often forgotten – or...
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The Arctic – A Looming Battlefield for Resource Supremacy?
While relations between Russia and the United States continue to make headlines on a daily basis, one particular aspect of this relationship – in spite of the fact that it may be one of the most...
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Green: Over-reliance on Foreign Mineral Imports “Fiscally Foolish and...
In a new piece for The Hill, member of the ARPN expert panel and president and founder of Washington, DC-based government relations firm J.A.Green & Company Jeff A. Green stresses the national...
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While Some Reforms Fizzled, Enacted NDAA Contains Potentially...
As we have noted, the recently-signed John S. McCain (may he rest in peace) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (H.R. 5515), stands as a missed opportunity to enact several...
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Gold Leapfrogged by “Obscure and Far Less Sexy” Metal – A Look at Palladium
Valuable and precious, Gold, for example in jewelry, is a popular go-to for gifts during the holidays. Who knew that gold’s luster would be dimmed by a metal that “scrubs your exhaust,” as the New...
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Greenland at the Heart of Resource Race in 21st Century Tech War
While a deal is not likely to happen, and some question whether the comment was more quip than opening offer, President Trump’s recent interest in buying Greenland from Denmark has done one thing:...
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U.S. Senator: “Our Energy Future Is Bright, But Only If We Recognize The...
As the tech wars over Rare Earths and other critical metals and minerals deepen, competition is heating up in another field of resource policy. In a new piece for the Washington Times, U.S. Senator...
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Uranium: From “Benign Neglect” to a Smart Strategy?
In a recent piece for the Washington Times, ARPN panel of expert member and author of “Groundbreaking!: America’s New Quest for Mineral Independence,” Ned Mamula and columnist and consultant for...
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Against Backdrop of Tech Wars, Russia Seeks to Boost Footprint in Africa
As the tech wars deepen, the United States is — finally — taking important first steps to secure critical mineral resource supply chains both domestically and through cooperative agreements with allied...
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Time to Reduce Our Reliance on “Untrustworthy Countries for Strategically...
As we recover from collective food coma and return to our desks after a tumultuous Thanksgiving travel week, J. Winston Porter, a former EPA assistant administrator in Washington, reminds us of the...
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Russia Pushes for Global Rare Earth Market Share as U.S. Struggles to Move...
Russia is certainly making headlines this week. Quite obviously, much of the media attention is focused around President Vladimir Putin’s declaration that Russia has approved a vaccine for the...
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Another Look at Geopolitical Pressures on Mineral Resource Policy: China’s...
Earlier this month, during a meeting in Beijing hours before the kickoff of the Winter Olympics and against the backdrop of Russia amassing troops at its border with Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir...
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