Outside voices: Critical minerals opportunities, critical minerals challenges

Opportunity and challenge beckon for the U.S. as it seeks to recalibrate its trade policy in search of a secure and stable supply of critical minerals while the world is transitioning to green energy. “Though the Trump administration is taking steps to mitigate” U.S. vulnerability, the “government should pool international collaboration through legally binding commitments to avoid fragmentation and secure stable access,” write two analysts at the Council on Foreign Relations, addressing the challenges spawned by green energy’s seemingly unquenchable...