Why Should We Care if China Controls the World’s Rare Earths Supply? | with Melissa Sanderson

Podcast: Why Should We Care About the Indo-Pacific? · Ray Powell & Jim Carouso

Opublikowano: 2026-09-11

Melissa Sanderson returns to unpack why China’s grip on the world’s supply of rare earths has become one of the most consequential economic stories in the Indo-Pacific, and why a deadline just weeks away could reshape supply chains for everything from smartphones to fighter jets. Mel spent 21 years in the U.S. Foreign Service before moving into mining, and now serves as co-chair of the Critical Minerals Institute and a board member of American Rare Earths. Mel opens with a promise: she’ll define rare earths, and then you can promptly forget the definition. What matter...