critical minerals

2 briefs

power 2026-05-07

The US Just Sanctioned a Nickel Mine in Cuba. China's Battery Supply Chain Is the Real Target.

Rubio's State Department hit the Moa nickel-cobalt joint venture between Canada's Sherritt International and Cuba's military. Sherritt's shares collapsed and the company ended its participation. The strategic target is not Cuba. It is China.

power 2026-04-24

Washington and Brussels Just Signed an Anti-China Deal They Cannot Say Is Anti-China

The US-EU critical minerals memorandum of understanding targets supply chains 'dominated by non-market practices' and does not name China once.