Rubio

3 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.

conflict 2026-04-14

Israel and Lebanon Met in Washington. One Side Wanted a Ceasefire. The Other Wanted Disarmament.

The first direct Israel-Lebanon diplomatic talks in 30 years ended without agreement. Israel came to demand Hezbollah's disarmament. Lebanon came to ask for a ceasefire. Those are not the same conversation.