Helen Thompson: Rare earths - the next war?
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📰 Subscribe to UnHerd today at: https://bit.ly/3Qdkd5y UnHerd's Freddie Sayers sits down with author and Cambridge professor, Helen Thompson, to discuss the global race for rare earth elements. Watch it on the UnHerd website: https://unherd.com/watch-listen/rare-earths-the-next-war/ Listen to the podcast: https://plnk.to/unherd?to=page Freddie Sayers, UnHerd’s Editor-in-Chief, sits down with Helen Thompson – Professor of Political Economy at Cambridge University and author of Disorder: Hard Times in the 21st Century – to dive into the high-stakes geopolitics of rare earth elements. As China tightens its grip on the global supply of these critical minerals—vital for everything from electric vehicles to military tech—the West scrambles to catch up. Helen unpacks how China’s dominance, built through strategic foresight and control of refining, has left the US and Europe vulnerable. From trade wars to green energy ambitions, they explore whether the West can break free from China’s chokehold or if a rare earths crisis is looming. Helen reveals why rare earths are the hidden battleground of global power, what’s at stake if the West loses, and whether the moon holds the keys to the future. Follow UnHerd on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/unherd Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unherd/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unherd/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unherdtv //TIMECODES// 00:00 - 02:04 - Introduction 02:04 - 07:52 - Rare earths and China 07:52 - 24:40 - The geopolitics of rare earth 24:40 - 36:20 - Russia and its resources 36:20 - 38:45 - Is the moon the next frontier? #UnHerd #RareEarth #China
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