The Emerging Western REE Push: Projects & Partnerships Gearing Up for 2026
The global race for rare earth elements (REEs) has entered a decisive phase. After years of warnings about overdependence on China — which still refines around 85–90% of the world’s REEs. 2025 has become the year when Western nations and partners finally move from policy to production. Western nations are accelerating rare earth element (REE) […]
Decoupling in Real Time: How REEs Became the Centerpiece of U.S.-China Tariff Battles
Trade wars are rarely about the products on the tariff lists. They are about leverage, power, and the deeper battle for the future. In the 2010s, U.S.-China tensions revolved around steel, aluminum, and soybeans. In the early 2020s, semiconductors and microchips defined the conflict. Now, as we step into late 2025, the new flashpoint has […]
Deep-Sea Mining for REE by 2025: Boon or Ecological Bust?
Beneath the surface of the world’s oceans lies a hidden treasure trove—vast deposits of minerals critical to the technologies shaping the 21st century. Among them, rare earth elements (REEs) such as neodymium, dysprosium, and terbium are indispensable for electric vehicle motors, wind turbine magnets, high-performance electronics, and advanced defense systems. By 2025, the concept of […]
Implementation Watch: Will M23 Rebels Be Included—or Undermine the “Peace for Minerals” Deal?
In June 2025, a landmark trilateral agreement was forged in Washington, D.C., bringing together the United States, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Rwanda. This “Critical Minerals for Security and Peace Deal” aimed to resolve years of conflict in eastern Congo while also ensuring the U.S. access to the region’s highly sought-after mineral resources. […]
China Northern REEs Posts Near 2,000% Profit Surge in Q2
In a financial revelation that sent ripples across the mining, tech, and defense industries, China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Tech Co. Ltd. reported a staggering 1,882% surge in net profits for the second quarter of 2025. With adjusted figures soaring even higher—well above 5,500% according to interim financial statements—this earnings shock was not merely an […]
Trump Administration Moves to Classify REEs as Strategic National Assets
In a pivotal 2025 address to the National Association of Manufacturers, former President Donald Trump announced support for an executive order that would classify rare earth elements (REEs) as “strategic national assets.” This reclassification is not just symbolic—it signals an aggressive move toward increased federal control and prioritization of the rare earth supply chain, mirroring […]
Will Control Over REEs Determine the Winners of the AI and Quantum Computing Era?
Artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing are redefining the global landscape. But beneath the layers of software and code lies something more elemental: rare earth elements (REEs). These 17 elusive minerals are the raw materials that power the chips, magnets, lasers, and superconductors essential to emerging technologies.Once considered niche and obscure, REEs have become the […]
How the U.S.-China Trade War is Weaponizing Rare Earth Elements (REEs)
In a dramatic escalation of economic tensions, the U.S.-China trade war has entered a new, volatile phase. With Washington imposing a 104% tariff on Chinese imports and Beijing retaliating with 84% tariffs on American goods—alongside a strategic restriction of rare earth element (REE) exports to the U.S.—global markets are reeling. The U.S.-China trade war is […]
The REEs Quantum Cold War: U.S., China, and the New Age of Strategic Supercomputing
The world is entering a new Cold War—one not waged with missiles or tanks, but with algorithms, qubits, and rare earth elements. As quantum computing promises to crack encryption, optimize logistics, and revolutionize warfare, the global superpowers of the 21st century are drawing new battle lines. Quantum computing is rewriting the global balance of power, […]
Quantum Teleportation and the New Arms Race: Are We Ready for the Implications?
In recent years, the boundaries of science fiction have quietly dissolved into scientific fact. One of the most mind-bending advancements is quantum teleportation. While we’re not beaming humans across space yet, scientists have successfully teleported qubits—quantum bits of information—across distances with astounding accuracy. And now, with the growing power of quantum computers and their potential […]