The term critical minerals seems to be everywhere at the moment. Whether in discussions of Trump’s aspirations to annex greenland or the Albanese government's attempts to avoid US tariffs by bolstering US access to Australia’s Lithium, cobalt and other rare earths and critical minerals - it is becoming increasingly obvious that securing access to these natural resources is a top priority of the Trump administration.

 In today's show we will be looking at the significance of Critical Mineral security in American foreign policy and in particular the US exploitation of the Congo as a source of critical minerals. 

Speakers:

Maurice Carney, co-founder and executive director of the Friends of the Congo;

Frédéric Mousseau, Policy Director at the Oakland Institute and co-author of Shafted: The Scramble for Critical Minerals in the DRC; 

Mira Rubio, coordinator of the California Trade Justice Coalition and director of CRITICAL MINERALS: Creating a Just & Sustainable Clean Energy Transition.