Ringside Seats to the Rare Earths War: How Geopolitics Weaponized Critical Materials

Today’s guest is long-time friend, author, and Director at 3-Legged Capital David S Abraham. I first met David in 2012 after I read and reviewed his book The Elements of Power. Since then, David has worked throughout both government and the private sector and is an adjunct professor at Boise State University. In today’s pod we discuss how the battery and magnet supply chains are evolving given the fluid geopolitical dynamics and also some of the major changes between the Biden and Trump Administrations. Is the US becoming Chinese? Should the US operate a sovereign wealth fund? Is State-led investment such as investment by the DoD in MP or an equity stake in Lithium Americas the only way forward? We tackle these and other big questions today in an effort to shine some light on a fast-moving and dynamic sector.If you liked what you heard today, please don’t forget to like and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks for listening and we’ll see you next time.