Is the U.S. ready to challenge China in the mineral supply chain?
with Anastasia Ufimtseva
Can the geoeconomic strategies put in place by the U.S. counterbalance China’s dominance in mineral supply chains? Joined by Anastasia Ufimtseva (Simon Fraser University, Canada), we'll dive into the U.S.-China rivalry over critical minerals essential for the global energy transition. With China leading the extraction and processing of these resources, how is the U.S. responding through domestic policy and strategic alliances?
Episode based on the article
US Critical Mineral Policies and Alliance Strategies in an Age of Geopolitical Rivalry
By Anastasia Ufimtseva, Jing Li, Daniel M. Shapiro
About the Speaker
Anastasia Ufimtseva (PhD, Wilfrid Laurier University) is a program manager of the International Trade and Investment research pillar at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, an adjunct professor at the Beedie School of Business, and a faculty fellow at the Jack Austin Centre for Asia Pacific Business Studies. Her research examines government-business relations, foreign direct investment, trade, natural resource governance, and state-owned enterprises.