It is one of the great paradoxes of our time: in order to overcome some of our dependencies and vulnerabilities — revealed in crises like COVID and the war in Ukraine — we risk falling into other dependencies that are no less toxic. The ecological transition, the digitalization of our economy, or increased defense needs, all pose risks to our supply of strategic minerals.
The European Commission published a plan this week to escape this fate by setting realistic objectives within a relatively short time frame, by the end of this decade.
This plan goes against the dogmas of glob
