The Taliban leadership is seeking to leverage Afghanistan’s considerable mineral wealth in a comprehensive effort to gain wider diplomatic recognition for the regime.

China is shoring up its lithium supply chains in Zimbabwe, and the increasingly repressive Mnangagwa regime is happy to play ball.

The US lithium trade cleared a decade-long hurdle in June, clearing the way for greater US involvement in Chile’s lithium industry.

Lithium holds the promise of revolutionizing the carbon-based global economy. But it has a dirty little secret in the intense water usage involved in its extraction.

Resource nationalism continues to ripple through South America as governments consolidate control over critical mineral industries like lithium.

The robust partnership between the G7 and G20 presidencies of Japan and India respectively represents a unique opportunity to consolidate global action on critical minerals.

While not as rich in lithium as neighboring Bolivia, the Republic of Peru has significant lithium reserves waiting to be exploited.

Lithium is increasing Argentina’s geopolitical relevance, and Beijing and Washington are watching. But is Buenos Aires strong enough to play both sides?

Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, and Brazil are exploring the idea of forming an OPEC-like cartel for the lithium industry, but there are geopolitical and domestic roadblocks involved that won’t easily be overcome.

A massive deal promises a new wave of Chinese investment into Bolivia’s lithium industry, raising new geopolitical and developmental concerns.

New energy paradigms demand new strategic commodities. This article examines factors impacting lithium supply over the next decade.

The story of Thacker Pass – the future jewel in the crown of the US lithium industry – illustrates many of the challenges in shoring up US supply lines of critical inputs for green technology.

China aims to expand its influence in the “Lithium Triangle” as a component of a broader campaign to construct a near-monopoly in the global lithium market.

New energy paradigms demand new strategic commodities. First in a new series, this article examines factors impacting lithium demand over the next decade.

US battery giants have long been reliant on foreign lithium supply for their production. But this is now changing.