I agree. Excellent analysis and summary. On Chinese supply of rare earth metals, I read somewhere the other day, that an alternative source might be Greenland - it has lots of all minerals, of course - which is no doubt why Trump has his sights on it. I'm sure I saw something about Ukraine also being another potential source. Most minerals in Ukraine are in the East, which is why the US was keen to keep control of it, but Trump might view he has a better chance of doing so via a deal with Putin.
Recently, I discussed having watched Guy Martin's series "Arctic Warrior", in which the idea was presented that NATO was preparing in the Arctic for confronting a Russia intent on getting its hands on minerals and sea routes in the Arctic. Of course, as I pointed out, Russia already owns much of the Arctic, its called Siberia, along with the sea routes that go with it. It hasn't taken long to see the real purpose of those NATO war preparations, and just who it is that wants to seize the minerals and control the sea routes!
I agree. Excellent analysis and summary. On Chinese supply of rare earth metals, I read somewhere the other day, that an alternative source might be Greenland - it has lots of all minerals, of course - which is no doubt why Trump has his sights on it. I'm sure I saw something about Ukraine also being another potential source. Most minerals in Ukraine are in the East, which is why the US was keen to keep control of it, but Trump might view he has a better chance of doing so via a deal with Putin.
Recently, I discussed having watched Guy Martin's series "Arctic Warrior", in which the idea was presented that NATO was preparing in the Arctic for confronting a Russia intent on getting its hands on minerals and sea routes in the Arctic. Of course, as I pointed out, Russia already owns much of the Arctic, its called Siberia, along with the sea routes that go with it. It hasn't taken long to see the real purpose of those NATO war preparations, and just who it is that wants to seize the minerals and control the sea routes!