The Critical Minerals Scramble: How the Race for Resources Is Fuelling Conflict and Inequality

Mar 20, 2025 | Emily Iona Stewart
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The extraction and trade of some critical minerals is intensifying new geopolitical tensions and reinforcing long-standing patterns of exploitation. Many of these resources are concentrated in countries already struggling with conflict, corruption and economic instability, spanning from Ukraine in Europe to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in Africa.