Conflict Minerals: Who Controls the 21st Century? The Critical Minerals Power Map Reveals a Dangerous Western Vulnerability

Mar 1, 2026
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If oil defined the 20th century, critical minerals define the 21st. The difference is structural: oil markets eventually diversified across continents and companies. Critical minerals remain geographically concentrated, politically exposed, and—most importantly—processing-dominated by a narrow set of actors.