On Dec. 4, the White House released its National Security Strategy (NSS), a document generally released once per presidential term that aims to serve as a formal explanation of the administration’s foreign policy worldview....more
The United States has increasingly recognized the role of critical minerals and rare earth elements in national security, economic resilience and defense preparedness. As the United States seeks to strengthen its economic and...more
11/11/2025
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On Oct. 31, G7 Energy and Environment Ministers met in Toronto alongside industry partners to continue discussions focused on establishing standards-based markets for critical minerals, increasing investments in critical...more
On June 30, President Donald Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum (“the Memorandum”) titled “Simplifying the Funding of Energy Infrastructure and Critical Mineral and Material Projects.” The Memorandum aims to streamline...more
The United States and Europe are at a critical juncture with increasing demands on their defense industrial bases in the face of ongoing threats. Both sides of the Atlantic are focused on increasing defense spending,...more
President Donald Trump and members of his administration recently announced that the United States will host a U.S.-African Leaders Summit in September, planned just before the UN General Assembly in New York. This will be...more
The Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025 (S.1241/H.R.2548) is currently under consideration in both the Senate and the House in response to Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. The Senate version, introduced on April 1, 2025, by...more
On April 22, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a plan to implement across-the-board structural changes to the Department of State to bring the department in line with President Trump’s America First foreign policy...more
On Feb. 3, Panama announced its plans to leave China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino announced his decision following a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio during Rubio’s...more
2/10/2025
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