Before its release on 4 December, the Trump administration’s National Security Strategy (NSS) had been expected to emphasise increased defence burden-sharing among allies and partners; a refresh of US priorities, placing ‘America First’; a more …
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The signals from Washington on critical minerals are no longer ambiguous; they are decisive, strategic and aligned with Australia’s long-term interests. The issue is whether Canberra and industry can convert this momentum into concrete projects …
Signing the new Australia–US critical minerals agreement on 20 October was the easy part. The real test will be its implementation. The challenge, and opportunity, is to turn diplomatic intent into industrial capability and national …
It is becoming quite fashionable in Australia to assert that we must now leave our alliance with the United States. This assertion is based on the view that US power is in decline and that …
The Pentagon’s package of support for rare earths company MP Minerals, announced on 10 July, should free the US military and eventually much of US industry from dependence on Chinese supply chains for rare earth …