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Could the Energy Transition Become Its Own Source of Critical Minerals?
The global energy transition is creating a problem that could increasingly undermine its own momentum: the enormous quantities of minerals needed to electrify economies...
China, Pakistan, and the Rise of the “Electrostate”
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is a multi-billion-dollar infrastructure and development programme linking Xinjiang, a region in China, to Pakistan’s deepwater Gwadar Port. It was...
Is Climate Diplomacy Becoming National Security Policy?
Over the last few years, there has been a significant change in how governments conceptualise and approach climate change. Climate change was previously seen...
Implementing Policies to Reduce Gasoline Powered Cars to Hybrids and EVs
This article discusses the orderly transitions from gas vehicles to hybrid vehicles, and ultimately into EVs.
Pros of Relying on Hybrids First
Resource Efficiency: The raw...
Why ASEAN Needs an Energy DPI, Not an Energy Bloc
On 22 July, protesters and police clashed outside the Philippine International Convention Center as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio attended an ASEAN meeting in Manila....
Which Global South Region Is Ready to Power the AI Economy?
In February 2026, residents of Iskandar Puteri in Johor protested against the construction of a 300-megawatt data center complex. Their concerns ranged from falling...
Europe’s EV Battery Dilemma: Green Transition or Strategic Dependence
Over the past decade, the global shift toward electric mobility has transformed the battery industry into one of the most strategically critical sectors of...
Summer Davos 2026: Innovating at Scale in Dalian, China
The World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting of the New Champions, also known as Summer Davos, runs 23–25 June 2026 in Dalian, China, under the...
The Politics of Energy Transition: How Gulf States are Preparing for a Post-Hydrocarbon Future
"My grandfather rode a camel, my father rode a camel, I ride a Mercedes, my son rides a Land Rover, and my grandson is...
The Geopolitics of Critical Minerals: Competition for Resources in the Green Energy Transition
"Rejoice! For by God, they have handed their land over to us." And then the world saw how the Arab Commander turned a basket...